'); } //-->

Association for Historical Fencing (AHF)

 

Home

About the AHF
Bylaws
Board Members
Contact

Membership
Join Now
Members Only

Events

Tournament Rules

Newsletter

Articles

Resources

The Historical Fencing Translation Project (HFTP)

Links

Upcoming Events

Coming soon...


Past Events

International Swordfighting & Martial Arts Convention (ISMAC): May 22 - 25, 2009, Detroit, MI. Featuring a Rapier/Smallsword tournament directed by the AHF.

Redwood Coast Assault of Arms: April 18-19, 2009, Arcata, CA. Humboldt State University Fencing Club tournament.

Classical Foil Invitational Tournament: April 4, 2009, Purchase, NY. SUNY Purchase Fencing Club classical foil tournament.

Classical Foil Open Tournament: March 28, 2009, West Palm Beach, FL. We are pleased to announce our annual foil tournament in Florida.

AHF Judges Clinic: March 7-8, 2009, New York, NY. AHF Judges Clinic to train judges for AHF fencing tournaments.

Grand Assault of Arms: November 22-23, 2008, New York City, NY. The annual Open Classical Fencing Tournament.

International Swordfighting & Martial Arts Convention (ISMAC): July 31 - Aug 3, 2008, Detroit, MI. Featuring a Rapier/Smallsword tournament directed by the AHF.

Classical Foil Open Tournament: April 5, 2008, West Palm Beach, FL. We are pleased to announce our annual foil tournament in Florida.

Classical Foil Invitational Tournament: March 29, 2008, Purchase, NY. SUNY Purchase Fencing Club classical foil tournament.

Grand Assault of Arms: August 11 – 12, 2007, New York City, NY. The annual Open Classical Fencing Tournament.

International Swordfighting & Martial Arts Convention (ISMAC): July 12 – 15, 2007, Detroit, MI. Featuring a Rapier/Smallsword tournament directed by the AHF.

AHF Tournament Officials Workshop: April 21-22, 2007, New York, NY. Workshop for the training of directors and judges for AHF fencing tournaments.

Classical Foil Open Tournament: March 10, 2007, Jupiter, FL. We are pleased to announce our annual foil tournament in Florida.

AHF Tournament Officials Workshop: January 13-14, Arcata, CA. Workshop for the training of directors and judges for AHF fencing tournaments.

The Pen and the Sword: Medieval Martial Arts in Cultural Context: May 4-7, 2006, Kalamazoo, MI. A session to be presented at the 41st International Congress in Medieval Studies.

International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention (ISMAC): August 3-6, 2006, Lansing, MI. Featuring a Rapier/Smallsword tournament hosted by the AHF.

Open Classical Fencing Tournament - Grand Assault of Arms: August 19-20, 2006, New York, NY. We are pleased to announce our annual Grand Assault of Arms.

Classical Foil Open Tournament: April 8, 2006, Jupiter, FL. The AHF, in conjunction with Palm Beach Classical Fencing, is pleased to host our third classical foil tournament in Florida.

Baroque Weekend: December 10-11, 2005, Seattle WA. We are excited to announce "A French Baroque Weekend in Seattle". The AHF in conjunction with the Academia della Spada and Early Seattle Dance offers to the public a weekend of Small Sword and Baroque Dance. To complete the experience join us for a French Salon and enjoy music, dancing, games and poetry.

Open Classical Fencing Tournament - Grand Assault of Arms: June 4-5, 2005, New York, NY. We are pleased to announce our annual Grand Assault of Arms.

Classical Foil Open Tournament: March 26, 2005, West Palm Beach, FL. The AHF, in conjunction with Palm Beach Classical Fencing, is pleased to host our second classical foil tournament in Florida.

Open Classical Fencing Tournament - Grand Assault of Arms: August 14-15, 2004, New York, NY. We are pleased to host a reprise of the highly successful four-weapon tournament, held in 2003. More information and a registration form are now available.

Western Martial Arts Workshop 2004: October 22-24, 2004. Three full days of lectures, tournaments and classes that feature WMA from the 14th through the 19th centuries.

Baroque Weekend: The Association for Historical Fencing is pleased to announce a Baroque weekend of small sword and dance, November 15-16, 2003.

Open Classical Fencing Tournament - Grand Assault of Arms (July 26-27, 2003, NYC Metropolitan Area)

Weekend of Sword and Buckler according to Manuscript I.33 (June 14-15, 2003, New York City). The Association for Historical Fencing is pleased to announce a weekend of Sword and Buckler according to Manuscript I.33, the oldest known fencing treatise, to be held on June 14th and 15th, 2003.

Classical Foil Open Tournament: March 1-2, 2003, Tequesta, FL. The AHF is pleased to host our first classical foil tournament.

19th Century Weekend: October, 2002. Presented in conjunction with the American Heritage Fighting Arts Association.

Western Martial Arts Workshop 2002: Hosted this year by the Chicago Swordplay Guild, WMAW is a unique opportunity for participants at all levels of experience to come together for three intensive days of seminars, workshops, demonstrations and classes, working with some of the leading names in Western Martial Arts.

Weekend of Spada da Lato: August 10-11, 2002. The Association for Historical Fencing is pleased to announce a weekend of Spada da lato (side-sword) taught by Maestro Andrea Lupo Sinclair of the Federazione Italiana Scherma Antica e Storica. This seminar will be an introduction to the basic concepts of side-sword fencing.

Weekend of the Rapier, June 1-2, 2002, Union City, New Jersey. Presented in conjunction with the Martinez Academy of Arms.

Longsword Seminar: Saturday, April 6th, 2002. The AHF, in conjunction with Martinez Academy of Arms is hosting a weekend of the longsword n Rochester, NY.

Western Martial Arts Workshop: October 12-14, 2001. A unique opportunity for participants at all levels of experience to come together for three intensive days of seminars, workshops, demonstrations and classes, working with some of the leading names in Western Martial Arts.

Weekend of the Longsword: Longsword seminar, taught by Maestro Andrea Lupo Sinclair, to be held at the Community Educational and Recreational Center (CERC), Jersey City, NJ
August 11-12, 2001

Weekend of the Smallsword: French Smallsword Seminar and Tournament, taught by Maestro Ramón Martínez and Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martínez, to be held at the Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO
July 28-29, 2001

Weekend of the Sabre: Italian Duelling Sabre Seminar and Tournament, to be held at the Community Educational and Recreational Center (CERC), Jersey City, NJ
June 9-10, 2001

Weekend of Nicoletto Giganti: Italian Rapier Seminar and Tournament held at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
May 4-6, 2001.

Weekend of the Rapier: Italian Rapier Seminar and Tournament, held in the Virgina/Maryland area
January, 2001

Weekend of the Smallsword
July 15-16, 2000

Longsword Training Workshop
June 3-4, 2000

Weekend of the Rapier
January 15-16, 2000