@begully.bsky.social
Absurdist, apostate, and voluntary human extinctionist. Posting photography here, mostly of swords and maybe some other stuff.
Don’t worry, being the biggest doesn’t always mean you win
Saber match, 2023, Washington DC
#HEMA #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #saber
Things can get a bit busy when your country embraces fascism and you aren’t happy about it 🫠
09.02.2025 00:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Well, if nothing else, it sure helps with anxiety!
06.02.2025 00:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The weight in the perspective comes from realistically applying my moral standards in daily life. It’s liberating in that when people do crazy shit it’s because people are generally crazy as shit, so I’m just going to keep doing what I do.
05.02.2025 15:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I might say, having renounced a faith I once held paramount, my search for meaning has led me to believe that meaning is beside the point, and as such, the human experience writ large can only be judged as a moral blight upon existence. The best I can do is therefore live up to my own standards.
05.02.2025 14:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0That is…by far the most thoughtful/respectful response I’ve ever received to that blithe summary of my worldview. Thank you? Not sure I would frame it as looking at specific aspects of the ideas so much as these three concepts can function as a kind of shorthand for my personal moral perspective.
05.02.2025 14:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
a major lunge in a rapier spar
#HEMA #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #rapier #lunge
31.01.2025 20:57 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is sarcasm, right? Because you realize the most immediate challenges that face America are the WCNs, Nazis, and the broligarchy they brought with them, right? Because you saw how insane these EOs tonight are, right? RIGHT??
21.01.2025 03:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A group of kids with their guardian pass the MLK memorial statue in DC.
Which direction are we walking today?
20.01.2025 23:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You can wear whatever you want here too, it’s just that sometimes people feel more festive in sport fencing gear.
Two smallsword fencers in Washington, DC in 2022. Smallsword is the precursor to modern sport fencing.
#HEMA #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #smallsword
Connor tries to keep Jeff out of measure. Maryland 2024.
#HEMA #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #longsword
11.01.2025 15:49 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
View over Reynisfjara in Vík, Iceland, January 2025.
Sometimes I post pictures of things that aren’t swords.
#photography #landscapephotography #beach #iceland
That’s because Izzy is a badass.
29.12.2024 22:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You should definitely wear full protection in swordfights and in sex
HEMA like it’s hot. PA 12/24.
#HEMA #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #longsword
Longsword fighters at Maryland KdF on November 9, 2024.
#HEMA #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #longsword
14.12.2024 14:46 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Longsword fencers facing off in front of the mead barrels.
Barfight at Charm City Meadworks this past Saturday, 12/7/24.
#HEMA #HEMAsky #swords #historicalfencing #sportsphotography #MKDF #baltimore
A sword and buckler exchange at the 2023 King’s Cup tournament in Washington, DC
Swords and bucklers, Washington, DC, 2023.
#HEMA #HEMAsky #swords #MHFA #sportsphotography #historicalfencing
A fencer loses his sword.
A longsword fight in Philadelphia, PA 2023.
#HEMA #HEMAsky #longsword #historicalfencing #swords
A replica of an ancient Greek statue offers a cup of wine to the visitor on their way out, hopefully, of the labyrinth
Labyrinth under Buda Castle, Budapest, March 2024.
26.11.2024 15:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’ve actually kind of been leaning into it but my gen z friends don’t understand why I respond JYEAHHHH to every mention of this place
23.11.2024 22:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rookie longsword fighters at the Pinch Point event at Maryland KDF, May 2024.
This is from a longsword teaching tournament my club held this spring where instructors each led a group of rookies through the tournament process to help them with competition readiness. It was a ton of fun, hoping we do another next year!
#HEMA #HEMAsky #MKDF #swords #sportsphotography
Jeff parries a blow in a sword and buckler tournament using an unconventional dhal-and-shamshir combo, showing convergent evolution might apply with martial art too.
Sword and buckler match, King’s Cup tournament 2024. I think I’ll just keep it up with the sword pics!
#HEMAsky #HEMA #swordsky #swords #historicalfencing
Longswords clash at the ARFL regional HEMA tournament at MKDF on November 9th while ref Jonathon nimbly avoids the action
One of my varied and sundry habits is taking pictures of historical European martial arts events. Long time lurker around #archaeosky, first time poster, so let’s get this #HEMAsky going!
19.11.2024 06:15 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Heck yes, love that small world stuff!
19.11.2024 06:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Does HEMAsky exist? I’m a mid Atlantic historical fencing photographer (among other things) and I can totally start posting sword pictures here if that’s a thing that anyone would give a shit about
19.11.2024 05:55 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
