Master@Arms

From a moment when I was contemplating how best to say something, and realised I say it best with swords. #TransMenareMen #TransWomenareWomen #hema #fencing #londonlongswordfamily #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #london

What started off as a very basic lesson, became an extremely well structured lesson on displacements, feints, graduations and de graduations, the introduction to the square, circle and diameter of verdadera destreza, Girard Thibault, Achille Marozzo, Joachim Meyer and much more

Obey the kitty of wisdom! #learnswordfighting #hema #londonlongswordacademy #cats #sword

Glorious work in the polearms class at sword Saturday. Loads of Joachim Meyer and Paulus Hector Mair halberd and poleaxe. Aces! #hema #learnswordfighting #community #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings

The verdadera destreza class working through Luis Dias de Viedma‘s counters to the vulgar. A slight detour via Palavacini, then a good hearty lot of freeplay. Beautiful work. #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #community #davidRawlings

Some lovely fencing in the smallsword class. In which I at no point resorted to Joachim Meyer sidesword as a panacea for some deviations from the norm👀 Mo, definitely not, how dare you. #hema #learnswordfighting #domenicoangelo #londonlongswordacademy #community

Me at 2.30 am wondering. What would they call a vampire novel about verdadera detreza… #londonlongswordacademy

Better and better every week. The fundamentals classes, both sword in one hand and longsword, frankly awesome! #hema #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #community #beginnerclass

Poleaxe freeplay from Sword Saturday! Looking lovely everyone! #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

The balance is pristine, the sound of the temper so sweet, it has a sharpness and an air to it that denies its centuries upon the earth. A proto sabre/hanger in a Hounslow style probably by Peter Munich pre 1660 #hema #learnswordfighting #sword #londonlongswordacademy

Genuinely, I get the new elbow protectors, take them to class. Forget to put them on, crack.😊 #learnswordfighting #hema #londonlongswordacademy #community #longsword

The other side of the dussack class, freeplay! Some beautiful, dynamic ebb and flow yesterday! In the Crystal Palace Mixed Weapons class. #hema #learnswordfighting #community #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy

Dussack from Joachim Meyer and Paulus Hector Mair, in the mixed weapons class at Crystal Palace. A lot covered and then some glowing freeplay. So pleased with everyone ☺️⚔️☺️ #learnswordfighting #hema #londonlongswordacademy #community #davidrawlings

The first steps into swordfighting. A pretty damn great way to start. Meyer and Fiore dei Liberi among other wonders, in the Longsword and sword in one hand, Fundamentals Classes. #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings #community #beginnerclasses

The beginning of the spin, freeplay in the Girard Thibault class verdadera destreza class. Spin and win. #hema #gerardthibault #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #community

“Try swordfighting” they said, “it will be fun” they said It was, it is! An incredibly fun time at Sword Saturday, including these folks who came to try their hand. #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #community #joachimmeyer

This little friend has become a regular visitor, peeping around the door to see how the playing is going, or walking confident patrols of the yard in which we play. I hope they are happy in their way. #fox #hema #learnswordfighting #londonlongswordacademy #community

I love that the swordfighting community’s reaction has been “fuck yeah, we hate mops too!” #hema #learnswordfighting #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy #londonlongswordfamily

@GLgl9685 Thank you.☺️

@LondonLongsword 在中国，有一个叫做淘宝的平台，上面有大量的电子版的古代书籍，而且价格不贵，如果你想学习中国武术什么的……可以联系我加上微信或者其他什么的，我可以给你发送电子版，但是要花时间翻译

Any good HEMA books coming out? I requires sustenance! #hema #londonlongswordacademy #learnswordfighting #davidrawlings #londonlongswordfamily

There was no way this particular exercise (winding cuts from Joachim Meyer) was getting done without masks. Too many nuanced decisions to make.😊 Then some truly rewarding freeplay. Joyful. #hema #londonlongswordacademy #davidrawlings #community #learnswordfighting

I am best at explaining! #gerardthibault #hema #learnswordfighting #davidrawlings #londonlongswordacademy