2009 Edition

Welcome to the website dedicated to the 2009 Dijon International Historical European Martial Arts Gathering.

The 2008 edition will take place on May 7 to May 10, 2009, organised by De Taille et d'Estoc and the Historical European Martial Arts Coalition, in partnership with the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France.

On these pages you will find useful information on the event, regularly updated.

Registration (fisrt phase) for the 2009 HEMAC event in Dijon is officially closed as of today, April 7th at 0:00.

We're happy to announce that we're expecting over 115 delegates, instructors and HEMArtists from almost all over the world (not counting unexpected guests and surprise appearances). Note that it's still possible to attend, however without the benefit of included accomodation, Saturday night dinner, gifts and surprises and the like. Such last minute delegates are expected to pay a daily attendance fee of 20 euros - see the registration page for details.

Since 2002 the Dijon gathering has offered all those interested - enthusiasts, researchers, martial artists, students - in the rediscovery of the Historical European Martial Arts an incredible opportunity to better know the works accomplished in the re-creation of this near-forgotten part of the European heritage, through lectures, workshops, demonstrations and sharing of interpretations and many things more. Reaching an audience far beyond the Old World, this event - now known worldwide simply as "Dijon" - proved to be, thanks to the quality of the instructors, teachers, researchers, lecturers that took part in the previous editions, but also the incredible atmosphere of comradeship, one of the most important gathering places for more than just the international HEMA community.

If you're interested in knowing more about the work made in - and about - Dijon, a first publication is available, offering articles related to lectures and workshops that took place during the previous editions : Maîtres et techniques de combat à la fin du Moyen Age et au début de la Renaissance (see the De Taille et d'Estoc website). A second book is currently under making, we hope it to be ready by this year's event.

For any question, feel free to contact us at XXXhemacdijon@yahoo.frXXX (without the XXX)