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SPES HEMA gear. Custom gambeson for HEMA. Pourpoint de Blois.

Custom HEMA gambeson inspired by pourpoint of Charles de Blois

10/09/202010/09/2020 AndrzejHEMA Equipment

Here’s the second post from our series on custom orders – unique, interesting projects which are not available in our regular offer. Don’t forget to check the previous post. This time we found an inspiration[…]

Landsknecht costume for LARP and for HEMA. SPES HEMA gear.

Warhammer v 16th century treatises – Landsknecht LARP/HEMA costumes

19/08/202019/08/2020 AndrzejUncategorized

Warhammer Fantasy probably needs no instruction. However, for those of you who have just discovered this title, let me introduce it as a fantasy universe similar to late medieval Europe. Among magical creatures – like[…]

SPES Histfenc Blog. HEMA during coronavirus crisis & fencing at home.

HEMA vs coronavirus. How to train with no risk & develop your fencing skills?

24/03/202024/03/2020 AndrzejHEMA Tips

In many countries, where occurrence of coronavirus has been confirmed, the state of epidemiological threat has been imposed. What can we do in such situation to stay safe, but also stick to our HEMA training?[…]

HEMA clothing and HEMA equipment. How to choose the best product? SPES HEMA blog.

What makes a good HEMA clothing? 4 golden rules of SPES

04/02/202004/02/2020 MateuszHEMA Equipment

You may not be aware, but before we gave attention to HEMA and SPES Histfenc was established, since 1999 we had been concerned with historical reenactment. It might not be visible from a customer’s perspective,[…]

SPES Side Wings for "Shell" elbow & knee pads. Upgrade of HEMA gear.

How to upgrade your knee & elbow pads? SPES Side Wings for HEMA

26/09/201926/09/2019 AndrzejHEMA Equipment

SPES is back with another upgrade of HEMA gear. This time we would like to focus on knee and elbow pads for HEMA. As you may know, these parts of a body during HEMA fight[…]

HEMA gear for all weapons! SPES equipment.

How to complete an all-purpose HEMA gear? Concrete examples!

12/09/201912/09/2019 Aleksander Zmuda TrzebiatowskiHEMA Equipment

In our last post we’ve undertook a safety topic, where Andrzej tried to solve a famous Newton’s mystery. 🙂 Today, partially as a continuation of these deliberations, I would like to share my thoughts on[…]

How to evaluate HEMA gear and its safety?

Safety during HEMA duel. How to evaluate properties of HEMA gear?

05/06/201905/06/2019 AndrzejHEMA Equipment

As a young discipline, HEMA is still on its way of making own definition. You probably already know that there are a few aproaches to this issue. Different sources give different answers – both on[…]

The BIB GAP TRAP! 4 ways of increasing neck protection in HEMA

24/04/201924/04/2019 AndrzejHEMA Tips

The manufacturers of HEMA equipment, including ourselves, have been doing their best for years to offer HEMAists the best possible level of protection. During tournament fights, but also during trainings and sparrings, almost the whole[…]

"Lobster" Thumb Caps for SPES Heavy Gloves

“Lobster” Thumb Caps. How to upgrade your SPES Heavy Gloves?

26/03/201919/04/2019 AndrzejHEMA Equipment

Recently we have upgraded our famous “Lobsters” to 1.2 version. This means, among other things, implementing additional protection of a thumb – the weakest part of SPES Heavy Gloves up to this point.