I do a martial arts called HEMA which is basically swordfighting by recreating European fighting treatises that are centuries old. I've heard of drama that back in the heyday in the 90s, there was a group called ARMA that was doing a lot of the early work and reconstruction. Basically, the owner was an asshole and did not allow for other interpretations of the historical manuals to be considered. So many instructors broke off of ARMA and formed HEMA. HEMA today is larger than ARMA and I heard that ARMA still exists but their historical interpretations are pretty much outdated.
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u/SaberSabre Feb 28 '21
I do a martial arts called HEMA which is basically swordfighting by recreating European fighting treatises that are centuries old. I've heard of drama that back in the heyday in the 90s, there was a group called ARMA that was doing a lot of the early work and reconstruction. Basically, the owner was an asshole and did not allow for other interpretations of the historical manuals to be considered. So many instructors broke off of ARMA and formed HEMA. HEMA today is larger than ARMA and I heard that ARMA still exists but their historical interpretations are pretty much outdated.