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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.
Past Winners
2016 Tournament Winners
Our 2016 tournament had 38 competitors.
Winners were:
Steel Longsword:
- first place, Ties Kool (Historisch Vrijvechten Nederland)
- second place, Michael Adams (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)
- third place, Lars Le Gras (The Forge WMA, Calgary)
Steel Sword & Buckler:
- Ties Kool (Historisch Vrijvechten Nederland)
- Michael Adams (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)
- Steve Cullen (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)
Synthetic Longsword:
- Eric Dalshaug (Saskatchewan Historical Fencing)
- Kyle Van Kamp (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)
- Jacob Fleck (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)
Synthetic Sword & Buckler:
- Robin Burns (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Rimbey)
- Eric Dalshaug (Saskatchewan Historical Fencing)
- Cale Rainkie (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)
Knife:
- Milan Kobalcik (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)
- Connor Burns (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Rimbey)
- Daveed Haidner (The Academy of European Swordsmanship, Edmonton)