SoCal Swordfight 2020 - Tournament Results

At the time, SoCal Swordfight 2020 was the largest Historical European Martial Arts Event to be held in the United States, with over 400 attendees and 236 tournament participants. The event included over 60 hours of instruction, classes, and lectures, as well as historical weapons exhibits and armored combat demonstrations.

The event also hosted 12 individual tournaments which all set participation records for SoCal Swordfight. 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

1. Anthony Julin, Mordhau Historical Combat
2. Garrett Rivere, Ordo Procinctus
3. John Zemanek, Fighter's Guild
4. Francisco Sandoval, Ritterschaft HEMA

Longsword - Advanced Steel

1. Shane Gibson, Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
2. Jack Stewart, United Clans Swordsman Association
3. Jonathan Ying, SoCal Swords
4. Myles Cupp, SoCal Swords

Longsword - Women's Steel

1. Kirsten Meredith, True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship
2. Brittany Reeves, Mordhau Historical Combat
3. Katharine Efird, En Garde Fencing
4. Rachel Van Dyke, SoCal Swords

Longsword - Open Synthetic

1. Yuquan Mao, Mordhau Historical Combat
2. Devin Fitzgerald, Los Angeles Historical Martial Arts Society
3. Alexander Lianides, SoCal Swords
4. Amos Humber, Diamond Rose Academie D'armes

Saber - Steel

1. Robert Childs, Black Tigers
2. Michal Sadowski, Poznańska Grupa Fechtunku Salut
3. Kristofer Stanson, Stockholms Stigmän
4. Gryphon Nayman, Denver Historical Fencing Academy

Rapier (Optional Dagger) - Open

1. Lucas Trucios, Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
2. Justinder Singh, Sol Ardenti
3. Jordan Williams, Black Tigers
4. Christopher Ryan, Sacramento Sword School

Rapier (Optional Dagger) - Advanced

1. Robert Childs, Black Tigers
2. Adam Simmons, Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
3. Kai Eva, En Garde Fencing
4. Kristofer Stanson, Stockholms Stigmän

Sword and Buckler

1. Kristofer Stanson, Stockholms Stigmän
2. Shane Gibson, Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
3. Dashiell Harrison, Indes Ferox Gladio
4. Gary Ledford, SoCal Swords

Single Handed Cutting - Advanced

1. Phillip Martin, Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
2. Jack Stewart, United Clans Swordsman Association
3. Jonathan Ying, SoCal Swords
4. Christopher Yang, Kron Martial Arts

Longsword Cutting - Beginners

1. Sean Dickinson, SoCal Swords
2. Nolan Duino, SoCal Swords
3. lya Alekseyev, Unaffiliated
4. Eric Dalshaug, Edmonton Historical Martial Arts

Longsword Cutting - Open

1. Scott Duncan, Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
2. Jack Stewart, United Clans Swordsman Association
3. Jonathan Ying, SoCal Swords
4. Justinder Singh, Sol Ardenti

Longsword Cutting - Advanced

1. Phillip Martin, Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
2. Eric Hardeman, SoCal Swords
3. Myles Cupp, SoCal Swords
4. Christopher Yang, Kron Martial Arts