Web resources

These recommendations are taken from the HEMA alliance page 

WHERE CAN I DISCUSS HEMA?

HEMA has many active and vibrant communities online where you can ask questions, learn new techniques, and find out what gear to buy.

• HEMA Alliance Facebook group - our official facebook group with 9,000+ members and growing.
• Western Martial Arts Reddit - This subreddit contains solid discussions on technique, equipment, and general fun HEMA stuff.

IMPORTANT HEMA RESOURCES

There's a lot to discover, from old manuscripts yet to be researched, to finding a club near you, to just reading HEMA journalism.

• View our club finder - the easiest way to find like-minded people near you.
• hroarr.com - One of the highest quality news and commentary sites about HEMA on the inter.
• Wiktenauer.com - By far the largest collection of scans and translations of ancient manuscripts in the world. It's a treasure trove of both popular fencing manuals, and ones that no one has yet to interpret.
• HEMAnews.com - a HEMA journalism site that includes news from the community, editorial, and product reviews.
• measureandweigh.com - recently launched, this site is dedicated to product reviews.

Educational Youtube Channels & Sites

There are some fantastic resources on youtube and the web to start learning how to use historical weaponry, as well as channels dedicated to tournament fighting. Learn Italian swordsmanship from Devon Boorman, or ancient German longsword and wrestling from the folks at Sword Carolina, to name a few.

• Sword Carolina - one of the most comprehensive programs out there, Josh and Aaron are some of the best instructors out there.
• Duello.tv - Run by Devon Boorman, his practical approach to many Italian styles can be applied to almost any weapon system you train in.
• Blood and Iron - From Canada, Blood and Iron is a world-renowned school that studies a variety of weapons. Their HEMA instructional videos are fantastic for beginners.
• *Schola Gladitoria - Hi Guys! Matt Easton's youtube channel is easily one of the biggest in the HEMA Community. He gives a fantastic insight into ancient weapons, their practical use, and even deconstructs Hollywood fights for everyday folks to understand the legitimacy of the choreography.
• Dreynschlag - Beautiful videos combined with neatly broken down techniques.
• Martin Fabian - His "Learn Rapier," series is one of the most popular in all of HEMA. His cheeky, fun tone combined with expert and graceful fighting is valuable to any student of any discipline.
• Ilkka Hartikainen - Ilkka has dedicated his life to bolognese swordsmanship, and it shows in his artful fighting and instructional videos. His training routines are inspiring.
• Sword School - Guy Windsor has written tons of books on Italian swordsmanship, how to be a good instructor and even valuable breathing exercises.

Tournament / Sparring Youtube Channels

These youtube channels aren't dedicated solely to tournaments or sparring but contain a lot of excellent fencing footage for you to enjoy.

• Nordic League - the Nordic league, is the largest HEMA tournament league in the world, and their video productions are fantastic.
• Krieg School - Based out of Denver, Krieg School routinely films video at tournaments their fighters participate in. Which is a lot.
• Longpoint - the biggest tournament in the world has a youtube channel dedicated to footage from its yearly tournament.
• GHFS - A Swedish club run by the legendary Anders Linnard and Axel Pettersson, GHFS's channel has everyone from training, to sparring, to tournament footage.
• Academy of Historical Fencing - A popular youtube channel from the UK, they have great material on saber, mixed weapons fighting, and product reviews.
• Sword Pals - youtube channel of the Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship. Educational material, tournament footage, product reviews, and some incredible fencers.

VCU HEMA recommendations 

• MEMAG: The Medieval European Martial Arts Guild (MEMAG) presents some very detailed and thorough overviews of Liechtenauer's and Meyer's system 
• Akademia Szermierzy: these guys do justice to the Italian system and show just how effective and deadly it can be. This video about Fiore's plays with the sword is definitely worth showing your friends 
• Roland Warzecha: an expert in sword and buckler his work is fascinating and worth a look. 
• TheRealGladiatores: This is the channel that got me into HEMA, while some of their stuff is a bit dated and old the core concepts are still valuable, and the videos are inspiring. 
• LondonLongsword: This is Dave Rawling's channel, maker of Rawlings swords. He has a lot of good reviews and information. Worth a look. 
• Nova Aetas: This is a combination education and reenactment channel that recreates the scenarios that Fiore's techniques are meant to be performed in. 
• Academy of Historical Fencing: This club specializes in renaissance swordsmanship and military saber. Their British military saber videos are some of the best out there. 
• Peter Johnsson: this channel is headed by Peter Johnsson one of the smiths at Albion swords, one of the best sword makers in the world. He talks about how to proportions of swords are geometrically determined and mathematically perfect. 
• Adorea Olomouc: This group does choreographed fight scenes based on HEMA and produces historically accurate cinematic fight scenes. This is what movies could be like if Holywood used HEMA in their films. 
• HEMA FIGHT CLUB: This channel is run by the Belarus National HEMA team and showcases some very technical and high-level fencing. 
• Björn Rüther: This is an excellent German channel that focuses on Meyer and his system. Excellent production quality and in-depth information make this a quality channel.