r/Hema↗
Historical European Martial Arts
Welcome to r/HEMA, dedicated to the discussion of Historical European Martial Arts and related interests (SCA, Harnessfechten, etc). Because it's fun to hit people with swords!
49k subscribers189 posts / mo in Sep 2026152 authors / mosince 2011
r/Hema has 49k members (+42% over the last 12 months). It gets about 189 posts a month from 152 people. Top topics: HEMA Training, Sword Collecting & Fencing and Swordfighting & HEMA.
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- HEMA Training15%
- Sword Collecting & Fencing4.2%
- Swordfighting & HEMA3.8%
- Fencing Community Updates1.8%
- Fencing Techniques & Tips1.7%
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- Dropbox
- Lulu
- Printables
- TikTok
- etsy
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