Fechtschule America!!! March 16-18, 2012

[Jake Norwood]

Fechtschule America!!! March 16-18th, 2012

The Western Martial Arts Coalition and The Historical European Martial Arts Alliance proudly invite you to the 3rd annual FECHTSCHULE AMERICA!!! Please join us March 16th -18th, 2012 in Houston, Texas for North America’s premier educational and competitive WMA / HEMA event.

As has become the Fechtschule America custom, instructors from all over the world will be descending upon Houston to provide workshops, lectures, and presentations on a wide variety of WMA / HEMA related topics. In attendance will be some of your favorite world class instructors as well as some new-to-Fechtschule-America faces.

THE HAMMERTERTZ FORUM OPEN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS!!!

Fechtschule America is home to North America’s largest and most prestigious WMA / HEMA specific international open longsword tournament. This year the competition is expected to be even greater than ever so be sure to register early and reserve your place!

In recent years Fechtschule America has spearheaded the revival of several historical tournament formats and we plan to continue that fine tradition. In 2012 we will once again hold both the Invitational Franco-Belgian Rules Longsword Tournament and our International Open Dussack Tournament. And, who knows, maybe we’ll have another surprise or two for those in attendance so come show the world your WMA / HEMA skills!

Discounted hotel rates and free transportation to and from the airports will, once again, be offered by your local hosts, Schwert am Schwert. In this tough economy no other event goes the extra mile to make your WMA / HEMA experience the absolute best. This is why we are bringing back our unprecedented early registration fee of $175.00 USD for those registering before January 22nd, 2012! Be sure to register early and take advantage of this great offer.

Registration is now open and we’ll be posting an updated schedule and instructor list in the next few days. Be sure to check the website often to see this year’s fantastic lineup.
http://www.fechtschuleamerica.com/

We’ll see you in Houston!

The Western Martial Arts Coalition
The Historical European Martial Arts Alliance

[Ben Michels]

I paid before the event even officially existed. That's how good it is.

[W.T.Heinz]

Since everything is TBD can I just select none when I register?

[Jake Norwood]

That's right.

[W.T.Heinz]

Excellent. Registered.

[Will Adamson]

I didn't see a minimum age for the tournament. Is there one?

[Jake Norwood]

Good question. I'll check.

[Bill F]

Anyone else have a full harness wanna try to do some fencing in harness?

[Scott Brown]

I didn't see a minimum age for the tournament. Is there one?

I've been working on this for a while now due to a couple of inquiries. Right now the "official" answer is eighteen. I'm working on trying to get it sixteen or possibly even fourteen but I'm not sure we'll be able to do that yet. We'll make a mention of it on the website and possibly the forums once we get a final answer.

Is there someone specific in mind or just asking out of curiosity?

[Scott Brown]

Anyone else have a full harness wanna try to do some fencing in harness?

There are a few folks talking about bring harness and doing some demo's. Possibly even a small tournament but that's not set in stone yet. Let me know if you plan to bring your kit and I'll put you in touch with the others if something starts to solidify.