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Every year the Academy has an open martial arts tournament and workshop in Edmonton, Alberta. We bring in top instructors from the world in order to teach the best of HEMA and WMA. Past instructors have included Julian Schuetze, Jane Johnston, Ties Kool, Axel Petterson, Steaphen Fick, Ilka Hartikainen, Ken Pfrenger, and (of course) our own Johanus Haidner.
Tournaments
Nordschlag 2024
This year’s event will be on Saturday, October 5th (tournament) and Sunday, October 6th (workshop). Tournament Location: Shriner Hall – 14511 142 St NW, Edmonton, AB Workshop Location: Fulton Hall Community League – 6115 Fulton Road, Edmonton, AB Contact us at: johanus@swordsmanship.ca Tournament Schedule 08:30 Set up 09:00 Registration/check-in 09:30 New Rules overview and introduction 10:00 Baskethilt pools & finals 12:30... Continue reading→
Workshops
Nordschlag 2023 Workshop
This year’s workshop will include two instructors. Our visiting instructor will be Miles Kinnee. Miles Kinnee is the Founder of Maritime Sword School and is the Head Instructor at the Moncton branch of the three club organization. In his 8th year as an instructor Miles is deeply passionate about the material and takes great joy... Continue reading→
Past Winners
Nordschlag 2023 Winners
We would like to congratulate all the winners of the Nordschlag 2023 tournament for a hard fought victory and extend our heartfelt thanks to all the fighters and volunteers that made this amazing event possible. We would also like to thank Miles Kinnee, the founder of the Maritime Sword School, for fighting in the tournament and hosting our after-tournament workshop.
There was a strong showing of sportsmanship this year. However, for going above and beyond, we would like to recognize Eric Edmonds for his honesty and courtesy. He is this year’s winner of the Sportsmanship Prize. A Cobra Mask courtesy of Sword Gear.
We hosted 4 events this year. It was a long fight, but everyone brought their best. We would like to recognize the following individuals for a tournament well fought:
Open Longsword
| Tavis Mckee | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 1st place (gold) |
| Mikkel Klausen | Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Victoria | 2nd place (silver) |
| Sihong Fu | Academie Duello | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Lexa Giguère | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 4th place |
Women’s Longsword
| Sheena Haug | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 1st place (gold) |
| Lexa Giguère | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 2nd place (silver) |
| Lucie Cassie Love | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Natasha Page | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 4th place |
Mixed Weapons
| Samuel Fedoruk | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 1st place (gold) |
| Mikkel Klausen | Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Victoria | 2nd place (silver) |
| Sihong Fu | Academie Duello | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Joshua Feland | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 4th place |
Sword and Buckler
| Mikkel Klausen | Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Victoria | 1st place (gold) |
| Tavis Mckee | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 2nd place (silver) |
| Samuel Fedoruk | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Sancho Hernandez Arriaga | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 4th place |
We hope to see everyone again next year!