GHFS 2009 Historical European Martial Arts promo clip

Good music and good sparring from February and March 2009 at the martial arts school Gothenburg Historical fencing School http://www.ghfs.se/, specializing in old European combat systems, or Historical European Martial Arts, HEMA (also known as Historical Fencing or Western Martial Arts).

Photos by GHFS, except at 0:32-36 by Cecilia Burman, pictures from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek online library (Paulus Hector Mair fechtbuch). Music: "When I grow up" by Fever Ray

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Fäktning, kampsport, träning i Göteborg: http://www.ghfs.se

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[labeteduschola]

Great work Axel, really nice vid :)

[marozzo]

Thank you James.

[skink84]

very nice done guys :) / Jim Wiklund

[marozzo]

tack mannen :)

/Axel

[vorlon1979]

Its a martial art, workout and research project all in one.

Everything you do dont have to be anchored in what's hip right now to be useful or meaningful for you.

[taffy1975]

We've been around since 2003, but yeah, it is good to see the community grow.

[Gulronike]

The website link does not work. I am also impressed with it and glad that saber was included even though it was only a short section. I am a saber fencer and I find that most of the time it is left out of many peoples idea of Western Martial Arts.

[ariba7]

which is this song ?

[Zwerchhau]

GHFS do great work, I really respect them a lot. Well done guys.

[skink84]

and they sit still and get fat to :)

[Jebbis]

haha of course this montage is put to the knife. :)

[jinmukaive]

where is the good music?

[rehwr]

exactly, and think in a self defense situion(SP) you can pick up a big stick and use it like a sword to do a lot of damage!

[brucebalsillie]

wow sooo cool.. Yaa like im going to learn how to fucken fight with sticks come on, this is the twenth century, people fight with guns, bombs and fists.