Historical fencing, or Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), recreates combat methods from past centuries, emphasizing realism in training. It involves unique techniques such as disarming opponents with the back hand and allows movement in any direction, enabling strikes to various body parts. Training takes place at clubs like Escrime Mont-Royal, where experts like David Farley Chevrier teach combat styles using weapons like the smallsword. This training blends decorum and brutality, essential for creating convincing stage combats in theatrical productions, such as The Three Musketeers.
Historical fencing, or Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), seeks to recreate the combat styles of the Middle Ages to the early modern era, emphasizing realism in training.
Training in historical fencing involves unique techniques such as disarming opponents with the back hand and directing attacks at any part of the body, reflecting genuine combat styles.
David Farley Chevrier, an expert in medieval studies, teaches at Escrime Mont-Royal, where he focuses on the smallsword—a weapon essential to the practice of historical fencing.
The experience of learning historical fencing provided insights into the blend of decorum and brutality that defines historical duels, essential for convincing stage combat.
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