Liverpool HEMA

01/09/2026

This was a session with useful solo drills, and how we can add in a partner to give realism and context to such drills.

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15/08/2026

Club hoodie

Available in navy blue and also maroon, a club hoodie might be a good investment as we start heading towards the end of summer and then a (hopefully) cooler autumn.

Everyone needs a go-to, cozy sweatshirt to curl up in, so why not have one that is soft, smooth, and stylish?

11/08/2026

It looks like Wednesday will be the hottest day of the week, but we'll be in the hall as usual!

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For a change of pace, I'll bring some source material, and it will be up to YOU to do some of the interpretation :)

Why is this important? HEMA is based on historical source material - I don't just make it up myself.

Some of this source material is easy enough to understand, some of it is painfully cryptic, and most of it is somewhere between. But becoming able to understand how these things are written and what any given passage might mean is a very a skill. And without practice, skills don't improve!

So we'll look at some source material and you'll have some opportunity to try to work out what it is suggesting that we do.

Liverpool HEMA is a martial arts club, studying historical European martial arts and historical fencing. A great way to learn real sword fighting!

08/08/2026

AHA Patch

A high quality, embroidered, 8cm round patch to show your affiliation with the Academy of Historical Arts.

A high quality, embroidered, 8cm round patch to show your affiliation with the Academy of Historical Arts.

03/08/2026

Club t-shirt

This t-shirt feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It is comfortable and flattering for both men and women.

This t-shirt feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It is comfortable and flattering for both men and women.

29/07/2026

Remember, we are closed this evening due to to roadworks making the venue inaccessible.

We will be back as usual next week, on the 5th of August, once the roadworks have finished and the venue is accessible again.

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22/07/2026

Remember, we are closed this evening and also next week due to to roadworks making the venue inaccessible.

We will be back as usual on the 5th of August once the roadworks have finished and the venue is accessible again.

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22/07/2026

This was a session about the Mittelhaw: what is it good for, but also what are the disadvantages compared to a proper Oberhaw?

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20/07/2026

Due to roadworks, there will be no access to the Liverpool College sports campus on Wednesday 22nd (this week) or 29th (next week).

https://publiq.website/projects/liverpool-highways-planned-works-framework/update/177177

The venue had not been told about this until I asked them about it over the weekend, and they came back to me today sounding quite surprised (and a bit miffed) to confirm that the roads will indeed be closed on these dates.

So it looks like we have two weeks off from our regular sessions. The schedule for the next few weeks is as follows:

July
- Wed 22: cancelled due to roadworks
- [FightCamp]
- Wed 29: cancelled due to roadworks

Aug
- Wed 5: should be running as normal
- Wed 12: should be running as normal
- Sat 15: sparring day, should be running as normal
- Wed 19: should be running as normal
- Wed 26: should be running as normal

If you would like to do something to stay in motion during the next two weeks of cancellations, then there are a couple of options:

- you would be welcome to come along to try out karate on a Tuesday evening instead, if you can travel over to the West Derby area www.liverpoolkarate.uk

- you could try training solo at home using one of the online courses on the Academy of Historical Arts website www.academyofhistoricalarts.co.uk/courses/