HEMA is fun as hell, because you get to hit people with swords/staves/axes and not hold back.
HEMA can also be rather unfun, because people get to hit you with swords, and while the armor and helmets are good, they’re also expensive and don’t last forever. They also don’t cover everything, and don’t do much against wrestling moves.
I’ve been doing long sword fencing/HEMA since the late 90’s. (Back when it was unnamed, then became HACA, etc…) I friggin love a good swordfight.
In all that time, I’ve only broken one finger bone; plus three or four knuckles; …and one time I got stabbed in the eye hard enough for the shinai to hit the back of my eye socket (wear your masks, kids!).
HEMA is fun as hell, because you get to hit people with swords/staves/axes and not hold back.
HEMA can also be rather unfun, because people get to hit you with swords, and while the armor and helmets are good, they’re also expensive and don’t last forever. They also don’t cover everything, and don’t do much against wrestling moves.
But you get to hit people with swords
^ This
I’ve been doing long sword fencing/HEMA since the late 90’s. (Back when it was unnamed, then became HACA, etc…) I friggin love a good swordfight.
In all that time, I’ve only broken one finger bone; plus three or four knuckles; …and one time I got stabbed in the eye hard enough for the shinai to hit the back of my eye socket (wear your masks, kids!).
Would still do it all over again. 10/10 for fun.