Fraufecht Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Tournament

Fraufecht is an all women’s HEMA event located in Carson City, Nevada in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountain Range a mere 20 minutes from Lake Tahoe. We are holding this tournament to provide a place for women to compete, learn, and make friends in an inclusive community of peers. We look forward to seeing you at our first event! Doors Open at 9am What is FrauFecht Spectator Registration If you would like to come watch some of the best women in the world fight at FrauFecht, you may click the button above to reach our registration page. Once there, please select “spectator admission (adult)” or “spectator admission (child)” from the drop down menu, how many passes you would like, and “no; I will not be volunteering at FrauFecht.” Then you may continue to the cart to pay for your spectator passes! When you arrive at the event, you may either present the confirmation email you receive or an ID which matches the name on the registration to come in and watch! (If you want to participate in classes, you will need to pay for full registration). If you would like to help us out by volunteering, we would be happy to comp your spectator pass! Please connect with us by email at [email protected] or on social media to find out how you can join our incredible team of volunteers! We always welcome new sponsors and vendors! Contact us to learn more. Schedule Steel longsword, steel rapier, steel smallsword, synthetic broadsword and synthetic broadsword & targe tournaments Single and paired 1-minute flourish competitions to showcase any historical European weapon Opportunities to mentor the next generation of swordfighters as a coach in the kids’ tournament Workshops by Martha Humber, Yvette Yezek and Marie Meservy Opportunities for Free Fencing And more! Tentative schedule (all times are approximate): Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:00 – Doors Open 9:30 – Workshop 10:45 – Workshop 12:00 – Lunch / Judge training 1:00 – Rapier Tournament (Pools and Eliminations) 2:45 – Rapier & Dagger Tournament (Pools and Eliminations) 4:30 – Smallsword Tournament (Pools and Eliminations) 6:15 – Flourish Competition 6:30 – Rapier Finals Rapier & Dagger Finals Smallsword Finals 7:30 Dinner Social Sunday, September 6, 2026 9:00 – Doors Open 9:30 – Workshop: 10:45 – Workshop: 12:00 – Lunch / Judge training 12:30 – Kids’ Tournament (ages 8-12) *Begin check-in/matching with coaches at 12:00 2:30 – Broadsword Tournament (Pools and Eliminations) 3:45 – Broadsword & Targe Tournament (Pools and Eliminations) 5:00 – Longsword Tournament (Pools and Eliminations) 7:00 – Broadsword Finals Broadsword & Targe Finals Longsword Finals There will be ample dedicated indoor and outdoor space for free fencing all weekend!