Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) is an endeavor started in the 20th century in the US and Europe, its aim is to reconstruct European martial arts that has its lineage broken through the interpretation of period manuscripts. In Asia, more and more people are joining the movement, either based on the fascination with a foreign […]
CLAMAS is a yearly event co-founded in 2021 by two swiss fencers. It focuses on 18th and 19th century Martial Arts and featured in the past workshops on : Kreusslerian smallsword, 19th century women's self-defense, Irish stick fighting, Swiss Contrepointe, Modern and Historical Mensur, Northern Italian thrust fencing... This year edition will be bigger than […]
Get ready to join an exhilarating display of skill, technique, and hotness at Midsummer FightNight! On June 29th, 7 Swords and Iron Will will be hosting a friendly open longsword competition at the 7 Swords training hall. With a new ruleset developed by Iron Will that promotes clean tactical fencing, this event promises to be […]
A year has passed since we made fencers wet and hot inside of castle walls. So it is time to announce Steel & Chill 2024. With Istria conquered we are moving east. We can not promise neither rain nor sun, but a weekend with lots of HEMA fun. In Daruvar at count Janković castle, in […]
This will be a single day historical fencing event focused on a longsword tournament with a separate sparring area open to various weapons outside of the tournament itself. Our local scene features plenty of folks using rapier, smallsword, saber, sidesword, dussack and dagger. The longsword tournament will be open to all genders and rating levels, […]
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. Eines ist für uns klar: Zumindest einmal im Leben sollte man ein Schwert […]
We are gathering at the Coombs Fairgrounds & Event Centre on August 25th, 2023 for an Open Steel Rapier & Dagger tournament. This will be the unofficial second iteration of this tournament, as we hadn't really settled on the name until this year.
In cooperation with HVN (Netherlands) and EHMS (Finland), we are excited to invite you to our first international beginner-and-basic level longsword tournament - BOHEMA*: First Harvest. On September 7 and 8, in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. Our clubs plan this event to create an entry-level friendly environment where students from all over Europe […]
Introducing Mortslag, a multi-disciplinary international HEMA tournament, brought to you by Arte Mortiferum! Mortslag will feature the following disciplines: * Longsword (Mixed) * Longsword (Women's) * Sabre * Rapier & Dagger Participants will be able to register for all disciplines! The pool phases will be organised on Saturday, with eliminations and finals following on Sunday. […]
El objetivo de esta actividad es generar un espacio de encuentro solo para mujeres, con talleres teórico-prácticos sobre armas, charlas y conversatorios reflexivos en torno al desempeño del deporte desde las experiencias y mirada femenina. Y este año por primera vez incorporaremos un torneo experimental al encuentro.
O’zwercht is! A Fechtschul weekend with a variety of workshops on different weapons awaits you - Bavarian hospitality and Oktoberfest feeling included. Three halls are at your disposal. In our large hall you can have fun on the “Fence Floor” with free fencing or have a cozy snack at the “Stammtisch” and enjoy a (non-alcoholic!) […]
Our HEMA community is growing each year and it's time to have a dedicated tournament day for the Ladies. At this event you will have the opportunity to fence in the three commonly trained disciplines in Bulgaria - Longsword, Arming sword, Sword and buckler. Also a mixed weapon tournament game "Queen of the hill"(further details […]
