Not a week goes by without something exciting happening in the growing world of HEMA, and this week was no exception.

 

Those from Bataille got to train in a Castle in the Netherlands, as they do every first Sunday of the month.

 

Northwest Fencing Academy held free longsword lessons for all to celebrate its new sala in Eugene, Oregon USA.

 

There was Horseback Archery at Red Colt Equestrian Cooperative, British Columbia, Canada.

 

Romania held its first ever international HEMA event, with tournaments, workshops, lectures, vendors and an all important afterparty!

 

Arguably the biggest event of the weekend was the 16th HEMAC Dijon 2017 gathering in Dijon, France. Dijon is one of the oldest and largest HEMA events in the world and this was a great year for women, with five female instructors teaching systems such as French wrestling, military sabre, dagger, bastoncello, and Fiore’s swordsmanship. They even featured on French news TV.