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Nordschlag 2016 a Success

This past weekend was our tenth annual open Western Martial Arts tournament and workshop, Nordschlag. Some excellent practitioners from around Western Canada and the world showed up for this competition, thirty-eight competitors overall, displaying not only fine athleticism, but also some fantastic sportsmanship. The weekend began with Saturday’s tournament, which five events were held: synthetic... Continue reading

Tournaments Past 2015

The 2015 tournament was held on March 23, with the workshop on May 24.  2015’s guest instructor was Axel Pettersson, who won most of Longpoint 2014. This workshop was sold out! 2014’s tournament (March 1, 2014) . Workshop, held on March 2, 2014, had three instructors: Steaphen Fick, Mark Winkelman, and Johanus Haidner teaching longsword, Messer, and Silver’s True... Continue reading

Axel Petterson

2015 Workshop Half Way Sold Out!

Our workshop on May 24 with Axel Petterson is nearly half-way sold out! There is a limit on the number of participants, so please register now!https://www.swordsmanship.ca/tournament/   Axel Pettersson is currently the most successful HEMA tournament fighter worldwide. HeĀ is a Swedish HEMA pracitioner, researcher and instructor who started his HEMA career in 2002 when he... Continue reading