The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts

And anyway, a archer had mauls, sledges, daggers, falchions and no great love for the aristocracy (because they knew they were viewed as 'men of no worth') and as a result in melee they could be dangerous people.

Not to mention the physical training you spoke of earlier. These men were likely ...

I don't have any personal experience in medieval armor, but in my attempts to learn a little more about the subject I've come upon this article at myArmoury.com. Mr. Howard cites several historical accounts of mail stopping arrows and other weapons. Being a beginner I can't attest to the accuracy of ...

I'm a newbie as well and I've just bought and read through lindholm and Svärd. My only issue is they spend a lot of time explaining exceptions to the techniques and even have some pictured showing alternate way of doing techniques instead of the technique it's self. For an experienced longsword ...

That question, to me, seems dependent on whether the man struck can strike back with an effective blow. If he can strike back effectively he probably should. If he can't, the attacker should probably keep the offensive going. For the man who struck the blow, if he is vulnerable to a counter attack ...

Thanks guys. That answers my question and more. Johnathan, your mention of the rapier makes me wonder if it would be more natural for me to transition to Renaissance swords first, then work my way into the longsword later. Do you have any thoughts on that? (I also competed in Kendo too, but that ...

Recently the thought occurred to me, late as always, that I may need to change my thrusting mechanics. When I practice thrusts I default to my fencing mechanics of leveling the blade, aiming the tip, extending the arm(s), and following with the body (lunge). I don't know if this is correct for ...

There are a few books ‘for the beginner’ out there, in addition to the ARMA ones there are many more, just search Longsword on Amazon, (that way I don’t end up pushing a particular book


That's been a problem for me. A good problem, but none the less confusing. There are many books out there ...

I've just registered for the forum and plan to start training in the ARMA method and I want to see if there is anyone else near Buffalo, Wyoming who trains around here. I already travel 30 miles to train MJER and I'm willing to travel a bit to train ARMA too.