Historical European martial arts (HEMA) refers to martial arts of European origin, particularly using arts formerly practised, but having since died out or evolved into very different forms.
The term Western martial arts (WMA) is sometimes used in the United States and in a wider sense including modern and traditional disciplines. During the Late Middle Ages, the longsword had a position of honour among these disciplines, and sometimes historical European swordsmanship (HES) is used to refer to swordsmanship techniques specifically.
Modern reconstructions of some of these arts arose from the 1890s and have been practiced systematically since the 1990s.
Read more about HEMA on Wikipedia.
Iron Forged HEMA was founded in 2016. We started as a group of sword-fighting enthusiasts, with a focus on medieval Europe. Since then we trained and certified our instructors and started various courses.
The benefits of HEMA are...
Health and Fitness
Community
Energy Building and Mental Focus