SoCal Swordfight 2018 - Tournament Results
SoCal Swordfight 2018 saw 174 individuals register for our Historical European Martial Arts Event, with over 91 electing to participate in various tournaments.
The event hosted 9 individual tournaments along with classes, lectures, vendors and exhibits.
The results of these tournaments can be seen below, and you can dig even deeper into the stats of the event at HEMA Scorecard.
Jason Taylor Memorial Open Steel Longsword Tournament
Gold Medalist - Robert Childs - Black Tigers
Silver Medalist - Tony Huang - Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Burnaby
Bronze Medalist - Ramon Santos - Iron Gate Swordfighting
Finalist - Gary Ledford - South Coast Swords
Longsword - Advanced Steel
Gold Medalist - Myles Cupp - South Coast Swords
Silver Medalist - John Patterson - Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Bronze Medalist - Shane Gibson - Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Finalist - Eric Hardeman - South Coast Swords
Longsword - Women's Steel
Gold Medalist - Brittany Reeves - Mordhau Historical Combat
Silver Medalist - Lianna Teeter - Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Victoria
Bronze Medalist - Rachel Van Dyke - South Coast Swords
Finalist - Skye Hilton - Davenriche European Martial Arts School
Longsword - Open Synthetic
Gold Medalist - Devin McCarthy - Academy of Arms, Los Angeles
Silver Medalist - Javier Cabrera Ferrero - Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Burnaby
Bronze Medalist - Carl Peterson - Tattershall School of Defense
Finalist - Par Parmar - Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Burnaby
Singlestick
Gold Medalist - Robert Childs - Black Tigers
Silver Medalist - Eric Hardeman - South Coast Swords
Bronze Medalist - Christopher Ponzillo - South Coast Swords
Finalist - Jonathan Ying - South Coast Swords
Open Rapier (Optional Dagger)
Gold Medalist - Robert Childs - Black Tigers
Silver Medalist - John Patterson - Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Bronze Medalist - Adam Simmons - Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Finalist - Jeff Jacobson - Tattershall School of Defense
Sword and Buckler
Gold Medalist - Shane Gibson - Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Silver Medalist - Adam Simmons - Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Bronze Medalist - Eric Hardeman - South Coast Swords
Finalist - Gary Ledford South - Coast Swords
Smallsword (Experimental)
Gold Medalist - Michal Sadowski - Poznańska Grupa Fechtunku Salut
Silver Medalist - Ciaran Flanagan - Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy
Bronze Medalist - Arthur Henry - Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy
Finalist - Kai Eva - En Garde Fencing
Open Longsword Cutting
Gold Medalist - Tony Huang - Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Burnaby
Silver Medalist - Angel Uribe - South Coast Swords
Bronze Medalist - Brittany Reeves - Mordhau Historical Combat
Finalist - Nathan Rowe - Kron Martial Arts, Los Angeles
Advanced Longsword Cutting
Gold Medalist - Julian Schuetze - Blood and Iron Martial Arts, Burnaby
Silver Medalist - Sean Franklin - Mordhau Historical Combat
Bronze Medalist - Phillip Martin - Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Finalist - Eric Hardeman - South Coast Swords
SOCAL SWORDFIGHT 2026
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