This years IHFL is a bit shorter than it has been in past years, only two legs this year rather than the usual four. I went down to Cork a few weeks ago and this weekend saw the Peasants on the road again. This time to Dublin. Here’s my review of the day, I hope […]
Read More IHFL 2022 – 2nd Event, DublinOne of my plans for 2019 was to attend at least on of the four IHFL events. I didn’t want to wait until later in the year so I dived into the second leg The Clash of The Towers, run by Dublin HEMA this weekend. This is my review of the event. The weather was […]
Read More Clash of the Towers 2019: A ReviewI have been flip-flopping in my opinions regarding competitive events. This blog started out as a way to report on the IHFL and how I performed at the various legs, but I have come to realise that purely competitive fencing can have some negative consequences for the ‘quality’ of my fencing and also my enjoyment […]
Read More Pros and Cons of competition.A run down of the Quickening 2017, a mighty event in the countryside, warming us up after Christmas and getting back into the HEMA swing.
Read More The Quickening 2017: A ReviewA look ahead at the Quickening, this weeks event out here in Feakle.
Read More The Quickening: There can be only a few of us!The IHFL is done for 2017. The last event has been reviewed, the results are all in and the winner has been announced. Now it’s time for what we have all been waiting for, a roundup of the year. I’ll be comparing all four events and what it was like to fence in each one. […]
Read More Winter is Coming: time for a League Roundup and a dated TV reference…Well the week has been pretty slow on the HEMA front really, I have been slightly ill. Too ill to do any training anyway. Needless to say I’m not very happy with the situation, I’ve got the last leg of the IHFL coming up and I’m feeling a bit rusty. I hope that two evenings […]
Read More How NOT to keep you Fencing Jacket dry and other musings…Personal frustrations with a scoring systems meant poorer performance than I would have liked.
Read More The Horned Crown 2017: A Review
The Wrathful Peasant 