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Lönn, Finland: “Our motto was “Never give up!”
Everything is possible if you believe it and apply efforts to make your dream come true. It was one of the most important lessons our team learned after the World Championship in HMB Battle of the Nations-2014. When we decided to take part in the tournament, we had only four months to prepare. In addition, […]
08 Oct 2014 11:05
Zerr, Germany: “We allow any person, interested in the Middle Ages, join our club”
– HMB clubs “Zitadelle”, Germany Valentin Zerr, Vice-President of the HMB club “Zitadelle”, fighter of the National Team of Germany …About club We registered our club “Zitadelle” officially at the beginning of 2013. At some point we came close to the need of registering it. Our Nuremberg group had been existing for many years prior […]
06 Oct 2014 16:39
Johansen, Norway: “I’m ready for real tournaments!”
  – New people in the HMB movement The HMB movement in Norway is only beginning to develop, we have had the first training recently. Before trying historical medieval battles in armor, most of our guys practised Scandinavian line fighting and stage fighting. But, nevertheless, at the end of the training day, all the men […]
05 Oct 2014 09:22
Potryasov, Kyrgyzstan: “Opportunity to fight without any restrictions in the impact force… It really interested me!”
– New people of the HMB movement Nikolay Potryasov, captain of the National Team of Kyrgyzstan, captain of a HMB club “Gvardiya” (Guard), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan “My way to HMB sport” Bishkek has a role-playing club since 2008, several of my friends have been attending it since the moment it appeared. I took this type of […]
03 Oct 2014 11:26
Slavic Warriors from Mexico
– HMB clubs “Slavyanskiye Voiny” (“Slavic Warriors”), Mexico Established in 2014 “Slavyanskiye Voiny” (“Slavic Warriors” in English) is a newly formed group, it has been existing for about three months. Our activity has been limited to training, but soon we hope to start participating in events with some of the other teams of the country. […]
02 Oct 2014 11:29
Ukraine. Final results of 2014 HMB season
Ukrainian season of the year 2014 consisted of six tournaments, it began in April and ended in September. Results of the tournaments can be used to make a rating grid of clubs and their teams. The tournaments of the year 2014 were the following: April 12-13, Dnipropetrovsk, qualifying battles for places in the National Team […]
30 Sep 2014 17:14
Elections of the USA National Team Captain. Procedure
According to HMBIA regulations and taking into account opinion of the USA team veterans, we developed simple and clear Captains elections procedure that might be divided into 3 chapters: Chapter 1. Nominees for Team’s Captain position. All candidates for team’s captain position should fill out online application form not later than 15th of October. They […]
30 Sep 2014 11:33
Di Francesco, Argentina: “Let’s show everyone what we are capable of…or “How I spent Battle of the Nations-2014”
We used to fight, work hard and achieve goals, we learned to sacrifice much to achieve them, and it’s OK. But every time you get an achievement, you cannot believe at first, however silly it may sound. I do not remember everything in detail, only some episodes… I looked at my hands in gauntlets, listened […]
29 Sep 2014 13:06
Anthony Lynch, USA: “I’ll gonna have exact same trials and tribulations as all my fighters”
People of the HMB movement Anthony Lynch, HMB-fighter, One of the organizers of International Tournament of Chivalry (ITOC), Springfield, Illinois. … About the forming of USA National Team The next season our goal is to get local groups to form clubs and work hard together to bring together a national team. What the idea is […]
29 Sep 2014 12:15
Revelations of a duellist
David Britten, Arms instructor of Team Scotland The strangest thing about me is that I have never been interested in HMB. I am an instructor (and a pretty disreputable one) for historical European martial arts. My club is called “Glasgow Company of Duellists.” We specialize in the longsword fighting based on the works of a […]
29 Sep 2014 12:04
Anthony Lynch, USA: “I’ll gonna have exact same trials and tribulations as all my fighters”
People of the HMB movement Anthony Lynch, HMB-fighter, One of the organizers of International Tournament of Chivalry (ITOC), Springfield, Illinois. … About the forming of USA National Team The next season our goal is to get local groups to form clubs and work hard together to bring together a national team. What the idea is […]
29 Sep 2014 10:01
Talented Mr. Kainz closed his season of the year 2014
 People of the HMB movement A talented person can do all sorts of things! This saying has been confirmed by an Austrian, Mathias Kainz, known as a commentator of the online broadcast of the HMB World Championship Battle of the Nations-2014. Mathias proved himself as a successful HMB fighter. A fight, where Mathias Kainz and […]
28 Sep 2014 09:17
Jimenez, Mexico. Remembering about the future
We really enjoy doing this, so in Mexico we expect this to grow, and become a big sport. First we think our system is good, for now, there are not many Mexicans in armor fighting, right now, so we are trying to promote this new sport and get more people to play with us. We […]
27 Sep 2014 13:27
Pedersen, Norway: “I decided to gather a team some time ago”
– New people in the HMB movement A year ago I saw the sport on YouTube, became interested in it and now I am a fan of the sport. I decided to find more people who would share my interest in historical medieval battles in armor. I began to look for reenactment groups, but as […]
27 Sep 2014 12:24
Kievan Rus got its heroes!
The “Call of Heroes II». Results “Kievan Rus” theme park (Kyiv, Ukraine) hosted the international championship in historical medieval battle “Call of Heroes II» on September 20-21, 2014. The tournament was traditionally visited by many fighters, both from Ukraine and other countries, in particular from Israel and the Russian Federation. The championship was the last […]
27 Sep 2014 10:20
Weapons for beginners
“What weapon should I choose to start training?” – Frequently Asked Questions / Information for novices In general, you can train using any weapon, be it “soft” (foam weapon) or wooden one. Or, you can even use the arms used in battles. Wooden weapons are good to train and practise blow delivering, but they’re apt […]
26 Sep 2014 12:31
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