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Taming Toxicity in HEMA

Taming Toxicity in HEMA

Update: 2025-10-10

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We tend to imagine our own club is utopian compared to the others you hear about on social media where bad things happen. I’m here to let you know that every club is fertile ground for toxic behaviour. But what can we do about it?

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