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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!

Central Asia HEMA Cup 2023
2023-11-11 - 2023-11-12 | Sports Complex named after O. Zharylgapov, Abay Avenue, 28/2, Bostandyk district, Almaty, Kazakhstan
We are happy to invite you to the largest HEMA tournament in Central Asia!
The tournament will last for two days and have “Men. General” and “Women. General” categories. And the following nominations:
– Longsword (Classic)
– Longsword (Judicial duel)
– Sword and buckler
– Military saber
Together with the tournament we are going to have several workshops.
The tournament is organized by Ferox Almaty with the support of Golden Falcon
This is an open event and we will be happy to see participants from all parts of the world.

VALKYRIE CUP 3
2023-11-17 15:00 - 2023-11-19 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw) | Wrocław University Sports Hall, Przesmyckiego 10, Wrocław, Lower Silesia, 51-151, Poland
Valkyrie / BLADE & Fundacja Walpurgis invite you to a third installment of VALKYRIE CUP -a Polish HEMA Federation FEDER league event that will take place in Wrocław, Poland on 2023/11/17-19.
The tournament will be fought in all FEDER league weapons: longsword, rapier & dagger, sabre and sword & buckler, all of them both in open and women’s categories. In addition to the FEDER league competitions, there will be a smallsword tournament and some most interesting workshops.
The registration will start on 2023/10/01 at 10 pm. Please check the event’s Facebook page for additional information.

Circle City Steel Clash
2023-11-18 14:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Indianapolis Fencing Club, 1706 East Pleasant Street, Noblesville, IN, 46060, United States
This will be our first tournament. Its purpose is to give our fencers and other local fencers their first experience in competitive combat – in as smooth and stress-free a way as possible. We are including a foam sword format event for those who don’t have full protection yet – everyone is welcome to come and try!
This event will also help our volunteer directors practice judging in a real bout environment, while at the same time maintaining a friendly and open environment– everyone will be asked for opinions, suggestions, etc.

Frost on the Blade
2023-11-19 07:00 - 2023-11-20 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Lampman Lane Community Centre, 59 lampman lane, Barrie, Ontario, L4n5g4, Canada
Nemesis x DWARF
We’re teaming up again! This time we’re excited to announce we will be hosting a tournament November 18-19th in Barrie, Ontario.
Registration is now CLOSED and all spaces are SOLD OUT. Thank you to everyone who has registered.
If you’d like to be added to the wait list in case anyone drops out please send us an email to dwarf.swords@gmail.com

Wessex League - Swindon
2023-11-25 - 2023-11-26
The third leg of the Wessex League will be hosted by Smart HEMA.
More information, including the booking link, will be shared closer to the date.

Wessex League - Swindon
2023-11-25 08:00 - 2023-11-26 17:00 (Europe/Bratislava)
The final leg of the Wessex League 2023 will take place in Swindon, hosted by Smart HEMA Clubs. Smart HEMA Clubs is a fun and relaxed group with clubs in both Swindon and Newbury, which has been training mainly in Longsword, Sword & Buckler, Rapier, and Sabre with a competitive fighting focus. SMART HEMA has been a regular attendee of the Wessex League, both participating (with great results), judging, and now organising.
We will be running 8 competitions (4 Open, 2 women’s & 2 beginners)
Open Longsword
Open Rapier & Dagger
Open Sabre
Open Sword & Buckler
Women’s+ Longsword
Women’s+ Rapier & Dagger
Beginners’ Longsword
Beginners’ Rapier & Dagger

Žilinský Pun(k)č I. 2024
2024-01-13 09:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Bratislava) | Žilina Punk, Oravská cesta 11, Žilina, Žilina, 01001, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Keď už Vianoce budú za nami 🎄 a Silvester úspešne oslavený 🎉, nastane čas vrátiť sa do formy. Príďte zo seba vybúchať šalát a rezne 💪 a spoločne sa zabaviť na miniturnaji Žilinský Pun(k)č, ktorým otvoríme sezónu 2024. 🤺
⚔️ Kategórie: Long Sword Open – 36 šermiarov
📅 Dátum: 13.1.2024
🖋 Spustenie registrácie: 24.12.2023 o 12:00
🌍 Miesto: Telocvičňa súkromnej základnej školy na Oravskej ceste 11, Žilina
⏲ Harmonogram:
09:30 Registrácia
10:30 Otvorenie turnaja
11:00 Začiatok LS – O
14:00 Eliminácie LS – O
16:00 Záver a afterparty
Punč je samozrejmosťou. A nielen v názve 🍹😁
Tešíme sa na vás!

Helsinki Longsword Open
2024-01-19 - 2024-01-20
EHMS proudly presents the tenth annual Helsinki Longsword Open competition on the 19th and 20th of January 2024. This year we will be hosting a total of four competitions: Longsword (Open), Longsword (Underrepresented Genders and Women), Messer (Open), and Sword & Buckler (Open).

Kiwi Fight camp 2024
2024-02-03 - 2024-02-05 | Ymca Kaitoke, 39 Kiwi Ranch Rd, Wellington, Wellington, 5018, New Zealand
A non competitive Hema event focused on workshops, coaching, sparring and collaboration. KFC is a fun filled weekend where all swordfolk can hit each other to their hearts content, then sit around the fire talking about it.

HEMA Turnaj Rotyčí Spár 2024
2024-02-10 09:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Bratislava)
//CZ
Dovolujeme si Vás pozvat na 3. ročník našeho HEMA turnaje Rotyčí spár.
Tento ročník vás čekají dvě kategorie:
Dlouhý meč open – 48 soutěžících
Rapír + Dýka – 24 soutěžících.
! Je možné se přihlásit pouze do jedné kategorie !
PRAVIDLA
Narozdíl od obvyklých “česko-slovenských” pravidel budou na tomto turnaji hluboké a mělké cíle.
hluboký cíl – 2 body
mělký cíl – 1 bod.
Mělké cíle jsme nastavili od kolen (včetně) níže a od loktů (včetně) dál.
Kompletní pravidla zveřejníme před registrací.
ČAS A MÍSTO
Sobota 10.2.2024 od 9:00 na adrese:
Polská 2400, 120 00 Praha 2-Vinohradyhttps://goo.gl/maps/eeUBpMcFMEs1f2ie8
REGISTRACE
Bude zahájena: 6.12.2023 14:00
Deadline pro zrušení registrace s vracením peněz: 15.1.2024
VSTUPNÉ
900 CZK
Platba je jenom převodem účet.
číslo účtu: 2101200991/2010
variabilní symbol: 20240211
zprava pro příjemce: Spar2024–
AFTERPARTY
Dle zájmu rezervujeme stoly uhttps://restaurantsokolovna.cz/
********** ENGLISH **********
We’d like to invite you to our second HEMA tournament Rotyka Claw 2024.
This year we’ll have 2 categories:
Longsword open – 48 fencers
Rapier and dagger – 24 fencers
! You can only attend one category !
RULESET
Short version:
There are deep and shallow targets.
deep targets – 2 points
shallow targets – 1 point
Shallow targets are from elbow (including) and knee (including) ‘down’.
Everything else is a deep target.
Complete ruleset will be published before registration opens.
REGISTRATION
Opening at: 6.12.2023 14:00
Deadline for canceling with refund: 15.1.2024
PLACE
Tournament will be held on Saturday 10.2.2024 from 9:00 at
Polská 2400, 120 00 Praha 2-Vinohradyhttps://goo.gl/maps/eeUBpMcFMEs1f2ie8
ENTRACNE FEE
37 EUR
IBAN: [REDACTED]BIC: FIOBCZPPXXX
Country of the recipient’s bank: Czech Republic
Recipient’s address: Milevska 1120/34, Krc, 140 00 Praha
Payment purpose: Tournament entrance fee
payee reference: 20240211
Identification: Spar2024–
FIGHTERS
Longsword Open – 42
Rapier and dagger – 21
AFTERPARTY
If enough people will be interested we’ll reserve a few tables at:https://restaurantsokolovna.cz/

SoCal Swordfight 2024
2024-02-16 - 2024-02-18 | OC Fair & Event Center – Costa Mesa, California, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Join us February 16-18, 2024 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California for an unforgettable weekend of HEMA classes, tournaments, and fun.
Last year, SoCal Swordfight attracted over 1,000 participants and spectators, for what we feel was an unforgettable experience, that we are planning to make even more exciting in 2024 with some significant enhancements that will help us not only live up to, but surpass the high standards we set in 2023.
SoCal Swordfight 2024 will feature:
– Over 100 hours of courses led by more than 50 instructors from the U.S. and around the world
– 25+ tournaments across multiple weapons sets, divisions, and tiers (Open, URG, Teen, Cutting)
– Antique Weapons Showcase (weapons, manuscripts, armor)
– Expansive Vendor Selection
– And so much more!
Register today at
https://socalswordfight.com/
Tournaments at SoCal Swordfight 2024
Open Tournaments
– Open Steel Longsword (multiple tiers)
– Open Steel Saber (multiple tiers)
– Single Rapier (multiple tiers)
– Rapier & Dagger (multiple tiers)
– Smallsword
– Longsword Cutting (multiple tiers)
– Arming Sword Cutting (multiple tiers)
– Yet-to-Be Disclosed Experimental Tournament
URG Tournaments
– URG Longsword (multiple tiers)
– URG Rapier & Dagger (multiple tiers)
– URG Saber
U18 Tournaments (Teens 13 – 17 Years Old)
– U18 Longsword
– U18 Single Rapier
– U18 Singlestick
– U18 Longsword Cutting

Bend the Knee HEMA Tournament
2024-03-02 | St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, 12251 Antioch Rd, Overland Park, Kansas City, KS, 66213, United States
St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, 12251 Antioch Rd, Overland Park, KS 66213, USA
Bend the Knee is a new HEMA tournament.
Two groups will compete amongst themselves: Women and Men over 40.
For the Women, We Don’t Bend the Knee.
For the Men, We Can’t.
Two events are decided, Longsword and Rapier (plus offhand if desired.) Third weapon is being considered.
Details will be worked out soon, but consider this your invitation to join us.
