Does HEMA have “Home Field Advantage?”
Is there such a thing as home field advantage in HEMA tournaments? Do international or local fencers tend to win more matches?
Data Mining
Are Double Hits and Afterblows Related?
Can the Bilateral Hits measurement tell us about Afterblows and Doubles? Or are they essentially independent quantities?
What are Tournament Stats?
I like to post about tournament stats, but we all need to keep in mind the inherent limitations of what the numbers can and can’t tell us.
Case Study – SoCal 2018 Singlestick
Even if you don’t like singlestick, there is a lot to learn about how the afterblow affects both the attacker and the defender independently.
HEMA Ratings – Does it actually mean anything?
“Damn those stupid numbers, no HEMA Rating’s going to tell me what my odds of winning are!” While on an individual level there are a ton of other factors that the rating doesn’t capture, does it do a good job overall?
Data Mining – CombatCon Longsword
How has the CombatCon Longsword tournament changed year over year? We crunch the numbers and see.
Data Mining – SoCal Swordfight Longsword
How has the SoCal Longsword tournament changed year over year? We crunch the numbers and see.
Case Study: SoCal 2018 Sword and Buckler
I’ve always been a big advocate of evaluating tournaments in as objective a manner as possible, so I’m going to take a crack at it. […]
Is It Important To Weigh Target Values?
Tournament organizers gave different point values for different targets, and you’ll never guess what happened next!
Doubles per Exchange and the Afterblow
The afterblow is supposed to make fighters act with more concern for their safety. But whether it does or not is a different story. Lets have a look at the problem with the power of math.