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Some outdoor cutting practice with a #longsword and a spear. Fun was had, many bottles lost their head.

Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

General assembly of the French #HEMA Federation will take place on Oct. 18. I renewed my candidacy for a third mandate to the board of administration. More information here - www.ffamhe.fr/archives/5157

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Assemblée générale 2026 – FFAMHE

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

More than 60 book packaged and sent on Saturday - the printed versions of Gunterrodt should reach backers today. Very glad to help bring to light one of the most important 16th century text on historical fencing. #HEMA #Books

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The next general assembly for the French #HEMA federation will take place on October 18th. We will renew the members of the board - if you're interested, send your applications before September 20th. More info here : www.ffamhe.fr/archives/5141

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Guide de rentrée 2026/2027 – FFAMHE

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New #HEMA books, freshly received from the printer. Soon available to order from les éditions Solstices, after we've fulfilled all preorders !

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We added a brief, but necessary addendum about the use of generative #AI to the #FFAMHE guidelines on source citation and credit. If you are an amateur researcher and share #HEMA (or any other knowledge) - it is critical to get familiar with the rules, and the reasons behind them.

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Citer ses sources – FFAMHE

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Back to school flyer for the best #HEMA club in #Annecy. If you find yourself in the area and want to learn some swordfighting techniques, let me know.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Training Liechtenauer #longsword before the eclipse.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"New" source just dropped - what appears to be a 17th century copy of GA Lovino manuscript illustrations, bought and digitized by the French #HEMA federation through the PALAS project. www.ffamhe.fr/archives/5097

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Mathias, a fellow #HEMA practitioner, is lauching an app for a second-hand marketplace for living history enthusiasts (HEMA, Reeactement, Buhurt etc.). You can check his project here -

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Histoka - La marketplace de l'Histoire vivante

Histoka est la marketplace française dédiée à l'Histoire vivante, aux AMHE, au béhourd, à la reconstitution historique et à l'artisanat du patrimoine.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Flashback to 13 years ago - I was involved in the filming of a #HEMA documentary with De Taille et d'Estoc in #Dijon. The whole video is now available on Tigre film youtube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvud...

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Welcome to Italia & France - Medieval fencing

YouTube video by Tigre Film

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Back from a short week of Holidays. Had the pleasure to meet with my old clubmates in Montreal and Sherbrooke - keeping #HEMA alive and well in Quebec.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Un anno fa ho ripreso a studiare italiano con Duolingo, circa quindici minuti ogni giorno. Non sono ancora in grado di avere una conversazione prolungata, ma sono capace di leggere libri e articoli più facilmente. Non è un programma perfetto - ma funziona per persone che amano imparare da soli.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

In the collection of the National Library of Portugal rests a 500pages long illustrated manuscript in spanish from the 17th century entitled "De la Verdadera #Destreza" - which sounds exciting for anyone fond of geometry and #HEMA (there are dozens of us !)

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Wonderful article on the relation between #combat and #logic - relating Ralph Strode's Obligationes and the 14th century sword & buckler manuscript Ms. I.33 from the Royal Armouries. More academic work for #HEMA !

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A new (smaller) issue of Acta Periodica Duellatorum is out - 4 articles for #HEMA enthusiasts of academic work.

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2024) | Acta Periodica Duellatorum

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Last year, I went digging through digital library catalogs and found some previously unknown #HEMA stuff : a 1618 German rapier manual (ugly hand-drawn illustrations), a 19th-century copy of a 17th-century copy of the Dürer Fechtbuch, and a 1781 French & German fencing book by Sir Vodromont.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

One cannot have too many books in the #HEMA section of the library.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I'll teach both a #HEMA workshop and a conference in September in Switzerland with @heleneleblanc.bsky.social at #SwissBlades.

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Cédric Mas @cedricmas.eurosky.social · 26/04/2026

1/ Rester sur X n'a AUCUNE justification, même en laissant de côté l'aspect idéologique (réseau d'un néonazi organisé pour promouvoir son idéologie, etc.). #Thread D'abord "l'audience" : le ratio internautes réels & intéressants Vs Bots et faux comptes de fermes à trolls est délirant.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

#HEMA in the wild - wrestling with a demon on the tympanum of the cathédrale Saint-Etienne in Bourges.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Latest addition to the library. #HEMA

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Spending some time with old #HEMA friends in Nantes last week was very cool - and an opportunity to dust up an introduction workshop on Joachim Meyers' #Dussack.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The French #HEMA federation is putting together a symposium - "Entre sources, gestes et pratiques : comprendre, transmettre et expérimenter les AMHE aujourd’hui" A call to contributions is open until May 15th : www.ffamhe.fr/colloque-2026

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Colloque 2026 – FFAMHE

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'm taking advantage of the publication of gunterrodt to start a short thread on the concept of Sciomachia. From the Greek σκίαμαχία, literally "shadow combat," it refers to a form of weapons training, as opposed to "serious" combat, hoplomachia. #HEMA #HistoricalFencing

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The crowdfunding campaign for the physical edition of the latin transcription and french transcription of the Gunterrodt Manuscript is up - don't hesitate to share the information with your source-addicted clubmates : www.helloasso.com/associations...

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Sciomachia et Hoplomachia - Solstices

Financement participatif organisé par Solstices - La première édition traduite du latin vers le français du manuscrit d'Heinrich von Gunterrodt

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

A previously unknown collection of 17th century illustrations of #fencers is up for auction (thank M-O Blattlin for the notification). M. Vieillard identified a close similarity with the illustrations from Lovino. Hopefully, the #FFAMHE will be able to get a full digitization;

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The book is UP ! François Siedels Sciomachia & Hoplomachia is available for free on the éditions Solstices website. An exceptional #fencing #manuscript from 1579 by Heinrich Von Gunterrodt, with a peer-reviewed translation and a documented introduction. solstices-project.com/categorie-pr...

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I'm very pleased to announce that the editorial work on "Sciomachia & Hoplomachia" is almost complete, and that preorders will open soon. It contains François Siedel's translation in French from the original latin of the 1579 manuscript by Heinrich von Gunterrodt.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

La conférence sur les sources de la grande #épée à deux mains donnée par Marc-Olivier Blattlin de l'association De Taille et d'Estoc lors de #Marquisattack Odyssée est disponible sur FHEMA sources - l'audio est un peu perturbé par les ateliers qui se déroulent dans le gymnase mais c'est audible.

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MARQUISATTACK 2026 Vue d'ensemble sur les sources et épées à demain en Europe - MarcOlivier Blattlin

YouTube video by F.H.E.M.A Sources

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Suite à la numérisation du manuscrit "Las cien conclusiones" de Pacheco de Navarez, l la FFAMHE enregistre une table ronde autour de la Destreza, dimanche 15 mars de 17h30 à 18h30. L'enregistrement sera disponible soit en podcast sur spotify, soit en vidéo sur youtube.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

One of the things I like the most about #HEMA club is the mini-conferences we run thrice a year. It started with online courses during the Plague, and evolved into the current format. Here are pics from last Tuesday, at the Mazot cosmique, with Olivier presenting a history of the #foil. ⚔

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Lors de #Marquisattack VI - Odyssée, @heleneleblanc.bsky.social d'Annecy a tenu une conférence sur la cuture et les références philosophiques mobilisée par les auteurs des livres de combat - elle est accessible librement sur youtube. #HEMA #Philo

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MARQUISATTACK 2026 Aristote et Liechtenauer sont sur un bateau - Hélène LEBLANC

YouTube video by F.H.E.M.A Sources

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Funny to see that #FioreDeiLiberi is part of #Altered (TCG by Equinox). The quote from the Flower of Battle is accurate. The choice of having him sport a #rapier and a Musketeer outfit is questionable, but good to see a bit of #HEMA permeating some areas of pop culture.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Un podcast passionnant sur l'histoire de l'épée à deux mains, avec l'ami @drphbas.bsky.social.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I'll be in Nantes next month for their annual #HEMA gathering, I'll teach a class on Joachim Meyer's #Dussack with a focus on hip dynamics and the flash required for XVIth century so-called "schools". Registration for the event : www.helloasso.com/associations...

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A digitization of Lucini fighting dwarves, featured in Sydney Anglo's #Renaissance #MartialArts, identified by @hels.bsky.social on @gallicabnf.bsky.social. Collection Marolles - ark:/12148/btv1b53266963x. Not your run-of-the-mill #historical #fencing treatise.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#HEMA in the wild - Bronze cast of a pugilist from the Ashmolean museum in Oxford (the original is in the National Museum in Rome). The cestus on the wrists, the wounds and the scarred ears make for a vivid portrait of the intensity of panhellenic combat sports.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

#HEMA in the wild - #Wrestling & Acrobats performing for Romulus, on what is probably a fragment from a painted chest in 1415/17 by Apollonio di Giovanni (Oxford Ashmolean museum).

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This weekend I'll be in Strasbourg for a #HEMA event around knives and poniards organized by #ELSAMHE. I'll teach dagger plays of Fiore dei Liberi to be used both in and out of armour. Enjoy the wonderful poster with the Great dreaded Hamster of Elsass.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This weekend is the annual edition of #Marquisattack, our #HEMA gathering in #Annecy - and I've got to say that I'm quite happy with the program. escrime-annecy.com/marquisattac... See you there if you're one of the lucky few who grabbed a ticket.

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Marquisattack VI – Odyssée – CELA – Cercle d'Escrime du Lac d'Annecy

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

#HEMA beauty shots for the exhibition "Imagine your sport in the city" in the centre Bonlieu in #Annecy. Pics by Sebt Sebt & Yan-Gaëtan O. (RAW Savoyard)

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

A new #HEMA digitization is up on the #FFAMHE wiki for #Destreza enthusiasts : "Las cien conclusiones" from early 17th spanish master Luis Pacheco de Narváez. More info here : tinyurl.com/bdubd4f5

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

A new painted #fencing mask. This spooky face will go to Quebec, for a friend.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I have a new #sword and it's a very special one. A unique model of Fechtschwert closely reconstructed from the measurements of a XVIth century original kept in Rome, according to a design by Mehdi Cruchade.

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Ben Conan @dokdoyle.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

La sixième édition de Marquisattack, intitulée « Odyssée », se tiendra à Annecy les 14 et 15 février prochains. L’événement s’articule autour d’un programme en trois volets, conçu pour mettre en valeur l’ensemble des dimensions des Arts Martiaux Historiques Européens (AMHE).

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