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Historical European Martial Arts
Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) reconstructs European fencing and martial arts from historical sources and trains them today with modern safety rules, protective gear, drills and sparring.
LevelMain sport
FamilyCombat Sports
CategoryMartial art / historical fencing
Classification
Category
Martial art / historical fencing
Family
Combat Sports
Level
Main sport
Weitere Angaben
Aliases
HEMA, HEMA longsword, HEMA rapier, HEMA saber, HEMA sword and buckler, HEMA Longsword
Tags
combat, weapon, historical, hema, combat-sport, historical-european-martial-arts, kampfsport-familie, historisches-europaisches-fechten
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Train historical techniques from sources safely and under control, or apply them legally in tournaments.
Teilnehmer
Usually partner bouts or group class.
Teamgröße
One versus one in sparring/tournament; groups in training.
Spielfeld
Fencing room, hall or marked tournament area.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
Hit and deduction scoring by tournament rule; source work outside competition.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- simulator/weapon
- mask
- hand protection
- jacket
- throat protection
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- safety breach
- course/rule breach
- equipment breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Wiktenauer Wiktenauer · primary-source-library · high
- HEMA Club Finder HistoricalEuropeanMartialArts.com · club-finder · medium
- HEMA Guides HistoricalEuropeanMartialArts.com · beginner-guide · medium