>>63897868
Get ikkyu/shodan in kendo first and you'll have a better time. HEMA clubs differ massively in quality and the curriculum is all over the place because they tend to fetishize techniques rather than "the boring stuff". Cross-train with kendo and you'll religiously smash out fundamentals for a time even if that means doing the same footwork drill for two hours.

>>63897784
It sucks that they're all either old or fat. Some of the older ladies got some serious poise, though.