Hey all, it's Eoin here from the Cork end of Blademaster's Academy. I started to teach the beginner course this year, and I noticed that all of our club jackets default to a large size. This can be really restrictive for people, especially when they are sparring for the first time. HEMA is already an expensive sport, and I want to try and make it more inclusive so we get more people staying on and training with the club. Because of that, I'm going to purchase 4 new club jackets in various sizes (1 extra small, 1 small and 2 mediums) so that beginners and newbies have comfortable gear to get involved with the sport in.

I know it's Christmas time and money can be tight, I'm more than happy to pay for these myself. If anyone wants to contribute it would be greatly appreciated. My goal for the fundraiser is to cover the cost of one jacket plus the postage of the others. I've managed to get a 5% discount from the supplier for a bulk order.