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About Me

Keith Farrell cutting with a sharp longsword. Photo by Daria Izdebska, 2017.

Keith Farrell is one of the senior instructors for the Academy of Historical Arts. He teaches HEMA professionally, often at international events, and has an interest in coaching instructors to become better teachers. His main area of expertise is fencing with the two-handed longsword according to the teachings of 15th century masters in the Liechtenauer tradition. However, he also enjoys fencing with the Scottish basket-hilted broadsword, with the sabre, and with a variety of different swords!

Keith has authored several books for Fallen Rook Publishing, including Scottish Broadsword and British Singlestick and the award-winning AHA German Longsword Study Guide. He maintains an active blog, posting at least once a week, and has also had several articles and interviews published in a variety of magazines and journals.

I teach regularly at Liverpool HEMA, and help behind the scenes with running HEMA in Glasgow at the Vanguard Centre.

He has been a member of HEMAC since 2011 and was awarded a HEMA Scholar Award for Best Instructor for research published in 2013. Although not a competitive person by nature, Keith has won several medals in historical fencing tournaments around the world, and has a strong rating in the HEMA Ratings initiative.


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training with the longsword

CPR and the position of Long Point

Keith Farrell09/12/2019
Daniel and Marc performing an exercise during a lesson at Liverpool HEMA. Photo by Keith Farrell, 2018.While attending a first aid course recently, we
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coffee

How to revive a struggling martial arts club

Keith Farrell25/11/2019
A cup of coffee helps the work flow!I recently saw an interesting thread on Reddit, asking about how to revive a dying HEMA club. Having been part of
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Review of the Bellatore 15th century style longsword

Keith Farrell18/11/2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-6lGen6ffsVideo by Federico Malagutti.Bellatore is a Spanish swordsmith, and they make some rather lovely swords. Th
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Keith Farrell and Thomas Nyzell

A framework for describing and comparing systems of martial arts

Keith Farrell11/11/2019
Keith Farrell and Thomas Nyzell fencing with the longsword at the Bunny Bash event. Photo by Gert-Jan Laureys, 2019 (edited by Keith Farrell).Since it
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Keith teaching at an event.

Muddles or models?

Keith Farrell04/11/2019
Keith Farrell teaching a lesson at the Bunny Bash event. Photo by Janik Puttemans, 2019.Muddles and models are words that sound quite similar to each
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longsword sihouette

How to begin studying HEMA?

Keith Farrell28/10/2019
Silhouette of a longsword on the banks of Loch Lomond. Photo by Keith Farrell, 2012. A question that occurs regularly on social media is how to begin
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Keith Farrell teaching at the LangHEMA 2016 event in Alba, Italy. Photo by Le Spire del Lupo, 2016.

What makes a good HEMA instructor?

Keith Farrell21/10/2019
Keith Farrell teaching at the LangHEMA 2016 event in Alba, Italy. Photo by Le Spire del Lupo, 2016.I am sometimes asked about what I think makes a goo
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training with the dussack

5 good reasons to practise Meyer’s low stances

Keith Farrell14/10/2019
Keith Farrell teaching dussack at a seminar. Photo by Daria Izdebska, 2018.When you first read the books by Joachim Meyer, it is likely that you notic
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Keith Farrell teaching at the LangHEMA 2016 event in Alba, Italy. Photo by Le Spire del Lupo, 2016. I teach lessons and workshops at several events every year, and I also teach seminars for clubs and schools. If you would like to hire me to teach a seminar at your club, or a workshop at your event, please contact me to discuss your ideas. [Read More]

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