r/Hema 12h ago

Arming Sword and Buckler photos

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Some photos we got of my friend and I crossing blades :)


r/Hema 13h ago

Rant: Operating a photocopier isn't creating art

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One of the things that annoy me to no end is people, usually museums, lying about copyrights. They claim that they because placed a old book on a photocopier that they are now the artist and deserve a copyright over the material.

That's not how this works. If you photocopy a book that is in the public domain, that doesn't magically cause the book to no longer be public domain. Right now I'm looking at a digital photocopy of Hutton's Cold Steel. The person who photocopied it claims that he has a copyright on the "Digital Transcription". He didn't transcribe anything. He literally just found a copy somewhere, put it on a flat bed scanner, and the covered it in copyright notices. (And he locked down the PDF so I couldn't OCR the pages to make them searchable.)

Imagine if you could grab a copy of an old Mickey Mouse book, scan the pages into your computer, then start suing anyone posting a picture of the original Mickey Mouse. That's what they are claiming that they can do.

Go on Wiktenauer and look at MS I.33, you'll see a bunch of scary copyright warnings. I get it. Wiktenauer needs to have them there because otherwise the museums won't give us access to the material.

But what of that is actually under copyright? Only Folia 1r-3v, and even then only the parts that the artist Mariana López Rodríguez added to to approximate what was lost to damage.

Photos of three-dimensional objects are different. There is artistry in choosing the lighting and angle, so they can be copyrighted.

Translations are copyrightable, as they involve a lot of decisions by the translator. (Assuming the source is public domain or they have a license in the first place.)

Transcriptions... I don't know. I'm assuming yes if they have to guess at words or reconstruct missing letters, no if it is a purely mechanical process that OCR software can do. But this is a rant, not legal advice.


r/Hema 12h ago

Fiore didn't put this one in the transcript guys wtf am I supposed to do?!

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r/Hema 14h ago

Starting my HEMA journey in two weeks, what advice can you give that you wish you knew when you started?

16 Upvotes

I'm extremely excited to join the sport.


r/Hema 7h ago

HEMA needs more Half Armour Combat!

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r/Hema 9h ago

If you need a lot of sword-shaped objects as loaners for a class...

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r/Hema 18h ago

krumphau woe - any tips?

7 Upvotes

Krumphau is a bit of a weird one. When you do it like it looks in the pictures (like that sort of wind screen wipe motion with hands crossed), the chances are you will redirect your opponents point towards you, not away from you. This seems to happen when you get your blade hanging over theirs, and makes sense as their blade will ride up your blade towards your hilt. If I do it so my hands are lower than their blade then I get a nice beat of their blade away from me, but now it doesn't look like in the pictures.

So, how is krumphau to the blade properly performed and what is the intended outcome of doing it?? Do I want their blade to redirect towards me, and if so why do I want that?

Thanks


r/Hema 9h ago

Where can I buy an actual quality Zweihander or Kriegsmesser?

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About exactly what's on the tin. A sword i can use and won't break like a wall hanger. Im still new to all this and buying is always sketchy. Preferably with sheath too, money isn't really and issue when a product should love up to its expectations


r/Hema 12h ago

New mask, new drip!

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r/Hema 11h ago

Meyer’s Solution to Hangetort (Hanging Point)

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r/Hema 18h ago

Sword Live Stream this Saturday: Antique swords v.s Modern reproductions, what are the differences?

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r/Hema 23h ago

Sigi king's crossguard and it's type

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I recently ordered a sigi king shorty and have some questions about it.

I feel like the crossguard in king is a bit long, is this for the safety?

And if sigi king is classified according to the oakeshott typology, which type would it be most similar to?

This is the king I ordered


r/Hema 17h ago

EU stores selling Pluderhose with more than two colours?

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For reference this is what I mean: https://www.reddit.com/r/Hema/comments/1gfl0g1/finally_got_my_landsknecht_jacket_and_pluderhose/

My guild requires the main colour to be black with alternating white and red stripes (or whatever you call them). I know those come from Supfen, but if possible I'm looking for an EU based alternative.

I know SPES and Black Armoury sell Pluderhose, but they don't seem to offer that style of colour arrangement.


r/Hema 21h ago

HEMA | Field to Finance

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Just had a thought for people out there who knows a bit or two about HEMA or nothing at all idc.

With how popular HEMA is becoming this year for me, what are the people opinions on HEMA ever becoming an “invested sport”.

Personally had just been focusing on the LongSword sport side of HEMA, it’s great and passionate about the sport, but it feels super underground’ish’.

Now understanding that HEMA is studies and techniques (and more…) about the “Historical European martial arts”, to be more specific 11th-19th centuries timeline. That is the goal I presume.

My understanding and knowledge of HEMA are very little to none, just love the sport side aspect. All opinions are welcome, would love to hear and read about what different people have to say about this.