You Know You're a HEMA Animal When...

Today's blog entry is going to be something completely different and entirely just for laughs. I recently stumbled across the 2018 finalists for the comedy wildlife photography awards, the entire list of which you can see here if you want. 

As I looked through these truly entertaining pictures I suddenly realized these goofy animals reminded me of HEMA folks, so I decided to correlate the two. So today we won't be looking at history, won't be discussing techniques or anything about running a club. There won't even hardly be any writing; rather, I'm going to let the pictures tell the story instead.

Hope you enjoy and have a few laughs!




When You're Trying To Judge Your First Tournament



© Mary McGowan/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Bring Everything to the Tournament Except your Sword



© Daniel Friend/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You're the Fiorist at the Leichtenauer Place



© Amy Kennedy/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When the Coach Says You're Not Done with Your Pools Yet



© Achim Sterna/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You're the Friendly One at Your Club



© Simon Gee/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Forget This Isn't Sparta



© Sergey Savvi/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Win Your First Pool



© Sarah Devlin/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018


When Your Head Gets Hit Harder Than You Think Humanly Possible



© Rob Adamson/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When Your Club Buddy Wins Gold



© Qiusheng Hu/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You're Thirsty Back at the Hotel After the Tournament



© Michael Lane/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018


When You Drop Your Sword Mid-Fight


© Patty Bauchman/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018


When You Have a Love/Hate Relationship with Another Fighter


© Muriel Vekemans/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Try Ringen the First Time



© Michael Watts/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Hit Your Opponent Way Harder Than You Meant To



© Maureen Toft/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018


When You Try Ringen Again and Still Have No Clue



© Luca Venturi/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When The Club Arrives at the Event



© Ke Qiang Ruan/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You're Tapped After a Day of Fighting



© Denise Dupras/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018




When Karl Won't Stop Telling You about the Perfect Zwerch He Pulled Off



© Danielle D'Ermo/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Realize Your Choices at the After Party Were Ill-Advised



© Danielle D'Ermo/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When The Coach Isn't at All Impressed



© Christopher Schlaf/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Keep At Ringen and Realize You Love It



© Bartek Olszewski/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When the Student Finally Beats the Teacher



© Barney Koszalka/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You Don't Care for all the Praise You Get



© Antonio Medina/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018



When You're Thrilled to See Your Club Peeps



© Amy Kennedy/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018


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