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Schwabenhau 2026 returns to Ulm under new leadership

Schwabenhau 2026 returns to Ulm under new leadership

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Albion Cup 2026 crowns champions across six HEMA weapon divisions

Albion Cup 2026 crowns champions across six HEMA weapon divisions

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Candy Clash 2026 targets beginner HEMA fencers in Carlsbad

Candy Clash 2026 targets beginner HEMA fencers in Carlsbad

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Five Master Strikes that define German longsword fencing

Five Master Strikes that define German longsword fencing

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Kristine Rinka tops HEMA women’s steel sabre June 2026 rankings

Kristine Rinka tops HEMA women’s steel sabre June 2026 rankings

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George Silver’s fencing manual reveals Elizabethan English combat culture

George Silver’s fencing manual reveals Elizabethan English combat culture

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Albion Cup 2026 uses HEMA Ratings for fairer category splits

Albion Cup 2026 uses HEMA Ratings for fairer category splits

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Wiktenauer anchors Historical European Martial Arts with fencing manuals
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Wiktenauer anchors Historical European Martial Arts with fencing manuals

Wiktenauer gives HEMA clubs the manuals behind their drills, from Goliath to Liechtenauer. Its search tools turn fechtbücher into tournament-ready interpretation.

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Hugo Jiang wins tight 10-fencer Candy Clash 2026 longsword bracket
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Hugo Jiang wins tight 10-fencer Candy Clash 2026 longsword bracket

Hugo Jiang edged Andrew Loyola to win Candy Clash's 10-fencer longsword bracket, while San Diego Swordfighters placed four fencers in the top six.

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HILT 2026 brings triathlon-style longsword tournament to West Virginia
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HILT 2026 brings triathlon-style longsword tournament to West Virginia

HILT 2026 will pair steel and boffer longsword with cutting in Shepherdstown, turning one Saturday into a triathlon test for all-around HEMA skill.

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Why HEMA separates longsword, rapier, and sword-and-buckler bouts
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Why HEMA separates longsword, rapier, and sword-and-buckler bouts

HEMA brackets split by weapon family because longsword, rapier-and-dagger, and sword-and-buckler each reward different distance, timing, and targets.

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Why HEMA has so many names, and what they mean
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Why HEMA has so many names, and what they mean

HEMA’s many names are a map of the sport itself: historical fencing, Renaissance martial arts, and HEMA each signal different weapons, rules, and club culture.

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Jordan Mock wins Northumbrian League 2026 longsword title
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Jordan Mock wins Northumbrian League 2026 longsword title

Jordan Mock beat Wojciech Kwasik in the open steel final at York Sport Centre, taking the Northumbrian League 2026 longsword crown for Academy of Steel.

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Jacob Pendergraft wins Fence-acola 3 open rapier-and-dagger title
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Jacob Pendergraft wins Fence-acola 3 open rapier-and-dagger title

Jacob Pendergraft topped a 31-fighter Fence-acola 3 rapier-and-dagger open, with Athens School of Arms sweeping the top two and Society of Historical Fencing taking third and fourth.

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Albstadt Fechtwoche offers five-day HEMA training camp in 2026
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Albstadt Fechtwoche offers five-day HEMA training camp in 2026

Fechtwoche in Albstadt bundles five days, three instructors and nine workshops into a 759-euro full-board HEMA camp. The setup favors steady skill work over tournament pressure.

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Callum Carmichael wins 50-fighter smallsword field at Gathering of the Blades
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Callum Carmichael wins 50-fighter smallsword field at Gathering of the Blades

Callum Carmichael took gold in a 50-fencer adult open smallsword field in Barrie, with David Ito, Aidan Saleh and Nicolas Gatien filling the next three places.

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What the montante reveals about HEMA's greatsword training
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What the montante reveals about HEMA's greatsword training

The montante turns greatsword work into a lesson in distance, line, and footwork, not just force. Its 32-rule structure shows why the biggest blade in HEMA often rewards the cleanest control.

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Madlinger wins Kings Cup Rapier & Dagger title, Mid-Atlantic clubs shine
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Madlinger wins Kings Cup Rapier & Dagger title, Mid-Atlantic clubs shine

BD Madlinger took the Kings Cup Rapier & Dagger crown over a 27-fencer field, with Mid-Atlantic clubs filling most of the top nine.

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MS I.33 reveals the oldest surviving European fencing manual
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MS I.33 reveals the oldest surviving European fencing manual

MS I.33 anchors modern sword-and-buckler work with wards, counter-covers and binding from the earliest surviving European fencing manual.

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Pinchpoint 2026 pairs HEMA mentors with new fighters in low-pressure format
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Pinchpoint 2026 pairs HEMA mentors with new fighters in low-pressure format

Pinchpoint 2026 turns beginner longsword into a coached tournament lab, keeping new fighters with a mentor instead of tossing them into a sink-or-swim bracket.

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Tyrnhaw 2026 expands fields after 260 HEMA registrations
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Tyrnhaw 2026 expands fields after 260 HEMA registrations

Tyrnhaw 2026 has cleared 260 registrations and widened Longsword Women and Sabre Men, a strong early sign that both divisions are pulling real demand.

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Oxford’s International Rapier Seminar adds medals across four weapons
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Oxford’s International Rapier Seminar adds medals across four weapons

Oxford’s rapier weekend put medals on longsword, sabre, sword and buckler and rapier, with a live team longsword bracket and two Sunday tournaments.

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Histfenc examines HEMA gear evolution and the stubborn bib gap problem
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Histfenc examines HEMA gear evolution and the stubborn bib gap problem

HEMA gear now spans masks, jackets, gloves, and specialized layers, yet the bib gap still tests neck protection. HEMA Ratings adds a second lesson: read rank carefully.

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HEMA rules trace back to centuries of fencing conventions
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HEMA rules trace back to centuries of fencing conventions

HEMA doubles, afterblows, and scoring disputes echo centuries of fencing conventions, from Fechtschule contests to modern brackets like Sword Fight VIII 2026.

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Wyrobek wins Black Horns Cup Open Steel Saber after 71-fencer field
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Wyrobek wins Black Horns Cup Open Steel Saber after 71-fencer field

Franciszek Wyrobek outlasted 70 others in a 71-fencer Open Steel Saber bracket, with Krakowska Szkoła Fechtunku and Mordschlag Łódź filling the top four.

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Connor Stewart wins Mixed Weapon title at Whose Blade Is It Anyway 2026
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Connor Stewart wins Mixed Weapon title at Whose Blade Is It Anyway 2026

Connor Stewart took a 12-fighter Mixed Weapon bracket, beating Audrey Bidwell and Paul Schroeder as Rochester clubs filled four of the top eight places.

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Miro Lahtela wins 54-fighter longsword at War in the West 2026
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Miro Lahtela wins 54-fighter longsword at War in the West 2026

Miro Lahtela took the Steel longsword crown in a 54-fighter field at War in the West, with Ursa Major HEMA Academy landing two of the top four spots.

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Grace Rudiak wins Orange Slice Cutting Tournament in tight SoCal field
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Grace Rudiak wins Orange Slice Cutting Tournament in tight SoCal field

Grace Rudiak beat 19 fencers to win Orange Slice’s open steel longsword cut, while SoCal Swords took third and fourth in a podium stacked with regional clubs.

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Kelsey Dame wins Herne's Cup 2026 longsword bracket in Oxford
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Kelsey Dame wins Herne's Cup 2026 longsword bracket in Oxford

Kelsey Dame won Herne’s Cup 2026’s 80-fencer intermediate steel longsword bracket in Oxford, beating Matthias De Oliveira while London Historical Fencing Club took gold.

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Alan Beck wins Midsommar Slam 2026 open steel single-rapier title
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Alan Beck wins Midsommar Slam 2026 open steel single-rapier title

Alan Beck beat Sheik Bacchus for the open steel single-rapier crown, and Cymbrogi added two more fencers to the fifth-place tie in a 22-fencer field.

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Placencia wins Sword and Buckler Open Steel as Mordhau dominates podium
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Placencia wins Sword and Buckler Open Steel as Mordhau dominates podium

Placencia broke a Mordhau 2-4 run in Sword and Buckler Open Steel, winning an 11-fencer bracket while Ironwood said it swept the medals.

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Iceland's only international HEMA tournament returns for fourth edition
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Iceland's only international HEMA tournament returns for fourth edition

Iceland’s only international HEMA tournament will return to Reykjavík on July 25-26, with longsword, saber and sidesword drawing travelers to its fourth edition.

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New study reveals ancient Greek stances in pankration and wrestling
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New study reveals ancient Greek stances in pankration and wrestling

Ancient Greek stances in palē, pygmē and pankration now read like a coach’s notebook: clinch, boxing shell and hybrid guard, all with real drill value.

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A Coruña highlights international Historical European Martial Arts gathering
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A Coruña highlights international Historical European Martial Arts gathering

San Antón Castle hosted an international HEMA gathering where practitioners swapped techniques and history inside a 16th-century fortress.

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St. George’s HEMA School sweeps visible longsword podium in Tbilisi
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St. George’s HEMA School sweeps visible longsword podium in Tbilisi

St. George’s HEMA School took the top four in the visible longsword category in Tbilisi, turning Wolf’s Head into a sharp test of local depth.

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Geraud lemenager wins crowded Sword of the South 2026 longsword bracket
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Geraud lemenager wins crowded Sword of the South 2026 longsword bracket

Geraud lemenager survived a 45-fighter open-steel longsword field in Adelaide, then beat Mark Holgate in the final as the podium spread across four clubs.

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