Summer Outdoors
Due to the issues with Covid-19 the community halls in Edmonton are shut down for the foreseeable future, so we can’t have indoor classes. However, we are able to have distancing classes outdoors! Every Tuesday evening, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm throughout July and August we will be having practices at 10770 Winterburn Road. If... Continue reading→
Covid-19 Update
Sadly, last week Fulton Place Community League decided to postpone all rentals until further notice. While we agree that this is the safest way to handle the current crisis, we are saddened that it has to be this way. So, what can we do in the meantime? Read… Members, have a look at the resources... Continue reading→
What Makes a Complete Martial Arts System
I recently answered a question on a site called Quora, regarding this. Quora is a site where people post questions for others to answer. It’s one of the most civil discussion sites I’ve ever seen, which is why I like it. Trolling is kept to a minimum, and active, intellectual discussion is encouraged. Anyhow, here’s the... Continue reading→
Hit Data – history vs. today
I had to read this article by Sean Franklin: http://swordstem.com/2019/10/02/historical-injury-vs-modern-tournament-targeting/ It’s fascinating how the data shows so much about targeting in the contexts of the history, versus our tournaments today. Does it have to do with the context of the tournament versus the battlefield? Franklin does address this in his article (read it). I do... Continue reading→
Our Sources and What We Study
HEMA has a wide variety of sources nowadays, unlike when the AES started back in the early 1990’s. We had few resources – the Lichtenauer poem, Talhoffer’s 1467 treatise (only in German), and a few other references that were incomplete. Since then the scholarship in this has expanded greatly! Today we have people translating treatises... Continue reading→