The Historical Fencer Podcast

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The Historical Fencer Podcast is about all things HEMA and fencing. Anders Linnard and Axel Petterson talk about training, teaching, culture, history and all the fun and interesting things which relates to Historical European Martial Arts. Go to www.historicalfencer.com to learn more.

Other sites we run or endorse includes:
www.saintmark.se – Fencing gear and equipment
www.ghfs.se – Our home club
HEMA Council, our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hemacouncil

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Ep 12 – Orlando di Ciccio talks about his experiences training with the Mohawks

Dec 09 2022 79 mins

Orlando di Ciccio is an italian fencer based in Canada where he teaches medieval fencing to people in the Mohawk reservation. We talk about warrior culture, his fencing journey and how fencing can be a teacher in life.🏆 Support the channel🏆Support the channel through Patreon! It really helps us a lot!https://www.patreon.com/historicalfencer🏆 Our Goal 🏆At The Historical

EP 11 – Scott Hellroth talks about prank calling fencing celebrities, commenting and the live feed.

Jan 10 2022 100 mins

Scott Hellroth is a man who has been more influential than most people realise. In this episode, we talk about prank calling fencing celebrities like John Clements and the ideas behind commenting and staging the live feed at Swordfish.

Ep 10 – Samuel Spånberger on fencing, character, life and building catapults

Aug 24 2021 83 mins

We had one of our favourite people on the podcast. Samuel Spånberger tells the story about why he once stopped fencing, what fencing has meant for him in his life, and where he's going in the future. This one was shot and recorded in Grövelsjön, Älvdalen, where we went hiking for a few days. So, we threw in some bonus photos from the hike over on our Youtube channel. Check it o

Ep 9 – A shift in historical fencing culture?

Jul 05 2021 74 mins

In this episode we talk about historical fencing culture, local club culture, small events and many other things. Also, for the first time we filmed the podcast. At least parts of it since we ran into technical difficulties after a while.

Ep 8 – Sparring

May 05 2021 59 mins

We dispel a common myth in historical fencing about sparring. We also compare how other sports view training and drilling.

Ep 7 – Ranking and the master title

Feb 12 2021 66 mins

Should you call yourself a fencing master? What's the history of ranking in fencing? In this episode we talk about master titles, ranking and the progression of guild systems. Want to know about how we rank? Go to www.fencingguild.com

Ep 6 – Fitness

Nov 12 2020 81 mins

Ep 6 – Fitness. Axel Pettersson and Anders Linnard talk about fitness and why it's important in historical fencing. Anders also has the poor taste to sing a song. If you can make it through that, you can make it through anything.

Ep 5 – Casper Ellestad-Andersen talks about fencing, archery and HEMA in USA and Europe

Oct 04 2020 69 mins

Casper Ellestad-Andersen joined us for a conversation about fencing, archery and HEMA in the USA and Denmark.Axel's dagger shenanigans from back in the day, can be seen here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wscjyq1e4aA&feature=youtu.be

Ep 4 – Jean Chandler talks about carnivals, violence and the nuances of history

Sep 23 2020 89 mins

In this episode we talk to Jean Chandler from New Orleans about the richness and nuance of medieval culture, violence then and now and why you should read the classics to get a better grip on fencing.

EP 3 – Competitions

Sep 11 2020 84 mins

Are competitions really necessary? And how can they help you develop as a person? In this episode we share personal stories and talk about why we started competing and promoting competing in historical fencing.