We have very good friends and strong links with the York School of Defence, a HEMA group in York. They can also be found on Facebook.
In this section can be found links to associations dealing with HEMA schools and clubs (not focused on medieval combat). If you are looking for HEMA treatises, we have a dedicated section on our Treatises page.
Note: unless otherwise stated, we are not affiliated with any of them. However, they provide resources for people interested in starting HEMA or starting their own study group.
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British
Federation for Historical Swordplay (BFHS)
"The British Federation for Historical Swordplay is an alliance of groups across the UK, all of whom are engaged in the research, study and practice of historical fencing and European martial arts." -
Chivalric Fighting Arts Association (CFAA)
"...the Chivalric Fighting Arts Association (CFAA) is an international organization of schools and clubs devoted to the study of historical European martial arts, particularly those practiced in a chivalric context, used in war, the tournament, and the duel." -
Historical
European Martial Arts Association (HEMAA)
"The HEMA Alliance supports the education, safety and awareness of the historical european martial arts (HEMA) community across the globe."
Note: The HEMAA web site has a nice club finder database. -
Historical European
Martial Arts Coalition (HEMAC)
"The Historical European Martial Arts Coalition (HEMAC) is a collection of martial artists and researchers in Europe. We are dedicated to the study, reconstruction, practice and promotion of traditional European fighting arts, based on the study of surviving technical sources (treatises and manuals)."
A few members of the academy are members of Dawn of Chivalry, a re-enactment group focusing on medieval combat in the late 13th century (Reign of Edward I) in the form of a traveling knights' tournament. We can also be found on Facebook here.
We also run a Facebook group called the Medieval Combat Enthusiasts North-East (of England) that can be found on Facebook there.
A study and comparison of historical wounds and HEMA hit location: Fact-checking fight-books: comparing historic injury patterns to strikes in modern European sword arts. The paper referenced in that article by Johann Keller Wheelock Matzke can be downloaded here.
We also have a fair number of images related to medieval warfare on Pinterest.