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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 2023 Tournament
This year’s tournament will be held on Saturday, October 7th. The workshop will be Sunday, October 8th. Tournament late registration and check-in will begin at 09:00. Competition is expected to begin at 09:30. Tournament registration fee includes all events. However, you may choose to participate in all eligible events or only those you wish to... Continue reading→
Workshops
Nordschlag 2022 Workshop
Every year we bring in top instructors from the world in order to teach the best of HEMA and WMA. Past instructors have included Jane Johnston, Ties Kool, Axel Petterson, Steaphen Fick, Ilka Hartikainen, Ken Pfrenger, and (of course) our own Johanus Haidner. This year we have Julian Schutze, who will be hosting a workshop... Continue reading→
Past Winners
Nordschlag 2022 Winners
For 2022 the tournament was held on October 22, with the workshop on October 23. An extra special thanks is in order for all the volunteers and participants that made this tournament possible.
We would like to recognize Jason Wang, who earned the sportsmanship prize; a cobra mask, courtesy of Sword Gear.
Tournament included four events:
- Open Longsword
- Women’s Steel Longsword
- Sidesword
- Random Weapons
Open Longsword
| Alexander Williamson | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 1st place (gold) |
| Julian Schuetze | The Historical Combat Collective | 2nd place (silver) |
| Matthew Thompson | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Aaron Babb | Edmonton German Fencing Guild | 4th place |
Women’s Longsword
| Marie-Annick Scott | Edmonton German Fencing Guild | 1st place (gold) |
| Lexa Giguère | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 2nd place (silver) |
| Natasha Page | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Stephanie Szeponski | Edmonton German Fencing Guild | 4th place |
Sidesword
| Alexander Williamson | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 1st place (gold) |
| Tavis Mckee | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 2nd place (silver) |
| Hai Zhu | Edmonton German Fencing Guild | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Matthew Thompson | The Forge Western Martial Arts | 4th place |
Mixed Weapons
| Hai Zhu | Edmonton German Fencing Guild | 1st place (gold) |
| David Kenyon | Edmonton German Fencing Guild | 2nd place (silver) |
| Colton Strohschein | Academy of European Swordsmanship | 3rd place (bronze) |
| Aaron Babb | Edmonton German Fencing Guild | 4th place |