HEMA Scorecard

Time	Gear Check	Tournament Check-In	Ring 1	Ring 2	Ring 3	Ring 4	Ring 5	Ring 6	Ring 7	Ring 8	Ring 9	Ring 10	Cutting 1	Cutting 2	Antiques (Leona) & Intro Classes	Lecture Room (Boardroom)	Classroom 1 (Sonoma)	Classroom 2 (Sonoma)	Classroom 3 (Sonoma)	Classroom 4 (California)	Classroom 5 (California)	Sparring Hall (California)
8:00 am	Gear Check		FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN
	Saber - URG Check-In	Saber - Tier A Open Check-In
	Saber - URG Check-In	Saber - Tier A Open Check-In
	Pre-Tournament Gear Check
9:00 am			Saber - Tier A Open Pools	Saber - Tier A Open Pools	Saber - Tier A Open Pools				Saber - URG Pools	Saber - URG Pools	Saber - URG Pools	Saber - URG Pools	Cutting Qualls			Fueling for Battle: Sports Nutrition in HEMA •Drew Lott	Simon Frias Saber •Luis Arturo Alba Ramirez	Secrets of the Chinese Straight Sword •Fred Kaye	Brain Games •Rebecca Glass		WWII Armed Combatives •Thomas Levine	OPEN SPARRING


		Saber - Tier B Open Check-In
10:00 am		Saber - Tier B Open Check-In

						Saber - Tier B Open Pools	Saber - Tier B Open Pools	Saber - Tier B Open Pools	Saber - Tier B Open Pools		Saber - URG Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Saber - URG Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)				The Family and Origin of Joachim Meyer •Liam Clark	Moving with Resolution •Mitch Davis	The Noble and Worthy Science of Defence: An Introduction to Swetnam’s Rapier & Dagger •David Laudenslager			Punta y Daga of Kalis Ilustrisimo •Phillip Palmejar
											Saber - URG Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Saber - URG Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)
11:00 am													Cutting Qualls	Longsword Cutting - Tier B Open Round 1
		Longsword - Tier B URG Check-In
		Longsword - Tier B URG Check-In	Saber - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Saber - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Saber - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)													The Art of Not Getting Hit •Kat Dunham	This is Not the Way: When Bio-Mechanics Go Wrong •Wendy Marques	Parallel Sources: Translating Words to Techniques •Kendra Brown	Khopesh is Not a Sickle Sword •Henry Hill

12:00 pm										Longsword - Tier B URG Pool	Longsword - Tier B URG Pools	Longsword - Tier B URG Pools			SPECTATOR INTRO CLASS •Tim Magnuson

																Stop Playing Peek-a-Boo: Using Your Eyes to Win Fights •Myles Cupp	Measure and Control: Strategies for Effective Fencing •Arthur Henry	The Short Staff of Paurenfeyndt and Mair •Jonathan Allen	Takouba: Sword of the Sahel •Da'Mon Stith	Viking Sword and Shield •Steaphen Fick	Apache Knife Combat •Robert Redfeather
		Longsword - Tier A URG Check-In
1:00 pm		Longsword - Tier A URG Check-In				Saber - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Saber - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Saber - Tier B Open Elims & Finals
		Saber - Tier C Open Check-In
		Saber - Tier C Open Check-In							Longsword - Tier A URG Pools	Longsword - Tier A URG Pools

2:00 pm			Saber - Tier C Open Pools	Saber - Tier C Open Pools	Saber - Tier C Open Pools	Saber - Tier C Open Pools	Saber - Tier C Open Pools									Book History Through the Lens of Joachim Meyer •Michael Chidester	Go With Your Flow: A Relaxed Approach to Tournament Fencing •Gille Buyle	Rapier Fundamentals: Closing the Line •Jeff Jacobson	It is only a Zornhau if it is from the Bavaria region of Germany. If not, it is just a sparkling Oberhau. •Yannick De Smet	Footwork in the Swordfight •Robert Childs	Pressure Points •Robin Price

											Longsword - Tier B URG Elims & Finals	Longsword - Tier B URG Elims & Finals

3:00 pm													Cutting Qualls
		Singlestick - U18 Open Check-In
		Singlestick - U18 Open Check-In															Lichtenauer’s System in Military Context •Jack Gassmann	Set the Left Foot Forward: Getting Non-Dominant Foot Forward Fencing Working •Stephen Cheney	A Point in the Right direction: An Introduction to Langes Messer •Jem Burke	The Tactics of Achille Marozzo’s Leg Strikes •Patrick Tarzi	10 Ways to Set Up a Thrust •Maarten Van der Auwera

4:00 pm									Longsword - Tier A URG Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Longsword - Tier A URG Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)		Singlestick - U18 Open Pools, Elims, Finals		Longsword Cutting - Tier B Open Round 2	SPECTATOR INTRO CLASS •Trevor Amspaugh	Breaking Barriers: Leveling Up Your Fencing •Jeffrey Will

			Saber - Tier C Open Elims & Finals	Saber - Tier C Open Elims & Finals	Saber - Tier C Open Elims & Finals	Saber - Tier C Open Elims & Finals

5:00 pm													Cutting Qualls			Study the Tools to Learn the Art •Nathan Clough		Schielhaw: The Versatile Attack •Miro Lahtela	Knife Defense that Doesn’t Suck. •Dolan Hall	Succeeding with Fiore in a German Focused Club •Jakub Dobi	Quality is Subjective, or Is It? •Paul Barolet
		Smallsword - Open Check-In
		Smallsword - Open Check-In												Longsword Cutting - Tier B Open Finals
		Singlestick - Team Check-In
6:00 pm		Singlestick - Team Check-In	Smallsword - Open 1st Pools	Smallsword - Open 1st Pools	Smallsword - Open 1st Pools	Smallsword - Open 1st Pools	Smallsword - Open 1st Pools	Smallsword - Open 1st Pools

											Singlestick - Team	Singlestick - Team

7:00 pm

			Smallsword - Open Elim Pools	Smallsword - Open Elim Pools	Smallsword - Open Elim Pools	Smallsword - Open Elim Pools

8:00 pm



9:00 pm			Smallsword - Open Final Pool

Time	Gear Check	Tournament Check-In	Ring 1	Ring 2	Ring 3	Ring 4	Ring 5	Ring 6	Ring 7	Ring 8	Ring 9	Ring 10	Cutting 1	Cutting 2	Antiques (Leona) & Intro Classes	Lecture Room (Boardroom)	Classroom 1 (Sonoma)	Classroom 2 (Sonoma)	Classroom 3 (Sonoma)	Classroom 4 (California)	Classroom 5 (California)	Sparring Hall (California)
8:00 am	Pre-Tournament Gear Check		FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN
		Longsword - Tier A Open Check-In
		Longsword - Tier A Open Check-In

9:00 am			Longsword - Tier A Open Pools	Longsword - Tier A Open Pools	Longsword - Tier A Open Pools	Longsword - Tier A Open Pools	Longsword - Tier A Open Pools	Longsword - Tier A Open Pools								The Well Combatant: Sports Performance for HEMAists •Elizabeth Scott	Montante 101: Montante's Greatest Hits •Alexandra Yastishock	Longsword Fight Choreograhy •Luke LaFontaine	Introduction to Cossack Saber and Lance •Marc Lawrence	Our Practise: The 1595 Club and Vincentio Saviolo •Derek Steel-Baron	Vigny Walking Stick Method of Self Defense •Fred Kaye	OPEN SPARRING

													Arming Sword Cutting - Tier B Open Round 1	Longsword Cutting - Tier C Open Round 1
		Longsword - Tier C Open Check-In
10:00 am		Longsword - Tier C Open Check-In

								Longsword - Tier C Open Pools	Longsword - Tier C Open Pools	Longsword - Tier C Open Pools	Longsword - Tier C Open Pools	Longsword - Tier C Open Pools				Mindset: How to Aim for Flow in Fencing •Minna Vasarainen	A Bound Fist: Dambe Boxing and its Connection to Spear and Shield Fighting •Da'Mon Stith	Structure: Foundational Concepts with Immediate Results •Derek Gill	Stronger, Longer, Pointier: The Finer Points of Longpoint •Alan West	Shamshirs Can't Thrust and Other Lies You've Been Told About Middle Eastern Swords •Frank Perrin	How to Actually Hit in Rapier •Sawyer Freschi

11:00 am

		Longsword - U18 Open Steel Check-In	Longsword - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Longsword - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Longsword - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)	Longsword - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH ON SUNDAY)										Panel Discussion: Supporting Diversity from the Ground Up •Beth Hammer •Veronica Young •Steaphen Fick •Kas Wampler-Goodbee
		Longsword - U18 Open Steel Check-In
12:00 pm															SPECTATOR INTRO CLASS •Nolan Duino		Hand Sniping 101 •Justinder Singh	Kiliç and Kalkan: The Fighting Style of the Turks and Tatars •Ahmed Syed	Paulus Kal's Longsword & Buckler •Brittany Reeves	Cutlass: Fighting in Adverse Conditions •Luke LaFontaine	Breaking Down Practice •Edward Craig
							Longsword - U18 Open Steel Pools, Elims, Finals


1:00 pm																The Bellifortis of Konrad Kyeser of Eichstätt •Michael Chidester	Realism with Fantasy •Rick Silver	What I Learned On My Grand Tour, English Impressions of Italian Fencing •Kevin Murakoshi	Italo-Hungarian Technique and Tactics •Kai Cummings	Mastering Distance & Timing •Mary Spohn


		Longsword - Tier B Open Check-In
2:00 pm		Longsword - Tier B Open Check-In							Longsword - Tier C Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Tier C Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Tier C Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Tier C Open Elims & Finals				7 Didactic Principles for HEMA •Maarten Van der Auwera	Posta di Donna and Dente de Zenghiaro. Historical Approach and Sparring Adaptation of the Italian Longsword •Antoni Olbrychski	The Secret Language of Conflict •Steaphen Fick		Aspects of Parrying •Ville Välimäki	Apache War Shield, War Club. •Robert Redfeather
													Arming Sword Cutting - Tier B Open Round 2	Longsword Cutting - Tier C Open Round 2
			Longsword - Tier B Open Pools	Longsword - Tier B Open Pools	Longsword - Tier B Open Pools	Longsword - Tier B Open Pools	Longsword - Tier B Open Pools	Longsword - Tier B Open Pools

3:00 pm

																The Sword in Culture and Counter-culture: 19th,Century Fencing, Violence and Nationalism in a German Speaking Context •Kai Cummings		Techniques for Advanced Tournament Performance •Jack Gassmann	Below the Radar: Applications of Low Guards in Longsword Fencing •Stephen Cheney		Intro to British Basket-Hilted Broadsword •Rashelle DeBolt
										Longsword Cutting - U18 Open Everything
4:00 pm															SPECTATOR INTRO CLASS •Myles Cupp		The Unofficial Sword and Buckler Tournament •Jonathan Ying
		Longsword - Unrated Open Check-In
		Longsword - Unrated Open Check-In														Real Swords From the Manuscripts •Nathan Clough
													Arming Sword Cutting - Tier B Open Finals	Longsword Cutting - Tier C Open Finals
5:00 pm								Longsword - Unrated Open Pools	Longsword - Unrated Open Pools	Longsword - Unrated Open Pools	Longsword - Unrated Open Pools	Longsword - Unrated Open Pools			ANTIQUES SHOWCASE SETUP (FOR EXHIBITORS ONLY)				You Have Two Edges. Use them. •Jack Stewart	Coordination of your Hands and the Sword Tip •Chandler Brown



6:00 pm			Longsword - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Tier B Open Elims & Finals									ANTIQUES SHOWCASE (SPECTATORS WELCOME)							HEMA ARCADE •Jonathan Ying



7:00 pm

									Longsword - Unrated Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Unrated Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Unrated Open Elims & Finals	Longsword - Unrated Open Elims & Finals

8:00 pm																						OPEN SPARRING



9:00 pm

Time	Gear Check	Tournament Check-In	Ring 1	Ring 2	Ring 3	Ring 4	Ring 5	Ring 6	Ring 7	Ring 8	Ring 9	Ring 10	Cutting 1	Cutting 2	Antiques (Leona) & Intro Classes	Lecture Room (Boardroom)	Classroom 1 (Sonoma)	Classroom 2 (Sonoma)	Classroom 3 (Sonoma)	Classroom 4 (California)	Classroom 5 (California)	Sparring Hall (California)
8:00 am	Gear Check		FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN	FRONT ENTRANCE - EVENT CHECK-IN
	Rapier & Dagger - URG Check-In	Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Check-In
	Rapier & Dagger - URG Check-In	Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Check-In
	Pre-Tournament Gear Check
9:00 am			Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Pools	Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Pools	Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Pools				Rapier & Dagger - URG Pools	Rapier & Dagger - URG Pools	Rapier & Dagger - URG Pools	Rapier & Dagger - URG Pools				Panel Discussion: Fitness, Injury, and Recovery •Elizabeth Scott •Jem Burke •Andrew Somlyo •Drew Lott	CPR/FIRST AID - SPECIAL CLASS •Paul Peng	Dastardly Disarms •Steaphen Fick	Nguni Warfare •Henry Hill	Indian Clubs: For Health, Fitness and Recovery •John Partika	Five Precepts of the Dagger Fight •Sean Ellis	OPEN SPARRING
		Rapier (Single) - U18 Open Check-In
		Rapier (Single) - U18 Open Check-In

10:00 am							Rapier (Single) - U18 Open Pools, Elims, Finals				Rapier & Dagger - URG Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)	Rapier & Dagger - URG Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)	Arming Sword Cutting - Tier A Open Round 1	Longsword Cutting - Tier A Open Round 1		Judicial Dueling: Lecture and Storytime •Michael Chidester
		Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Check-In
		Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Check-In															A Game of Inches •Jeffrey Will	Delaying Death: Grappling for Smalls •Jane Strange	Time Thieves •Jonathan Ying	Under Pressure: Fundamental Drills for Readiness and Structure •Mitchell Allen	Living Life on the (Back) Edge •Kerri Tamplin

11:00 am									Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Pools	Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Pools	Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Pools	Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Pools

			Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)	Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)	Rapier & Dagger - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)											Panel Discussion: Highlighting Women in HEMA •Stevi Parker •Harriet Coates •Ashton Warren •Kat Dunham	HEMA Strong: Strength, Speed and Power Training for the Fencer •Jem Burke	Zornhau Unleashed: The Ultimate Foundation of Historical Fencing •Aaron Faes	The Persian Spear and Battlefield Wrestling •Frank Perrin	Rule 1, Don't Die •Jordan Hinckley	Decoding Fiore: Translating Dagger into Longsword •Ryan Kolick

12:00 pm															SPECTATOR INTRO CLASS •Stephanie Fousek
		Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Check-In
		Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Check-In

1:00 pm		Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Check-In	Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Pools	Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Pools	Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Pools												Fundamental Exercises in Saber Fencing •Antoni Olbrychski	Melee Range: Entering and Exiting Distance •Stevi Parker	HEMA to Stage •Rick Silver	Schil-how? •Kirsten Meredith	Montante 201: Montante in Bonkers Situations •Alexandra Yastishock
		Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Check-In
										Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Rapier (Single) - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Arming Sword Cutting - Tier A Open Round 2	Longsword Cutting - Tier A Open Round 2		How to Get Hooked on Manuscripts •Kendra Brown
						Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Pools	Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Pools	Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Pools
2:00 pm																		Real Rapier Choreography for Film •Luke LaFontaine	Using a Cane for Self Defense •Robin Price		CPR/FIRST AID - SPECIAL CLASS •Paul Peng

																Learning from Oakeshott’s Personal Collection •Nathan Clough

3:00 pm													Arming Sword Cutting - Tier A Open Feats #1 (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)	Longsword Cutting - Tier A Open Feats #1 (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)

			Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Elims & Finals	Rapier & Dagger - Tier B Open Elims & Finals

4:00 pm
						Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)	Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)	Rapier (Single) - Tier A Open Elims (GOLD MATCH AT END OF DAY)


5:00 pm



6:00 pm			TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches	TIER-A GRAND FINALS Gold Medal Matches



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