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Berlin Messer Weekend 2025
- our first installment of a large HEMA Event focussed exclusively on the Long Knife -
HEMA has grown considerably over the last 5 years, and this event is an attempt to gather enough of our small niche of Messer fencing to justify a large event dedicated solely to this weapon. For this purpose, the event and all workshops will be held in English.
There will be a Messer Tournament, the results of which will be submitted to HEMA Ratings (for those that wish so).
The tournament format will feature skill divisions, and is partly inspired by swiss style tournaments, that guarantee each fencer the same number of matches and provide a finale for every rank. There will be sponsored prizes for the gold, silver and bronze medalists.
And at least 4 Messer Workshops, that I promise will not revolve around backgammon or putting people in sacks.
Workshop instructors confirmed so far: Oskar ter Mors (Virtual Fechtschule); Ulrik Neumann (Die Freifechter).
Simultaneously as well as in addition to both, there will be more than enough space for an Open Floor for free sparring, individual exchange and spontaneous games.
Details regarding the program will be announced once I can roughly estimate the number of participants. If enough people wish to compete, there can be a separate beginners tournament and a women+ tournament. Similarly, a higher number of event participants means that we can afford to invite more workshop instructors.