Required
Training sessions:
- Athletic attire:
- Black athletic pants
- Gray shirt (Or Iron Gate member shirt)
- Athletic shoes
- Fencing mask
- Gloves (Recommended)
Here are links to recommended gear. This by means not an exhaustive list, just gear that is recommended for the beginning and intermediate student.
Recommended HEMA retailers:
Back Of Head Protection:
Throat Protection:
Leg Protection:
Breast/Chest Protectors:
Steel Swords:
Training Gear
Weapon Sparring:
- Fencing Mask with back of head protector
- Throat protector (Gorget)
- Fencing jacket
- Hard elbow protection
- Hard Knee protection
- Shin protectors (Recommended)
- Fencing gloves
- Groin protector (Males) / Breast Protector “Plasteron” (Females)
Masks:
- Absolute Force HEMA Basic Fencing Mask
- PBT HEMA Fencing Mask
- PBT HEMA Warrior Reinforced Mask
- Absolute Force Basic Fencing Mask
- AF Deluxe HEMA Fencing Mask
- Absolute Force Fencing Mask (White Bib)
Fencing Jackets:
- SPES “Axel Petterson” Jacket
- Women’s SPES “Axel Petterson” Jacket
- SPES “Axel Petterson” Light Jacket
- Lynx Fencing Jacket (Custom Iron Gate Jacket Available)
M
Gloves:
Arm Protection:
Synthetic Swords :
- Blackfencer Federschwert
- Blackfencer Federschwert XL
- Blackfencer Longsword
- Blackfencer Longsword XL
- Blackfencer Heavy Longsword