Tournament Pre-Registration: (Coming Soon)
(This is only registration for the Tournaments and not the Event)
COMBATANT RULES OF CONDUCT
- Pre-registration is encouraged (in particular for the Scholar’s Challenge so pools can be seeded ahead of time) but not required to participate.
- A combatant can enter any and all challenges for which they are authorized and meet the entry criteria. See the Martial Challenge descriptions below for exclusions.
- Any combatant who runs into the boundaries of the list field, unless physically forced, will receive one warning and will forfeit the match upon a second occurrence.
- Any combatant that physically forces another into the boundaries of the list field will forfeit the match.
- Only the victor of each Challenge will advance to the Champion’s Challenge.
MARTIAL CHALLENGES
Bear Pit Challenge
Sponsor:
Four bear pits will run simultaneously and be fed from a single set of lines. Each combatant will hold the field until defeated, and the marshal will give the fighter tokens to equal the number of wins in the pit. Participants may fight with any rapier legal weapons forms (excluding 2 handers) that is agreeable to the participants. Open to all authorized fighters.
Militia Challenge
Sponsor: Legio Ursi (Legion of the Bear)
This is a timed tournament of the Armatura variety. The entrants are split into three lines, and teams are formed by taking the first person in each line. Teams are then sent to a field where they do battle against another team of three. Everyone on the winning team gets a point. The losing rejoins the lines with all team members in the same line to prevent prevent the same team forming again too quickly. If a team wins three fights in a row each member gets a bonus ‘pig of the field’ point and then retires to the lines (all members in the same line); two teams will be called to battle in the now empty field if such occurs. Open to all authorized fighters.
Defender’s Challenge
Sponsor: The Order of Defense
Single elimination tournaments and participants are required to fight with rapier (one-handed weapons only) and defensive secondary. Open to fighters who are NOT in the Order of Defense.
Fechtschule Challenge
Sponsor: The Order of the Chivalry
A single elimination tournament utilizing Cut & Thrust rules and weapons and a first blood, best 2 out of 3 format. Open to all fighters authorized C&T.
Scholar’s Challenge
Sponsor: The Meridian Order of the Blade
A standard, modern fencing tournament consisting of two rounds with a 4 to 5 person seeded pool feeding a seeded, single elimination round. Fencers may use any weapons form and are not required to match their opponent’s chosen form. Open to fighters NOT in The Order of Defense, Meridian Order of the Blade, White Scarf, and members of any Order of High Merit for rapier combat.
Queen’s Challenge
Sponsor:
A Double elimination tourney with rapier & dagger being the only allowed weapon form. Open to all authorized fighters.
Capo Ferro Challenge
Sponsor: The Order of the Chalice
A single elimination tourney with single rapier being the only allowed weapon form. Katanas and arming swords are allowed if they generally conform to an overall length consistent with standard rapier. Fundraiser tournament with an entry donation of $10. Open to all authorized fighters. If you are unable to make a donation, you can have someone sponsor your entry.
Champion’s Challenge
Sponsor:
The victor from each tournament competes in a round robin, Swiss, 5-style tournament to determine the Meridian Grand Rapier Champion. C&T will be allowed if both combatants are authorized and appropriately equipped.
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