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Double, Double Toil and Trouble with Predictive Modeling

May 4, 2022 Kari Baker 0

Time to take a stab at predicting doubles. How successful will this be?

A Gentle Introduction to Predictive Modeling: HEMA Edition

March 21, 2022 Kari Baker 0

Predictive modeling can be a very complex topic, but I’ll take it easy on you and give you some fun HEMA-related examples!

SwordSTEM: Failure to Find a Relationship

February 14, 2022 Sean Franklin 0

Sometimes even I fall into the trap of the Positive Publication Bias. This is a step towards fixing that.

HEY! Where the HEMA Women At?: A Graphical Analysis of Women’s Tournaments and Participation

February 3, 2022 Kari Baker 0

Ever wonder about the prevalence of women competitors and tournaments tailored for them at events? Well, we’re going to take a little dive into the fHEMAle world now.

HEMA Myth: Double Outs Increase the Rate of Doubles

November 11, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

It’s been brought to my attention that multiple people are claiming that having double-out rules in tournaments makes people double hit more often. That would be an interesting story if true.

Combat Con 2021 – The Nerd Review

September 10, 2021 Sean Franklin 0

Combat Con 2021 just wrapped up recently*, the first large-scale North American event to start back up since the Covid shutdowns. It is also a […]

Finding the World’s Highest Level HEMA

December 8, 2020 Sean Franklin 0

“In your opinion, which country has the highest level of practitioners?” Let’s see if I can answer this in the most unhelpful way possible.

HEMA Tournament Double Hit Frequency

April 14, 2020 Sean Franklin 0

The YouTube channel Turul HEMA recently posed a video attempting to derive the average number of double hits seen in HEMA longsword tournaments. (HEMA Longsword […]

A Win is a Win: How Weighted Point Values Don’t Affect Match Outcomes

April 2, 2020 Sean Franklin 0

Good fighters find a way to get it done. It looks like hitting them more than they hit you is more important than what the point values of the targets are.

First Blood, First Win? How Important Is the First Exchange

February 19, 2020 Sean Franklin 0

How important is the first exchange? Turns out, it tells you quite a bit.

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