“They come to tell their tale at the point of a sword.” Fencing master Joseph Swetnam, 1617. Fencing pictures, historical european martial arts (HEMA), fencing identity, fencing culture, fighters of today and yesterday. Tumblr (3.0; @iamafencer)http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W0fV1oB3j4c?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/51065693169http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/51065693169Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:41 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdu3c901Ij1rofk3wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50985303527http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50985303527Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:29 +0200<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qcbrLPtEDDI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50940003421http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50940003421Tue, 21 May 2013 00:33:47 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m07alhgV4j1rofk3wo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.museumofamericanfencing.com">http://www.museumofamericanfencing.com</a></p>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50902968829http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50902968829Mon, 20 May 2013 14:30:38 +0200<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JCF_DFRND9I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50814951665http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50814951665Sun, 19 May 2013 14:30:22 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdu3coCjZ51rofk3wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50723682484http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50723682484Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:29 +0200“this is the basic tenet of swordsmanship: that a man is always in motion and never at rest…-”<br/><br/> - <em>“Döbringer” manuscript, 1389</em>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50648208162http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50648208162Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:38 +0200<a href="http://www.hroarr.com/what-is-a-fencer/">Anders Linnard on the virtues of being a fencer</a>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50598801428http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50598801428Thu, 16 May 2013 22:47:00 +0200Anders Linnard | Articles Fencing Culturehemahistorical fencingHistorical European martial artsvirtuetraditionaleuropean historybrotherhood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0k15hEKol1qaqv3ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50572920358http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50572920358Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:17 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2848ziJZX1rofk3wo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50492355012http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50492355012Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:18 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdu33xejCX1rofk3wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via Stefan Olsson</p>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50416205049http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50416205049Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:26 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0sokak7Lm1qmvhifo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steroge.tumblr.com/post/19258811571/fencing-class-at-the-girl-school">steroge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Fencing class at the <a href="http://www.opacity.us/site11_bennett_school_for_girls.htm">girl school…</a></p> </blockquote>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50337966608http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50337966608Mon, 13 May 2013 14:30:43 +0200“The history of the sword is the history of humanity.”<br/><br/> - <em>Sir Richard F. Burton, 1884</em>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50252833938http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50252833938Sun, 12 May 2013 14:30:37 +0200<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h-vl1MKX460?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50160927732http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50160927732Sat, 11 May 2013 14:30:25 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9kekshoVr1rofk3wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50085178448http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50085178448Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:18 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtvatzV3S1rofk3wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50008602074http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/50008602074Thu, 09 May 2013 14:30:23 +0200“..strength of body is very necessary to attain to the perfection of this Art.”<br/><br/> - <em>Giacomo Di Grassi, 1570</em>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49929597520http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49929597520Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:32 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0shk7WG6C1rofk3wo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49923132778http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49923132778Wed, 08 May 2013 11:01:57 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jphmocse1qm0dw4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49850957372http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49850957372Tue, 07 May 2013 14:30:19 +0200<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AK1GJcX9p28?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Axel Pettersson (left) vs Jacob Norwood, 8th finals at Swordfish 2011 Open Longsword.</p>http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49845149464http://iamafencer.tumblr.com/post/49845149464Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:49 +0200