Tempered Mettle's First Public Tournament!
An event years in the making, come to Champaign, IL and compete for glory in Single-Handed Short Sword, (and also Longsword.)
Have you ever competed in mixed steel or similar, and were excited to use your dinky little Messer, Dussack, Early Period Sidesword, Broadsword, or whatever, only to face a tiresome gauntlet of 9001 inch rapiers with dagger companions? Well, that's what B.O.N.K.E.D. is for! We want to see you come and compete with your favorite lil' choppy sword, against others just like it!
Saturday
Longsword.
(Might as well.)
Maximum blade length 39.75" (101cm) total length 53"(135cm)
Straight blade two handed sword, you know the kind. Simple rings are allowed, but no complex hilts.
Examples:
Not allowed Examples:
Spada a Duo Mani
Montantes
Doppelhanders
That weird Marozzo thing
Sunday
Single-Handed Short Sword*
(The Main Event!)
Maximum blade length 36"(91.5cm)
curved or strait blade, single or double edged, complex or simple hilts.
Examples:
Dussacks and Tessacks <3
Sideswords
Messers
Arming swords
Broadswords
Sabres
Anything we would look at and say "That's not a rapier, is primarily for cutting actions, is used in one hand, has a blade about 36" or less, also it's really cool, who made it, can I try it?"
Not allowed Examples:Rapiers
Small swords
Daggers
Really long Daggers
*HEMAratings category TBD.
