Study in Steel

09/16/2026

Miss us? We will be at the Upstate Renaissance Faire this weekend!

The Countdown Is ON!

The flags are going up, the lanes are taking shape, and Knightshelm is getting ready for its grand opening!

Behind the scenes, our crew is working hard to transform the grounds into a world of knights, merchants, magic, music, and adventure.
The final preparations are underway… and soon, these paths will be filled with YOU!

Grab your tickets, get your garb ready, and get ready to enter the gates of Knightshelm!

The Upstate Renaissance Faire is almost here!

WHEN: September 18th, 5pm-10pm
September 19th, 10am-6pm
September 20th, 10am-6pm

WHERE: Hollywild Animal Preserve
2325 Hampton Road
Wellford, SC 29385

https://www.eventeny.com/events/upstaterenaissancefestival-29690/

03/28/2026

Congratulations to our winners!

Longsword Open

1 Padraig Stimac - Sword Carolina
2 Parker Townsend - Warriors of Ash
3 Jacob Mothershed - Sword Circle
4 John Blood - Athens School of Arms
5-tie Alex Foster - Sword Circle
5-tie Quoc Lieu - KdF Fencing
5-tie Marshall Strong - Schola Saint George, Savannah
5-tie Drew Anton - Swordwind
9-tie Zack Como - Schola Saint George, Savannah
9-tie David Stifler - Swordwind
9-tie Adrian Zaniesienko - KdF Fencing
9-tie Richard Escoto - Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy
9-tie Bo Davis - Carolina Historical Fencing Association
9-tie Kyle Peltier - Swordwind
9-tie Adam Mason - Carolina Historical Fencing Association
9-tie Ricardo Camaran - Athens School of Arms
17 Christopher Mineweaser - Swordwind
18 Benjamin Murphy - Schola Saint George, Savannah
19 Jeff Sarata - Carolina Historical Fencing Association
20 Minh Nguyen - Schola Saint George, Savannah
21 Grayson Swezey - Schola Saint George, Savannah
22 Hung Nguyen - Athens School of Arms
23 Omkar Kale - Athens School of Arms
24 Roman Sarata - Carolina Historical Fencing Association
25 Everett Pruhs - Carolina Historical Fencing Association
26 Patrick Grimes - Schola Saint George, Savannah
27 Veronica Young - Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy
28 Courtney Nix - Schola Saint George, Savannah
29 William Hayes - Swordwind

Paired Technique ended up being only 2 teams, so we turned it into a symposium and split the prizes down the middle!

Marshall Strong & Minh Nguyen, Schola St. George, Savannah
Alex Foster & Jacob Mothershed, Sword Circle

Piedmont Historical Fencing League Sportsmanship Award

Benjamin Murphy

03/23/2026

We would like to introduce our vendors, Jay Cox, Martha Cox, & The Jousting Hare. Makers of fine Bucklers, Round Shields, Medieval Games, Custom work, and more!

They will have a booth set up with some select items for grabs!

03/23/2026

MAP KEY ORANGE 🟠 - gear, changing room & waiting pools BLUE 🔵 - The Jousting Hare YELLOW 🟡 - Porta-Potty & Hand washing station PURPLE 🟣 - Pool that is currently in progress RED 🔴 - MEDICAL PINK 🩷 - Score Table GREEN 🟢 - Fight Ring

03/23/2026

Study in Steel is NEXT WEEK!

Emails have been sent out to all fighters! Check your inbox!

03/02/2026

Study in Steel 2026 is up on HEMA Scorecard.

Only 27 days to go!

03/01/2026

If you have signed up for Study in Steel, an email has been sent out to you with the Paired Technique Rules. Check your inbox! 😁

01/07/2026

LONGSWORD OPEN IS FULL! You can add your name to a wait-list.

Paired Technique is still available.

I cannot believe how quickly this filled up! In less than 36 hours, y'all have filled up the list! I'm speechless! We look forward to seeing you all in March!

Rules for longsword open will be posted this week. Rules and Technique for Paired Technique will be posted March 1st.

01/06/2026

We are so pleased to see how many of you have already signed up! In less than 24 hours we are already halfway full! This is shaping up to be a really great tournament! We have fencers from all over the East Coast.

EDIT: We have filled up in less than 36 hours! 😮

-Athens School of Arms
-Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy
-Swordwind
-Schola St George Savannah
-Warriors of Ash
-The 13th Scholars
-Carolina Historical Fencing Association
-KdF Fencing
-Schola St George Atlanta
-Sword Carolina
-Sword Circle

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01/05/2026

LONGSWORD IS FULL!

The day has come! Sign ups are LIVE!

Longsword and Longsword Paired Technique!

Saturday March 28th

Rules will be posted soon, so keep an eye out for more information.

Welcome all, to Study in Steel "lite", the first installment of our beloved tournament, reimagined as a single day of Longsword Open tournament, followed by a Paired Technique tournament. We will be capping this event at 30 fighters. So sign up quickly to get your spot! ⏳ Cost of the event 💰 $4...