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2023 Clash of Steel
2023-06-24 - 2023-06-25
We would like to invite you to join Asia HEMA event in Taiwan at June 24/25.
We will have about ten workshops of European/Japanese/Chinese weapon, we also have steel longsword open / steel single rapier open tournaments.
Feel free to join our event and have fun. 🙂

Revolution Rumble
2023-07-01 | Arcadia University, 450 Easton Rd, Glenside, 19038, United States
The inaugural Philadelphia longsword tournament, hosted by Bucks Historical Longsword at the scenic and historic Arcadia University!
This Independence Day weekend, come fight the best in the country at the birthplace of liberty! Tournament features a one-day longsword open with three tiers divided by skill level.
Tickets available 5/1.
Visit us at https://www.buckslongsword.com/revolution-rumble-tournament

Steel and Chill II.
2023-07-01 08:00 - 2023-07-02 17:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Morosini-Girmani, Svetivinčenat, Istria, Croatia, Morosini-Girmani Castle, Svetivinčenat, Istria, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
Can’t decide on your summer vacation? Looking for a good tournament? Why not both?
Join us at Svetivinčenat, in the heart of Istria, Croatia, inside the castle Morosini-Girmani where an epic tournament will be held! The tournament will be held inside the castle walls giving us shade while also be able to purchase any drinks from the in-castle bar which also makes cocktails so you can fully embrace the Chill.
The current categories are:
Sidesword (24 participants)
Sword and buckler (24 participants)
Longsword (24 participants)
The tournament will take place over two days, with sidesword, sword and buckler being on the first day, while longsword will be on the second day.
You will be allowed to participate in more categories (for a small fee) if there is space in other categories. Priority goes to fencers which selected the category in question as their primary category.
Apply now:
https://forms.gle/H5LLWTZHndarXaLJ7
Keep in mind that it is safe to assume that the tournament will have tourists and visitors that will watch the matches. Also, since it’s an outside tournament we will be exposed to the elements. Rain is highly unlikely, but heat is probable. We will make sure to be in the shade when possible and have lots of water on site. More details will follow.
About Istria
Istria is famous for its wines, truffles, olive oil, beaches and many other delights! There are many sights to see including a famous arena in the city of Pula. If you would like to make a fun, HEMA spiced, extended vacation, this is it!

2. Dresdner HEMA-Cup
2023-07-08 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Dresden, Germany, Dresden, Germany
On July 8, 2023, the 2nd Dresden HEMA Cup will take place.
There will be competitions in the discipline of Longsword for men (48 participants) and women (12 participants).

Queen's Gambit
2023-07-14 - 2023-07-16 | Sports Connection Northlake, 8626 Hankins Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28269, United States
Join us in Charlotte, NC for a 3 day event with 9 tournaments, plus workshops, lectures, and a masquerade ball with renaissance dancing! We will have cutting tournaments with Longsword and Sidesword. Sparring tournaments with Longsword, Sidesword, Spear, and Dagger. Our Longsword, Sidesword and Dagger tournaments will be split into Rose Division (fighters under 5’9″ tall) and Crown Division (fighters 5’9″ and above).
Daggers are allowed as a companion weapon in the Longsword tournament.
“Sideswords” may be any form of single-handed sword with a blade length less than or equal to 38” (e.g., rapiers, sabers, messers, and arming swords are all acceptable in addition to “true” sideswords). Daggers, Cloaks, Bucklers, and Targas are allowed as companion weapons in the Sidesword tournamnet.
Loaner sharps will be available for both cutting tournaments. You are also welcome to bring your own sharp.
For full details, rules, and registration visit: www.sword.org/queen-s-gambit

Queens Court
2023-07-15 - 2023-07-17 | Harvysburg Town Hall, Harveysburg Ohio, 79 W Main St,, Harveysburg, OH, 45032, United States
Come join us in July for a weekend of Harness, Longsword, Messer, and Montante for the third annual Queen Court just outside of Cincinnati Ohio.

2023 KR Edzőtábor / 2023 KR Training Camp
2023-07-15 - 2023-07-23 | Mátraházi Edzőtábor, Kékes-alja út 3, Mátraháza, 3233, Hungary
Dear Fencers!
The week of our training camp has also been set. The time interval can may be shorter, but definitely not longer. It’s worth planning with it.
We look forward to seeing you all from all around the world!

Bratislava Fecht 5
2023-07-22 08:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Dom športu, Junacka 6, Bratislava, 83104, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Bratislava Fecht is back! Mark the date – on July 22nd the capital of Slovakia will host the 5th edition of the first Slovak HEMA tournament. BF5 will take place in the brand new hall of Dom Športu, Junácka 6. It’s fully airconditioned so no worries about the summer heat! 🙂
Categories:
Longsword Advanced
Longsword Open
Longsword Women
Registration will be opened in May. More details (schedule, pricing, transport, refreshments, prizes…) will be provided as time progresses. Looking forward to see you!

Tag des Schwertes
2023-08-12 10:00 - 2023-08-13 16:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Burg Reichenstein, Reichenstein 1, Gutau, 4230, Austria
Eine bunte Palette unterschiedlicher Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten zum Thema Schwert wird geboten: Von Präsentationen aus alten über 600 Jahre alten Fechtbüchern, aber auch der Vorstellung einer modernen Sportart (HEMA), die das Schwert als Sportgerät nutzt, hin zur Betrachtung eines Originalfund im Museum der Burg.
Komm vorbei und fechte mit uns, den Teilnehmer*innen der Fechtwoche. Die Burg bietet eine wundervolle Kulisse, auf mehreren Ebenen und in unterschiedlichen Räumen ist genügend Platz für allerlei fechterische Freuden: Freies Fechten sowie technischer Austausch ist durchgehend möglich.
Natürlich kannst du auch am restlichen Programm teilnehmen, Workshops besuchen, schnitttesten, zuschauen, mitmachen. Ein kurzer Besuch im Burgenmuseum zum Thema Lebensraum Burg ist sicher auch einen Abstecher wert.
Essen und Getränke, die (hoffentlich) Sonne genießen und gemütlich beisammen sein. Wir freuen uns auf dich.
Am Sonntag gibt es dieses Jahr erstmals Workshops/Trainings, die von dir besucht werden können: Gemeinsames Mobilisieren am Morgen, technisches Training, Sparrings & Schnitttesten.
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A colorful range of different employment opportunities on the subject of the sword is offered: From presentations from old fencing books over 600 years old, but also the presentation of a modern sport (HEMA) that uses the sword as a sporting tool, to the viewing of an original find in the museum of the castle.
Come and fence with us, the participants of the fencing week. The castle offers a wonderful setting, on several levels and in different rooms there is enough space for all kinds of fencing pleasures: Free fencing as well as technical exchange is possible throughout.
Of course, you can also take part in the rest of the program, attend workshops, cut tests, watch, participate. A short visit to the castle museum on the subject of the castle as a living space is certainly worth a detour.
Food and drinks, enjoy the (hopefully) sun and be together comfortably. We are looking forward to seeing you.
On Sunday, for the first time this year, there will be workshops/training sessions that you can attend: Mobilizing together in the morning, technical training, sparring & cut testing.

Teutonic Fecht 2023 - Honigberg
2023-08-25 08:00 - 2023-08-27 17:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Fortified Evangelical Church – Harman, Strada Pieței 2, Hărman, 507085, Romania
HEMA tournaments aim to do many things, but a key difference to other combat sports is our connection to history.
The Teutonic Fecht 2023, held for the first time in Harman, Romania, will be a combination of both high level and intense historical fencing, and an event full of passion for history – in a fortified historical church at the heart of Transylvania.
The HEMA event itself is part of a larger festival in the ethnic German village, all centered around the Evangelical church built in 1240 and fortified in the 15th C. To celebrate the history of the town, reenactors in armor, on horseback, archers will demonstrate their skills, on top of numerous other activities.
In the 13th C the Hungarian king Andras II, who controlled the region, invited the Knights of the Teutonic order to construct fortresses and in return gave them lands. The Order brought German settlers into Transylvania and they found multiple towns and villages, some populated by German speakers to this day. One of those is Honigberg, or as the Romanians call it – Harman.
Two tournament disciplines will be offered, a more typical longsword tournament and a special, sudden-death sidesword tournaments with swords provided – with many guaranteed matches in both categories. Fully video-assisted judging will be used in the sudden death tournament.
With a weapon as middle-ground as sidesword, rapierists, sabreurs, messer and arming sword people can easily take part and feel at home in a high-stakes tournament – and they don’t need to bring a sword!
Save the weekend of 25th-27th of August and come fence in Harman, Romania.

SAVE THE DATE! Rosenheimer Herbstfecht
2023-08-26 09:00 - 2023-08-27 17:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Historisches Fechten Rosenheim, Schießstattstraße 9-11, Rosenheim, Bavaria, 83024, Germany
A fencing school weekend with a variety of workshops on different weapons awaits you – Bavarian “Gemütlichkeit” and “Wiesn” feeling included.
More info flying soon.

Blademasters Open 2023
2023-09-01 09:00 - 2023-09-03 18:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | cork airport hotel, Cork Airport, Cork, Cork, Ireland
Come fence us! We offer Open Longsword and Open Sabre – two large (84 slots each) HEMA tournaments along with a free sparring day in an exclusive location of Cork Airport Hotel during the first weekend of September 2023!
Fri: Free Sparring Day and Referee Training
Sat: Longsword Tournament
Sun: Sabre Tournament
Saturday Dinner at the hotel included for all participants!
Discounted rates for the hotel rooms available!

Swords of the Renaissance (2023)
2023-09-02 09:00 - 2023-09-03 18:00 UTC | Neues Palais Potsdam, Zur Historischen Mühle 1, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 14469, Germany
This event is dedicated to the different styles and weapons of the Renaissance. This is intended to provide an overview and provide space for exchange and experimentation. There will be 4 – 6 workshops, but also plenty of time for questions, discussions, exchanges and free fencing! The aim is to create an open space that reflects both the diversity of the historical martial arts between the 15th and 17th centuries and the diversity of today’s practitioners.
A lunch buffet will be organized. In the evening we will go out for dinner close to the event location. If the weather is good, the event will held outdoors and will be open to spectators. If it rains we move into the hall and stay among ourselves. There is no tournament or other kind of competitive scenario at this event. The common denominator is cooperative and friendly fencing environment.
Masks, neck protection and (light) gloves belong to the minimum to be able to safely participate in all workshops. A fencing jacket is also pleasant, especially in thrust-oriented workshops.

Swordsquatch 2023
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-10 | lonin league, Lonin - 624 South Lander Street Units 41A / 40B || Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA, 98134, United States
Swordsquatch is three days of Historical Martial Arts workshops, competition, and camaraderie in the SoDo district of Seattle. Fight. Learn. Make friends, then fight them!
Swordsquatch is hosted by Lonin League! We are doing our part to Keep Seattle Weird. Join us for a uniquely Pacific Northwest HEMA experience!

Würzburger Igeley
2023-09-16 08:00 - 2023-09-17 17:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Wertheim, Wertheim, 97877
In diesem Jahr veranstaltet der Historisches Fechten Würzburg e.V. sein erstes offenes Turnier, die Würzburger Igeley.
In this year, Historisches Fechten Würzburg e.V. has its first open tournament, Würzburger Igeley.
Es gibt zwei Bewerbe / There will be two Tournaments:
offenes Langschwert Turnier / open Longsword
offenes Säbel Turnier (Säbel werden gestellt) / open Saber (sabers will be provided)
Bei Fragen und zur Anmeldung bitte eine e-Mail an / For questions or registration please send an e-mail to:
AnmeldungTurnierIGLS@gmx.de
En garde!

Dragoon Sabre 2023 - HEMA Tournament
2023-09-16 09:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Prague) | Sokolovna, Bokova 364, Pardubice, 53003, Czech Republic
PARDUBICE SWORDPLAY ASSOCIATION (PSA)
would like to invite you for friendly duelling sabre tournament.
Dragoon Sabre Pardubice
Ruleset: with the Right of Way (will be specified)
Sabre: 730 g – 830 g
Date: September 16th 2023
Place: Sokolovna Pardubičky, Bokova 364, Pardubice
Contact: +420 774 132 511
Email: psaserm@gmail.com
System of tournament: groups of 5-7; 80-100% to elimination
Fee:
EUR 30,- (750,- CZK)
Tournament participants are required to participate as a side referees.
Registration: will be annouced (max 28 participants)
Comment: Every participant starts on his own risk according to his medical condition

Wessex League - Winnersh
2023-09-16 09:00 - 2023-09-17 18:00 (Europe/Bratislava)
The UK’s first HEMA Tournament League returns for 2023, with its first leg being held in Winnersh by the Renaissance Sword Club
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, The Renaissance Sword Club specialises in Rapier and Sword & Buckler techniques with classes held in Surrey and Berkshire. For more information about RSC, head over to their website at: https://www.renaissanceswordclub.com/

Einherjar Cup 2023
2023-09-16 09:00 - 2023-09-17 18:00 (Asia/Hong_Kong) | Einherjar HEMA club, Unit 10, 12/F, Block B, Wah Tat Industrial Centre, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, 0000, Hong Kong
Hello everyone! We will hold the Einherjar Cup in 2023, the first steel sword open competition in Hong Kong!
There are two categories this time: Mixed weapon(s) and Two-handed weapon. The types of weapon entries are not limited to the European Longsword and Rapier in HEMA. As long as they meet our length, weight and safety restrictions, Steel Katana, Chinese Jian, etc. can also join the tournament and clash sparks! For detailed competition rules, please refer to the attached PDF.
The Champion, First Runner-up and Second Runner-up of each group will have rich prizes and details of the prizes will be announced one after another, so stay tuned! In addition, there are Technical awards in each category. If your performance is not only about scoring but being more elegant and skilful than other contestants, then the technical award voted by all contestants anonymously will be yours.
Sparring, combat, and the pursuit of excellence in technical performance have always been the core training concepts of the Einherjar HEMA club. I hope everyone will seize the opportunity to challenge themselves and put our swordsmanship into practice!
Date: September 16, 2023 (Saturday) to September 17, 2023 (Sunday)
Time: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Registration fee: HKD$500 for each Category, HKD$800 for two Categories

I Lake Hema
2023-09-30 08:00 - 2023-10-01 18:00 (Europe/Rome) | Palazzetto Sportivo Villaguardia, Via Tevere 30, Villaguardia, Como, 22079, Italy
Sabre (Open and Women)
Sidesword (Open)
Longsword (Open and Women)

Stramash!
2023-09-30 09:00 - 2023-10-01 17:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Glasgow Club Scotstoun, 72 Danes Drive, Glasgow, G14 9HQ, United Kingdom
With all the disruption that covid caused to people keeping fit and doing what they love, there are currently many people who have never had the chance to compete or attend a workshop and so we have decided to hold the first Workshop and Tournament designed for Beginners in Scotland – The Wee Stramash! The purpose of this day is to nurture those who have started practicing since the pandemic alongside promoting HEMA in Scotland. The Wee Stramash tournament is therefore reserved for those who started HEMA in 2020 or after.
For more advanced practitioners who have their own kit and steel swords, we will be running The Big Stramash!
Our tournaments will focus on clean, technical fencing. We will have two technical prizes for each tournament which will be based on a technical skill that was covered in a workshop the previous day.

Swiss Bears Cup 2023
2023-10-07 09:00 - 2023-10-08 16:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Gymnasium Neufeld, Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 131, Bern, Bern, 3012, Switzerland
The Swiss Bears Cup 2023 (until 2019 the longsword tournament of the Swiss Gathering) will take place in its third installation on the 7. and 8. of October 2023 in the town of Berne. It is organized by the Reisläufer Bern, and supported by our main sponsor SwissHEMA, our other sponsors, and shouldered by many members and clubs of the Swiss HEMA community, as well as recurring international competitive fencers. Up to 100 fencers will be competing in the open longsword tournament. As one of the novelties this year, we will have a fully separate women longsword tournament. As the tournament will start on Saturday morning, we highly recommend arriving on Friday evening. The end will be early to mid Sunday afternoon, so foreigners have plenty of time to return home.
The registration will open on saturday, 03.06.2023 at 20:00 GMT+2! The registration link will be posted to the facebook event.
What makes the Swiss Bears Cup special?
– Affordable price
– One of the most competitive tournaments of central Europe, featuring the Swiss tournament scene and usually and increasingly frequented by friends from France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary
– 2 days with a strict focus on the tournament
– A free gym hall is specifically designated for warm up and free sparring.
– The same organizers for last 4th years
– Experienced Swiss and international judges with high reported satisfaction by the participants
– Life displays with the score and time for every ring, including life results on the internet
– All results will be forwarded to the global ranking (hemaratings.com)
– First-aid is provided
– Sleeping places and showers within a coin-toss
– Optional dinner on Saturday evening
– Requirement to bring your own food (or buy it in the Supermarket / eat out)
– Enough time to travel back (end mid-afternoon on Sunday)
Aproximately one week prior to the event, you will be contacted via e-mail with a detailed event schedule. The address is:
Turnhalle Gymnasium Neufeld 1-4
Bremgartenstrasse 131 – 133
3012 Bern
If you have more than 1 hour of travel time to the event, you can use the sleeping accomodations on site. In this case be sure to bring your own sleeping bag.
The ruleset of the last bears cup can be found under the following link:
https://drive.google.com/…/1NetezxXDYGiGpipzKmX…/view…
We will update the rules in the coming months. You can expect minor changes regarding safety.
If any questions arise, please contact: swissbearscup@gmail.com

Sterzhaw
2023-10-13 - 2023-10-15 | Arena Feldbach, Austria
Sterzhaw III the Sterzening – das größte HEMA Event der Steiermark findet auch 2023 wieder statt!

Swordtoberfest Open
2023-10-14 09:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | University of Vermont, 151 South. Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05405, United States
After Legend of the Lake this past spring, we hope to provide the Regional HEMA community with a place to both learn from workshops and test their skills in a longsword tournament. The University of Vermont’s Historical Fencing Club is proud to announce the hosting of Swordtoberfest!

With Sabre & Singlestick
2023-10-20 - 2023-10-22 | Hala Widowiskowo – Sportowa w Kątach Wrocławskich, Poland, ul. Brzozowa 4, Katy Wroclawskie, dolnośląskie, 55-080, Poland
A conference, a workshop and a gala presentation dedicated entirely to the systems of fighting with singlestick and sabre in various countries, various historical periods. As there are many HEMA contests, competitions, they inevitably turn into a sportsmanlike events It is the high time we embraced those truly historical. nation-bound martial art and brought them to a broader light. We will start with our Polish “palcaty” and Hussar sabre, accompained by the military sabre of the 19th century, the Hungarian sabre, the Irish stick, the French La Canne, the Portugese Jogo do pau and plenty others. Let’s make the HEMA world bigger together!

Tyrnhaw 2023
2023-10-21 - 2023-10-22
TBD

Wessex League - Taunton
2023-10-21 - 2023-10-22
The UK’s first HEMA Tournament League continues with the second leg of the year hosted by Taunton Longsword Association. Founded in 2004 and based in Taunton, TLA specialises in the two-handed ‘longsword’ focusing on the German Tradition Liechtenauer tradition, and this is the primary activity of the club with occasional dips into other systems and weapons.
TLA’s website can be found here:
https://tauntonlongswords.org

DEON Zürich
2023-11-03 - 2023-11-05 | Kantonsschule Hottingen, Minervastrasse 14, Zürich, Zürich, , 8090 Zürich, Switzerland
The rapier and sidesword event in Zurich.
DEON is an event for all people interested in rapier and sidesword. It shall be a place to meet old and new friends, discuss interpretations and to fence with each other.

Sofia CrossSwords 2023
2023-11-04 07:30 - 2023-11-05 21:00 (Europe/Sofia) | Sport Hall Triaditsa, ul. "Haydushka Polyana" 57-58, 1612 Motopista, Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
It is time for the Second International HEMA tournament in Bulgaria – Sofia CrossSwords 2023.
We will be going bigger than before and hold 5 tournaments in two days – familiar ruleset, but unique formats and weapons.
Registration is open.
Full information can be found here: https://www.angel-swordsmanship.com/sofia-crossswords-2023
-Saturday, 04.11.2023
Ladies Longsword (bring your own weapon) – 6-20 spots
Open Longsword (bring your own weapon) – 40 spots
-Sunday, 05.11.2023
Ladies arming sword (provided weapon) – 6-20 spots
Open arming sword (provided weapon) – 20 spots
Open arming sword and buckler (provided weapons) – 20 spots.
For the big Open Longsword competition on Saturday, we will have the same format as before – each participant will have at least 9 matches and will have the privilege to judge just as many.
All Sunday disciplines will be with provided weapons, the Arming swords being SIGI Junior.
All participants can sign up for a Main discipline in the Open categories and add secondary ones as well. Depending on registered participants you will be able to join in 2 or all 3 Open tournaments.
Ladies may join the Ladies tournaments in addition to the Open ones.
If you have any questions, do let us know in comments, private messages or email – sofia.crossswords@gmail.com.

Goats of War
2023-11-11
Dear friends,
We are pleased to officially announce the “Goats of War”, our tournament organized by the HEMA club « Meyer May Rise » (MMR).
The tournament will held on 1 full day on Saturday November 11th 2023, focussed on longsword. The location is our sport hall in Fallais (between Brussels and Liège), Belgium.
Results of the tournament will be submitted to HEMA ratings.
More information in the coming days about tournament structure and ruleset on the event page.
Registration will be opened on 1st August, 9pm (UTC+2).
Save the date and stay tune!
Event page : https://www.facebook.com/events/6391233404289307?ref=newsfeed
The MMR team

nachschlag - RAW - KRViSE
2023-11-11 | BKSzC Gundel Károly Vendéglátó, Ecseri út 7, Budapest, 1097, Hungary
Dear Fencers,
we would like to announce the third installment of the KR ViSE tournaments for 2023.
Categories
– Longsword, open team
Location: BKSZC Gundel Károly Vendéglátó és Turisztikai Technikum
Timeframe: 7:00-18:00
Registration starts at: TBD
Registration fee: TBD
Registration closes at: TBD
The updated ruleset will be shared later.
We wish everyone a successful tournament!
