Equipment for tHE practitioner

Historical European martial arts require a great deal of equipment.

Practice, even at slow speed, quickly demands that the HEMA researcher

equipment. Protection for hands, head, chest, limbs... equipment with different levels of protection. All this protective equipment is accompanied by dummy weapons for training purposes: swords, daggers, messers, spears, sabres...

steel, synthetic, wooden blades...

The equipment needed to practice HEMA can be divided into 2 categories:

• protective equipment
• weapons / training replicas

What HEMA equipment do you need for personal protection?

To practice European historical martial arts safely, the fencer must be equipped with various types of protective gear:

fencing mask: resistance 350N or 1600N, depending on the level of protection and the desire to take part in competitions.

protective gloves: different thicknesses and levels of hand protection for contact with nylon or steel simulators

fencing mask covers: provide a higher level of protection than the fencing mask

rigid fencing mask cover: plastic shell protection

HEMA padded jacket and pants: in 350 or 800N fabric

gorget and occipital plate: essential for throat, neck protection, back head protector

forearm and arm protectors: foam, with plate, hinged

shin guards: hinged, with ankle protectors, even better!

shell  bustier breastplate: to be worn under the HEMA jacket

You can add to your equipment according to your needs or the direction of your HEMA club: elbow pads, knee pads, thigh pads...