What are our ages?

[Ben Floyd]

I'm 29. I've competed at every Fechtschule America, last year's Longpoint, and every DixieKrieg.

[charles_low]

65 I Was very involved in epee fencing 20 to 30 years ago. Typical life chaos intervened and I stopped doing it. After a recent bout with cancer (chemo plus major surgery left me in very poor shape) I decided to get into hema type stuff, mostly longsword, last fall. A friend of mine has been doing it for a decade or so and it looks to be a great way to get back in shape. Perhaps I will compete some next year.

[John Harmston]

41, Fechtschule America

[W.T.Heinz]

I am 32, I've competed in PNW Gathering tournaments, this years FA, and Drei Wunder's Ringen and Longsword tournaments. The people of Iron Crown range from 16 to mid 40's.

[B Davis]

@ O. G. Osborne:

Possible leads for study partners in the Puget Sound area:

Lonin (http://lonin.org/) (Georgetown District, Seattle)
SCA practice at I-5 and 65th Street (Greenlake District, Seattle)
AtheTyr Study Group (Kent, WA) (membership required) (SCA)
Veritas Swordplay Academy (http://www.germanlongsword.com/) (Moses Lake, WA)
7 Swords Guild (Tacoma, WA) (HEMA Alliance member)
Warhorse Guild (Port Gamble, WA)
True Edge Academy (Ellensburg, WA) (HEMA Alliance member)
True Edge Academy (Yakima, WA) (HEMA Alliance member)
Academia della Spada (http://sallesaint-george.com/) (Northgate District, Seattle)

Justin Greywolf was in Kent, WA. (part of Tattershall School of Defense).

[Richard Marsden]

Charles gets the B.A. of the week.

Beats cancer. Takes on longsword.

[Ben Floyd]

Also, our school's ages range from 22-61.

[Joey Nitti]

65 I Was very involved in epee fencing 20 to 30 years ago. Typical life chaos intervened and I stopped doing it. After a recent bout with cancer (chemo plus major surgery left me in very poor shape) I decided to get into hema type stuff, mostly longsword, last fall. A friend of mine has been doing it for a decade or so and it looks to be a great way to get back in shape. Perhaps I will compete some next year.

Charles gets the B.A. of the week.

Beats cancer. Takes on longsword.

this. Good on ya man, keep fighting.


Me, I'm 19, been HEMA-ing for slightly less than a year now, no tourneys or events yet.

maybe make a poll?

[Jess Rozek]

Gah!!!

I've been doing martial arts longer than Jess has been alive!

[Keith P. Myers]

47. Been doing martial arts of some variety or another off and on for 32 years, so I think I've got you beat Sean. Got involved in HEMA about 13 years ago. Did the Open Karate Tournament thing way back when. Competed at FA 2012 and plan to compete at Longpoint.