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Are you Looking for a practice sword?   no comments

Posted at 5:23 pm in Swords in General

Whether you are into martial arts or simply a fan of historical re-enactment, you are going to need a practice sword at some point. Choosing the right one can be somewhat confusing especially if you are new to this whole sword thing.

I have written a small article that talks about the different type of practice swords available on the market. If you are interested in learning a little bit more about that particular type of swords, you can read my article here.

Written by admin on February 5th, 2009

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A Great Forum for serious Sword Collectors.   no comments

Posted at 5:33 pm in Swords in General

If you arem a serious swords collector, you might find the following source very interesting.

The sword Forum International is an amazing source of information for people that really do like swords and everything related to that subject. The forum is loaded with information and people who know what they are talking about. You have sections about:

  1. Antique arms & armour
  2. Modern-era Swords
  3. Bladesmiths, blacksmiths etc..
  4. and much more..

The other parts that is highly informative is the articles that can be found on the main page of the Sword Forum. We are not talking about simple articles, but highly detailed articles that are loaded with information all on very interesting subjects.

Here is just a sample of the articles that can be found on this website:

  1. The Medieval Gaelic Warrior
  2. Cavalry Combat and the Sword
  3. Weapons fighting methods of the Highland Scots
  4. and more

You can also find specific sections of the website that are specialized in various type of swords. You have sections about antique and military swords, European swords, Japanese swords, Chinese sword and even articles and interview about swords and fighting techniques used in various movies.

If you are interested about swords and would like to gather various information , the Sword forum is a very good place to start.

Written by admin on February 3rd, 2009

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A Good Source of Technical Information   no comments

Posted at 7:02 pm in Swords in General

Sometimes finding a good source of information about swords is not that easy. The enormous amounts of ecommerce competing against each other certainly do not help either. 

I n my research on certain aspect of fencing I have found a great source of information. Ok the website looks bad and the design is horrible but the information contained within the website is worth taking a look at.

This website is the Arma.

The Arma is basically an association of Renaissance martial arts (how cool is that!). This non-profit organization is entirely dedicated to the study but also the practice of historical fencing.

The part that interests us is that they also have a lot of technical information about swords and the fighting styles. They have video, book articles & essays and so much more…This place is literally loaded with great information.

I just though I would share the website with you guys…If you have any swords website to share, feel free to leave a comment.

Written by admin on September 29th, 2008