Longpoint 2014, MD/DC area HEMA event (classes & tournaments)

[Sir Martyn]

Hmm may have to try & sign up for this, tho attending FRI may prove impossible. 

[Sir Edward]

Hmm may have to try & sign up for this, tho attending FRI may prove impossible.

It's probably still worth coming, even if just for the weekend. The longsword tourneys are on Friday primarily, so you probably won't want to compete (unless you do messer on Saturday). But the event is worth it just to meet a lot of the people in the WMA/HEMA community, and attend some of the classes and the like.

[Sir James A]

I will try to make Sat or Sun just as a spectator and for moral support

[Sir Brian]

Ben Michels from Maryland KDF messaged me on FB and asked if I'd be willing to be an extra judge for the Steel tournament and I agreed to be available if they needed me. I originally hadn't planned on attending Thursday's events since the longsword tournaments start on Friday but they are having Staff orientations on Thursday as well as a few hours of open floor dueling in the afternoon. So I'll take an extra half-day off from work and maybe get a few names checked off my bucket list!

[Sir Edward]

Ben Michels from Maryland KDF messaged me on FB and asked if I'd be willing to be an extra judge for the Steel tournament and I agreed to be available if they needed me. I originally hadn't planned on attending Thursday's events since the longsword tournaments start on Friday but they are having Staff orientations on Thursday as well as a few hours of open floor dueling in the afternoon. So I'll take an extra half-day off from work and maybe get a few names checked off my bucket list!

Awesome! That should be fun.

[Lord Chagatai]

Man I wish I was closer so that I can go with you guys!!!


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[Sir James A]

Going to miss this one, now. Multiple financial complications, and mostly need to get a lot of things done that I missed due to MDFF/VARF weekends compounded with multiple recent illnesses and mechanical issues I'm trying to get dug out from under.

Good luck, gentlemen!

[Sir Brian]

Thanks!

Looking over the tournament pools I was glad to see Matt Walsh is a confirmed late entry in to the live steel tournament. I anticipate him to do very well!

[Sir Edward]

Video that aired on the NY Times website, and MTV, about Longpoint 2014:

[Sir Nate]

Ed, That vid is what is making my Dad go into over drive for supporting me to go and actually be taught longsword.
MEMAG place near philly(though in jersey)
And it also helped once he saw that it was only 40 to 60 a month where as Advanced fencing had been twice that much.

[Aiden of Oreland]

I too am quite excited! But sadly I must wait for my Marching Band season to be over before I can start. I hope one day to participate in such events!