Does AEMMA make use of padded weapons in its training?
A. No. We feel that padding a weapon alters its movement and performance characteristics far too much rendering the use of such altered weapons useless to anyone wishing to study historically accurate weapons arts. We use aluminum practise swords for unarmoured and lightly armoured training and move the student to steel blunted weapons if/when (s)he acquires the proper armour required for steel weapons training.
