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HEMA & Historical Martial Arts
scholagladiatoria — Matt Easton (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt14YOvYhd5FCGCwcjhrOdA
Matt Easton’s Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) channel — the most prolific English-language HEMA educator on YouTube. Covers longsword, sabre, rapier, and other European weapons systems from historical fencing manuals (Fiore dei Liberi, Joachim Meyer, George Silver, etc.). Easton is a consultant to museums including the British Museum, and his work bridges academic history and practical martial training. [→ martial-arts; hema; martial-arts-history]
robinswords (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxU9dFfIGhnTNVI0EflR1WQ
HEMA and sword analysis channel — covering historical sword designs, their functional characteristics, and their use in period martial arts contexts. Complements scholagladiatoria with a focus on the sword as a physical artefact and its relationship to technique. [→ martial-arts; hema; weapons]
Fujiwara’s Catch Wrestling Joint Lock System (YouTube, Watch History) Historical martial arts analysis tracing the lineage from professional catch wrestling through early MMA — documenting how pre-UFC grappling systems encoded brutal joint manipulation that has been partially lost in modern sport grappling’s point-scoring evolution. [→ martial-arts; catch-wrestling; hema]
These Kung Fu Weapons Take YEARS to Master (YouTube, Watch History) Documentation of traditional Chinese weapons — likely covering the learning curve for weapons like the jian (straight sword), dao (sabre), guan dao (halberd), and others that require years of dedicated practice before functional competence. [→ martial-arts; weapons; chinese-ma]