We would like to thank all the great attendees of Fechtschule America 2013 for making this year the best event yet! It is the spirit of camaraderie and the ongoing hunt to better understand the historical martial arts that makes Fechtschule America the success that it has become and we salute you!
This year we added a special recognition category, 'Technical Display,' voted and decided by a jury of peers culled from judges throughout the tournaments. Please join us in recognizing their exciting and challenging displays of martial arts. Without further preamble we now present the official winners of the Hammertertz Forum Invitational and Open International Tournaments.
TECHNICAL DISPLAY WINNERS:
Invitational Franco-Belgian Longsword- Dustin Reagan
Open Longword- Jeff Tsay
Open Sword and Buckler- Dustin Reagan
Open Women's- Kristine Konsmo
Open Dagger- Keith Cotter-Reilly
OFFICIAL WINNERS:
Invitational Franco-Belgian Longsword-
KING- Sam Street, Schwert am Schwert-Houston
2nd- Dustin Reagan, Redlands Fencing Center
3rd- Jeff Tsay, Forte Swordplay
4th- Dennis Ljungqvist, Kungshamns Historiska Fäktskola
Open Longsword-
1st- Dennis Ljungqvist, Kungshamns Historiska Fäktskola
2nd- Axel Pettersson, Göteborgs Historiska Fäktskola
3rd- Jake Norwood, Maryland Kunst des Fechtens
4th- Jeff Tsay, Forte Swordplay
Open Sword and Buckler-
1st- Axel Pettersson, Göteborgs Historiska Fäktskola
2nd- Dustin Reagan, Redlands Fencing Center
3rd- Sam Street, Schwert am Schwert-Houston
4th- Eric Wiggins, Ordo Procinctus
Open Women's Longsword-
1st- Kristine Konsmo, Fekteklubben Frie Duellister-Oslo
2nd- Jennifer Mishelle Hernandez-Benitez, Krigerskole European Martial Arts School
3rd- Claudia Krause, Schola Gladiatoria
4th- Rebecca Boyd, Baited Blade
Open Dagger-
1st- McKenzie Ewing, Meyer Freifechter Guild-Atlanta
2nd- Keith Cotter-Reilly, Meyer Freifechter Guild-Atlanta
3rd- Charles Murdock, Meyer Freifechter Guild-Vermont
4th- Christopher Desplas, Ordo Procinctus
This year marked our first attempt at live-streaming the finals to great success so we thank all the viewers from around the world! If you missed it or would like to see it again you can view it here:
To view other matches from Fechtschule America 2013 please visit the Youtube page:
www.youtube.com/user/Fechtschule ... eos?view=0
Special thanks to the many sponsors who provided us with prizes, safety gear, and support in too many ways to list!
Purpleheart Armory
Absolute Force
Sparring Gloves
Arms & Armor
Albion Swords
PBT Fencing Gear
SPES
Regenyei Swords
Therion Arms
MBlades
Stay tuned for information on the next Fecthschule America and keep training!
Your hosts,
Schwert am Schwert
Western Martial Arts Coalition
Historical European Martial Arts Alliance