Events

Midlands Madness 2024

April 19th, 20th, 21st

Workshops and Lectures:

-Connor Gibson (Intro to Italian Rapier)

-Daniel Mclaurin (Giocco Stretto Workshop)

-Marshal Strong (Strategy and Tactics for Competitive Longsword)

-JD Wiest (Sword and Dagger, and Nymphs and Satyrs)

-Dan Bernardo (Contro Passo : Bastone Italoamericano

Peasant Stick Fighting from the Mountains of Southern Italy)

-Joe Long (Stories of Swordsmanship in SC and Rebooting McAuley’s Broadsword Exercise)

-Keith Mosher (Centerline Theory)

-Rick Thompson (How well do you know footwork?)

-Cutting Workshop led by Dan Bernardo

Fighting Tournament List:

-Combat Longsword

-Longsword Open

-Ringen Open

-Historical Rapier

The time has finally approached! Fighters all over the Southeast coast are invited to Carolina Historical Fencing Association’s first hosting ever of a multi-day event.

Come join us for an absolutely sick tournament at Midlands Madness 24’, hosted by Carolina Historical Fencing Association, at WellWithin Martial Arts.

What can you expect? You can expect a HIGH intensity tournament with some brand new rules that aren’t often seen in most HEMA tournaments.

Our Combat Longsword is a sure way to spice things up in the community and give fighters the opportunity to really use what they have in their tool box. We are also hosting an open Longsword tournament for those looking for something less intense.

Ringen is also making its comeback as well in our open Ringen tournament!

Don’t like wrestling or longsword? Want something a little less intense? We got you covered, you can also join us for our Historical Rapier ruleset as well!

Last but not least, we will be doing a cutting workshop, led by Dan Bernardo! We will have loaner swords available, courtesy of Kyle Peltier!

Please regularly check back to this webpage ,alongside our social media pages for more updates on this event.

Registration in 3 easy steps!

To fully register for the tournament you must have completed the following:

1.Filled out a liability waiver.

2.Filled out a registration form.

3.Pay for your registration and activities.

Registration end date is April 1st! We are capping out at 16 participants per tournament (possibly more). Cutting has a 20 participant max. Workshops/lectures are not limited, and some will run simultaneously. Waitlist will be published on our social media when it gets packed full. Refunds non-negotiable after the registration deadline date.

Schedule of Events

Friday April 19th

10am-11am Check in.
11am-1:30pm Cutting workshop
1:30pm- 3:30pm Rick Thompson and Connor Gibson’s Workshops
4:30pm-6:30pm Marshal Strong and Joshua Wiest’s First Workshop
6:30pm-8:30pm Keith Mosher and Joe Long’s Lectures and Dan Bernardo’s Workshop
8:30pm-10:30pm Daniel Mclaurin and Sean Gruber’s Workshop and Joshua Wiest’s 2nd Workshop

Saturday April 20th

7:00am-9:30am Check in/weapons check
9:30am-10am Longsword rules briefing and group pic
10am-2pm Longsword
2pm-3pm Lunch Break, Weapons Check and Check in
3pm-3:30pm Combat Longsword Rules Briefing and group pic
3:30-7:30pm Combat Longsword

Sunday April 21st

7am-9:30am Check in/weapons check
9:30am-10am Rapier briefing and group pic
10am-12pm Rapier
12pm-2pm Lunch break and check in
2pm-2:30pm Ringen briefing and group pic
2:30-END Ringen

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