For thousands of years, cultures around the globe used swords as a primary means of protection. Shortswords, longswords, ...

History and fantasy collided this past weekend at the Riviera during Combat Con 2014. The event celebrates historical European martial arts, or HEMA, and has visited Las Vegas since 2011. “HEMA is ...

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The AG Open Fencing Tournament, featuring about 140 competitors, returns to the PARC in Plymouth this weekend. Ars Gladii, one of the oldest schools in North America practicing Historical European ...

This series is meant to examine different martial arts that were practiced widely enough for there to be several reliable sources, which have either fallen out of practice or have suffered a lengthy ...

It was a warm afternoon in a defunct church. A young woman readied for battle. She adjusted black plastic motocross shield across her chest and back, strapped a silver metal collar to her neck, ...

Popular films and TV series such as "Lord of the Rings," "Game of Thrones" and "House of the Dragon" all have something in common that grabs the attention of viewers — swords. The clashing of swords ...

While there’s something adventurous about watching knights and swordfights in movies and on TV, an event this weekend will bring real-life Medieval battles to Central Florida. Proving that everything ...

A father and daughter martial arts team have scored a hat-trick of medals at a European event. Ian and Aoibheann Power, representing the Great Britain Martial Arts team, participated in the 2024 ...

Aaron Shober discovered his life's work while planning a birthday party for his then-5-year-old son, Chris. "My son wanted a knight-themed birthday party," Shober said. "In trying to figure out how to ...