The Historical Fencer Podcast

The Historical Fencer Podcast

The Historical Fencer Podcast is about all things HEMA and fencing. Anders Linnard and Axel Petterson talk about training, teaching, culture, history and all the fun and interesting things which relates to Historical European Martial Arts. Go to www.historicalfencer.com to learn more. Other sites we run or endorse includes: www.saintmark.se – Fencing gear and equipment www.ghfs.se – Our home club HEMA Council, our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hemacouncil

Episodes

Ep 12 – Orlando di Ciccio talks about his experiences training with the Mohawks

December 10, 2022 • 79 mins
Orlando di Ciccio is an italian fencer based in Canada where he teaches medieval fencing to people in the Mohawk reservation. We talk about warrior culture, his fencing journey and how fencing can be a teacher in life.

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EP 11 – Scott Hellroth talks about prank calling fencing celebrities, commenting and the live feed.

January 10, 2022 • 100 mins
Scott Hellroth is a man who has been more influential than most people realise. In this episode, we talk about prank calling fencing celebrities like John Clements and the ideas behind commenting and staging the live feed at Swordfish.
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Ep 10 – Samuel Spånberger on fencing, character, life and building catapults

August 24, 2021 • 83 mins
We had one of our favourite people on the podcast. Samuel Spånberger tells the story about why he once stopped fencing, what fencing has meant for him in his life, and where he's going in the future. This one was shot and recorded in Grövelsjön, Älvdalen, where we went hiking for a few days. So, we threw in some bonus photos from the hike over on our Youtube channel. Check it out! https://youtu.be/bsZQyNw_JVY
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Ep 9 – A shift in historical fencing culture?

July 5, 2021 • 74 mins
In this episode we talk about historical fencing culture, local club culture, small events and many other things. Also, for the first time we filmed the podcast. At least parts of it since we ran into technical difficulties after a while.
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Ep 8 – Sparring

May 5, 2021 • 59 mins
We dispel a common myth in historical fencing about sparring. We also compare how other sports view training and drilling.
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Ep 7 – Ranking and the master title

February 12, 2021 • 66 mins
Should you call yourself a fencing master? What's the history of ranking in fencing? In this episode we talk about master titles, ranking and the progression of guild systems. Want to know about how we rank? Go to www.fencingguild.com
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Ep 6 – Fitness

November 12, 2020 • 81 mins
Ep 6 – Fitness. Axel Pettersson and Anders Linnard talk about fitness and why it's important in historical fencing. Anders also has the poor taste to sing a song. If you can make it through that, you can make it through anything.
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Ep 5 – Casper Ellestad-Andersen talks about fencing, archery and HEMA in USA and Europe

October 4, 2020 • 69 mins
Casper Ellestad-Andersen joined us for a conversation about fencing, archery and HEMA in the USA and Denmark.

Axel's dagger shenanigans from back in the day, can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wscjyq1e4aA&feature=youtu.be
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Ep 4 – Jean Chandler talks about carnivals, violence and the nuances of history

September 23, 2020 • 89 mins
In this episode we talk to Jean Chandler from New Orleans about the richness and nuance of medieval culture, violence then and now and why you should read the classics to get a better grip on fencing.
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EP 3 – Competitions

September 11, 2020 • 84 mins
Are competitions really necessary? And how can they help you develop as a person? In this episode we share personal stories and talk about why we started competing and promoting competing in historical fencing.
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EP2 – Teaching Fencing

August 29, 2020 • 78 mins
In this episode we discuss teaching, teaching methods and what makes a good instructor. Axel also tells us that he's added to his levitation plans...

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EP1 – Warrior culture

August 12, 2020 • 57 mins
In this episode Axel Pettersson and Anders Linnard discuss warrior culture and its role in history and today. Can we benefit from it as martial artists and how? Maybe it can even help us levitate.
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