20
Years of Active Practice
4
European Nations
14th
Century Treatise Source
Training Architecture
Every affiliated chapter adheres to a unified technical framework derived directly from primary fencing glosses.
Manuscript Glosses
Biomechanical Reality
Regulated Free Play
Rigorous translation and comparative study of the 14th-century Zedel and subsequent master glosses.
Testing historical theory against structural mechanics, leverage, and efficient body alignment.
Uncompromising steel sparring in protective gear to validate technique under pressure.
We study the historical glosses with steel in hand, testing theory against absolute physical reality.
Founded in 2006, KDF International remains fiercely independent of commercial dilution, theatrical stage combat, and fantasy reconstruction. Our focus is the martial arts of the Liechtenauer "school" rather than tournament fighting. Which is in no way a sleight to tournament HEMA's athleticism and dynamism.
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