The HEMA Alliance

The HEMA Alliance is an organization dedicated to supporting and promoting Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), which are martial arts based on historical European martial manuals. It provides resources, events, and a community for practitioners interested in learning and practicing these arts—such as swordsmanship, spear fighting, and wrestling—using authentic techniques from the past. The alliance aims to preserve, study, and teach these martial traditions safely and responsibly, fostering a shared knowledge base and encouraging the responsible growth of the sport worldwide.