15th Imperial Fencing Tournament
Registration closes March 2, 2024
Online Payments Not Accepted
Welcome to the Bay Area Renaissance Festival! Tampa Bay Fencers would like to invite you to the 15th Imperial Fencing Tournament. Registering on askfred is not an official way of registering.
Preregistration on askfred isn't required but greatly appreciated.
For any questions contact this email: redhatroger0@gmail.com
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 March 2nd and 3rd. 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! The link is below, under "Tickets."
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 currently TBA, but in the past has been $15 per
day, and includes two complimentary tickets to the Festival. To be safe, figure a fee of between $15 - $25.
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:
Registration Form (Tickets):
Link to event of Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1270673030277739/1270823516929357?ref=newsfeed