Elizabethan Swordsmanship in the Heart of London
This weekend Tempus Fugitives had the opportunity to compete at the Wessex League Tournament Series London Leg in Southwark, where our club was founded! Wessex League is the UK’s top tournament series, bringing the best of British together to compete in the categories of Longsword, Sabre, Sword & Buckler and Rapier & Dagger. It is …
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The sword in cutting always frames part of a Circle, of which the hand is the centre, and is most forcible in the circumference. The sword is therefore divided into four parts, the third and fourth being used to strike (weak of the blade), with the fourth part (ca. four fingers from the point) the …
First depicted in Achille Marozzo’s seminal work ‘Opera Nova dell’Arte delle arme’ (1536), the correct measurements of Marozzo’s ‘Segno del Passegiare’ (a footwork diagram designed to help students develop their movements in a series of drills) is one of those questions in HEMA that everyone answers differently. In this article we shall look at one …
This week our instructor Jay Maxwell has returned from The Belgian Buckler Quarterly, where he taught back-to-back classes on the intricate Bolognese system of sword and small buckler and showcased various pieces of HEMA protective equipment designed by Tempus Fugitives. Special thanks to: Sean Wauters for inviting Tempus Fugitives to teach and for the fascinating …
The magnificent Arundel Castle was established in 1067 by Roger de Montgomery, and he became the first of a long line in the Earldom of Arundel when the title was bestowed upon him by William the Conqueror. The second husband of Henry Ist ‘s widow, William d’Albini, was confirmed in the Earldom by Henry II, …
Tempus Fugitives is congratulating two of its members for the achievement of both Gold and Silver medals in the Sword and Buckler competition at the Exeter leg of the Wessex League tournament series. Matthew Holden-Williams won the Gold. He has worked and trained hard, and deserves his success. He said that the judging and refereeing …
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From the 27th – 28th of July, Tempus Fugitives was represented at the 2019 Albion Cup by our instructor Alexander Makarov. The Albion Cup is the UK’s largest annual multi-discipline tournament event, attracting participants from all around the world, including competitors from Norway, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland and the US. Held at Bisham …
Alexander Makarov first discovered HEMA in his native Russia back in 2007, helping to establish it in what is now one of the HEMA heartlands in Moscow. Travelling widely to compete, he settled in London and was soon winning medals across Europe. Sasha is a big believer in the value of tournaments as a means …
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Toby, you are Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection in London, which makes you something of a celebrity in Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) circles. What some people might not be aware of is your even greater fame in the lists as a jouster and tournament fighter. Which came first? Did your …
Although it is becoming increasingly mainstream, most people have probably not heard the term HEMA before, or been aware of the rapid growth of interest in these indigenous European martial arts. HEMA (Historic European Martial Arts) is a catch all term describing those combat arts of the European diaspora that have survived and been passed …