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Getting Started with I.33
Why Study I.33
Buying Your First Buckler
Introductory Flow Drill for Sword and Buckler Fencers
What is the Right Size Buckler for I.33?
I.33 Techniques Related
Different Types of First Wards
Comparing I.33 to Bolognese: Schildwache Potsdam’s Video
Comparing I.33 and Lignitzer
First Ward Is Not Intended to Have the Sword in the Scabbard
Discussing Common Misconceptions about I.33
What type of sword is used in I.33?
My Thoughts on Krustev’s 3 Dumbest Sword and Buckler Myths from I.33
Comparing I.33's Fifth Ward and Fiore's Long Tail Guard
Practicing HEMA
Injury Report: Broken Thumb on the Buckler Hand
Part I: Treatises and Tournaments - The Advantages
Part II: Treatises and Tournaments - The Disadvantages
Attacking Targets with Sharp Swords to Improve Technique and Interpretation
Armor Related
How Good is Armor? 2022
Sword and Buckler and Maille
History Related
Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Sword and Buckler Duelists
Judicial Dueling in the 13th and 14th Centuries - Uhuburg Castle 2023
Exploring the Clerical Combatant World around I.33
Fighting in Walpurgis’ Clothing - Uhuburg Castle 2024
Condottieri and Swordsmanship - Longsword Demonstration at Uhuburg Castle 2024
Research Projects
How Different Terrain Impacts Sword and Buckler Techniques
Comparing Shields and Bucklers 2021
Making a Historical Buckler
Sword and Buckler in the Cold, Rain, and the Mud - CastleFaire 2024
Ryan Hancock's Lignitzer Sword and Buckler Interpretation
Interviews
Adam Myrie of the HAMA Association
Stefan of Halbschwert
Betty of Blade and Swords
Book Reviews
Bad HEMA by Richard Marsden
the Medieval and Renaissance Buckler by Schmidt and Wolf
Medieval Sword & Shield: The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS I.33 by Wagner and Hand
I33 Fencing in the Style of the Walpurgis Manuscript 2nd edition By Andrew N. Kenner
Sword Fighting 2: An Introduction to the Single-Handed Sword and Buckler by Herbert Schmidt
Ultima Custodia by Bettina Miriam Sehner and Michael Lammer
Tasting History by Max Miller
Product Reviews
Hardened Leather Buckler by Grommets Leathercraft
Type XIV Arming Sword by Viktor Berbekucz
Type XVI Arming Sword by Viktor Berbekucz
Full-Contact I.33 Sword by Regenyei Armory (Tested to Destruction!)