12th Imperial Fencing Tournament

Preregistration on askfred isn't required but greatly appreciated. For any questions contact this email: redhatroger0@gmail.com Events Scheduled: Mixed Dagger and Epee Mixed Dagger and Epee Preregistration opens on 11/24/2019. Preregistration closes on 02/14/2020. Fencers! It's that time of year again - time for a different sort of tournament! The Bay Area Renaissance Festival will be holding its annual Imperial Fencing Tournament on February 15th and 16th. This is a two-weapon tournament, in which fencers fight in the round, using any epee-bladed weapon and any reasonable off-hand weapon. Please see the links below for rules and pre-registration! The rules for this tournament are rather different from other tournaments in which you may have fenced, so please be sure to read them thoroughly. Also, pre-registration allows us more time to fence, so please sign up ahead of time if at all possible! To anticipate some of the more common questions: Each day is a separate competition, so you may fence on Saturday, Sunday, or both. The registration fee is $15 per day, and includes two complimentary tickets to the Festival. This is a dry tournament - no electric equipment needed! Some examples of off-hand weapons that have been used in the past include: Dagger, cloak, buckler, hat, and (non-breakable!) mug. You are not limited to these, however! If you have an idea for a second weapon you want to use, present it to the tournament director for approval on the day of the tournament. Pointes-d'arret are acceptable, but not required. After the tournament is over, we have the space for open fencing, so stick around! This is a great opportunity to fence people you might not ordinarily come in contact with, and play with different styles and varieties of swordplay. Rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s9WSMnWt-Hh9H91wltNP39fWg6YlOmeDU-Y14OpG4uQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR35IvihRB0JZwCbxHeO0Wx9TDkvJ3uClAt1ELNf1UULsTjfSgsbDx6mYTQ Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdx7gs3hxvQocbKjDwD-1WVzKnHrd3SEmZoyDnZbUexXyOkjA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1r0LHZUq4U3CAGtYmoebob3bkpONXER7DYB9tuwB1BMgjN6bQU92ZclBA