SoCal Swordfight 2023 was an historic event that shattered records and exceeded all expectations. From February 17-19, 2023, the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, played host to the largest Historical European Martial Arts Event in modern times. The excitement was palpable as a record-breaking crowd of 1,009 attendees (547 spectators and 462 participants) from across the United States and around the world descended on Costa Mesa, eager to take part in this unforgettable experience.
SoCal Swordfight 2023
TOURNAMENTS
329 fighters elected to compete in 18 unique tournaments at SoCal Swordfight 2023. This resulted in some pretty incredible statistics - 1,695 individual matches between pools and eliminations for a total of 10,339 exchanges.


Please join us in congratulating our Tournament champions
Open Steel Longsword Tier A
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Gold Medalist
Chandler Brown
En Garde Fencing
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Silver Medalist
Allan Sherlock
Bucks Historical Longsword
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Bronze Medalist
Myles Cupp
SoCal Swords
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Event Finalist
Arthur Henry
Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy
Open Steel Longsword Tier B
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Gold Medalist
George Harry
United Clans Swordsman Association
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Silver Medalist
Ciaran Flanagan
Kingfisher Historical Fencing Club
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Bronze Medalist
Ryan Renfro
Noble Science Academy
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Event Finalist
Steven Obrzut
True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship
Open Steel Longsword Tier C
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Gold Medalist
Kevin Tang
Lonin League
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Silver Medalist
Will Landis
Crossroads Swords
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Bronze Medalist
Justin Beck
F3 Sword Academy
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Event Finalist
Stefan Voss
Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy
Open Steel Longsword Tier D
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Gold Medalist
Mathias Schneider
Academie Duello
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Silver Medalist
Joshua Ames
Lonin League
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Bronze Medalist
Stefan McIntyre
Lonin League
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Event Finalist
Justun Reimer
Lonin League
Women's + GM Longsword Tier A
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Gold Medalist
Kirsten Meredith
True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship
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Silver Medalist
Rashelle DeBolt
Noble Science Academy
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Bronze Medalist
Crystal Ives Tallman
Iron Gate Swordfighting
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Event Finalist
Harriet Coates
Phoeniz Society of Historical Swordsmanship
Women's + GM Longsword TIer B
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Gold Medalist
Ashton Warren
F3 Sword Academy
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Silver Medalist
Clare Lahey
Einhorn Historical Fencing Arts - Los Angeles
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Bronze Medalist
Claire Pahle
Kron Martial Arts - Fullerton
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Event Finalist
Ilyse Kullman
Einhorn Historical Fencing Arts - Los Angeles
Rapier & Dagger
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Gold Medalist
Arthur Henry
Sacramento Historical Gencing Academy
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Silver Medalist
Douglas Leonard
Sacramento Historical Gencing Academy
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Bronze Medalist
Jason Prendergast
Black Tigers
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Event Finalist
Ian Broderick
Not Affiliated
Single Rapier
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Gold Medalist
Tony Huang
Black Tigers
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Silver Medalist
Scott Tibbedeaux
Black Tigers
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Bronze Medalist
Beau Hulgan
Arena Weapon Arts
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Event Finalist
William Li
Academie Duello
Smallsword
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Gold Medalist
Arthur Henry
Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy
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Silver Medalist
Robert Childs
Black Tigers
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Bronze Medalist
Justinder Singh
Durning Sun Historical Swordsmanship
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Event Finalist (tie)
Ciaran Flanagan
Kingfisher Historical Fencing Club
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Event Finalist (tie)
Zachary Brown
Superior HEMA
Open Steel Saber Tier A
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Gold Medalist
Ian Broderick
Not Affiliated
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Silver Medalist
Justinder Singh
Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship
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Bronze Medalist
Michael Konrad
Ironwood Historical Swordsmanship
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Event Finalist
Omar Macias
Ritterschaft HEMA
Open Steel Saber Tier B
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Gold Medalist
Chandler Brown
En Garde Fencing
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Silver Medalist
Cody Kiwaczyk
Ironwood Historic Swordsmanship
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Bronze Medalist
Jason Smith
Corvallis
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Event Finalist
Gabriel Lake
Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy
Arming Sword Cutting
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Gold Medalist
Chris Fields
Sterling Armoury
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Silver Medalist
Ryan Shapiro
Tattershall School of Defense
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Bronze Medalist
Jonathan Ying
SoCal Swords
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Event Finalist
Ryan Kolick
Seven Swords Academy
Longsword Cutting Competition Tier A
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Gold Medalist
Phillip Martin
Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
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Silver Medalist
Juluan Schuetze
The Historical Combat Collective
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Bronze Medalist
Jack Stewart
United Clans Swordsman Association
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Event Finalist
Myles Cupp
SoCal Swords
Longsword Cutting Competition Tier B
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Gold Medalist
Nolan Duino
SoCal Swords
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Silver Medalist
Ryan Kolick
Seven Swords Academy
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Bronze Medalist
Scott Duncan
Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship
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Event Finalist
Tyler Dunham
Ars Gladii
Longsword Cutting Competition Tier C
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Gold Medalist
Epifanio Zemudio
Mordhau Historical Combat
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Silver Medalist
Joshua Barnett
Bold City Longsword
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Bronze Medalist
Kevin Johnston
Noble Science Academy
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Event Finalist
Ramon Diaz
Mordhau Historical Combat
Synthetic Longsword
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Gold Medalist
Enzo Cinquegrana
Noble Science Academy
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Silver Medalist
Erik Johnson
Academy of Arms - Los Angeles
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Bronze Medalist
Lucas Friend
Mordhau Historical Combat
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Event Finalist
Ryan Kolick
Seven Swords Academy
Teens Longsword
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Gold Medalist
Sawyer Freschi
F3 Sword Academy
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Silver Medalist
Lucas Isolani
F3 Sword Academy
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Bronze Medalist
Zachary Young
Noble Science Academy - Las Vegas
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Event Finalist
Jonathan McPherson
San Diego Swordfighters
Mixed Weapon - Team Relay
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Gold Medalist
Black Tigers
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Silver Medalist
Loyal Order of the Sword
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Bronze Medalist
Ars Gladii
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Event Finalist
SoCal Swords
SOCAL SWORDFIGHT 2023
AGGREGATE TEAM AWARD
The Aggregate Team Award is meant to highlight the groups who attend SoCal Swordfight with a team showcasing both:
Performance: Ability to make it to the top of the tournaments.
Depth: The combined performance of the school as a whole, rather than a single stand-out individual of the school.
