A 2 day HEMA Event brought to you by Steelhead WMA in Erie, PA.
We will be hosting a (test) rapier tournament, dagger, messer, and ABCD (Anyone But Cis Dude) Longword, Div. B Longsword, and Div. A Longsword.
Each event will consist of 2 rounds of pools, with winners being ranked based on their ratio of hits scored to hits received, with wins being used as a tie-breaker. Each fight will consist of 3-5 scoring exchanges (where a scoring action has occured, even if the result is a double), with no clock.
A rondel dagger is allowed as a secondary weapon in Longsword. All events will be fought on a padded floor. Fencers may decide whether or not they are okay with being "thrown" (taken to the ground by their opponent, with control) before each longsword or messer fight. Fencers participating in the dagger tounrament must be comfortable being thrown, as some rounds start from a wrestling position.
The current schedule & particpant caps are:
Friday 12/6:
1pm: Open Rapier Check-In
2pm: Open Rapier (16 fencers)
3pm: Open Messer Check-In
4pm: Open Messer (28 fencers)
6pm: ABCD (Anyone But CIS Dudes) Longsword Check-In
7pm: ABCD Longsword
Saturday 12/7:
8am: Div. B Open Longsword Check-In
9am: Div. B Open Longsword (30 fencers)
12pm: Lunch
1pm: Open Dagger Check-In
2pm: Open Dagger (20 fencers)
3pm: Div. A Open Longsword Check-In
4pm: Div. A Open Longsword (20 fencers)
Signup here! https://events.humanitix.com/lake-e-fecht-2024
Rules here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/15CWe8WKBUDLTv4LnMvH2zfFZ4lZgoA5ttxvyhMHJTKw/edit?usp=sharing
Participants must be 18 or older, and vaccinated for COVID-19.
Questions? Interested in judging or directing in exchange for a shirt or discount? Email us! ErieSteelheadWMA@gmail.com or join us on discord: https://discord.gg/KyAEczPxUc
