Welcome to...
GESELLEN FECHTEN 2025!
Organized by Cymbrogi School of Western Martial Arts
Friday, October 24th
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Saturday, October 25th
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Sunday, October 26th
Gesellen Fechten 2025 has the goal of being the most professional and competitive HEMA event hosted in the USA.
The Tournament this year will be a 3 day event at an indoor sports facility in Oklahoma City.
The event will have:
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Huge indoor soccer arena with multiple rings. Action all day!
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Paid and professional staff for every tournament (no volunteers); consistent reffing and judging
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Some of the toughest competitors in HEMA coming from all around the globe
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Some of the best instructors from around the world coming to teach classes
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Video review playback for tough calls
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Multiple Skill Divisions of Longsword
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Single Rapier Event
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Saber Event
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Sword and Buckler Event
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Small Sword Event
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A format that prioritizes defensive skills rather than reckless offense.
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A format that focuses on giving fencers the MOST fighting possible! (guranteed 8 matches per event minimum)
PLEASE NOTE! Cancelations will be able to be refunded up to September 1st. After September 1st there will be no refunds on the event.
There are hard caps on events! So do not wait until the last minute.
Event Lineup is:
Smallsword and Rapier on Friday
Longsword (A/B/C Tiers) on Saturday
Sword and Buckler and Saber on Sunday
We will have classes so if you are an instructor please stay tuned for how you can apply to teach a class at the event.
Register now for the early bird discount!
If you would like to sponsor or vend at the event, send an email to swordfightok@gmail.com.
Sponsors for the event so far:
Purpleheart Armoury
Kvetun Armoury
Tournament Events
Friday, October 24th.
Doors open at 9am.
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Rapier: 10am to 1pm.
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Small Sword: 1pm to TBD
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Awards and Cleanup: 6-7pm
Saturday, October 25th.
Doors open at 9am.
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Longsword Tier C: 10am -12:30pm
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Longsword Tier B: 1-3pm
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Longsword Tier A: 3-6pm
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Awards and Cleanup: 6-7pm
Sunday, October 26th.
Doors open at 9am.
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Sword and Buckler: 10am-1pm
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Saber Event: 2-6pm
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Awards and Cleanup: 6-7pm
Calling All Instructors!
Are you interested in teaching your class at the 2025
Gisellen Fechten Tournament?
Instructors have free registration
to the event!
Please submit your class proposal here:
2024 Sponsors & Vendors
Geselle Fechten...
From Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisello, gisellio journeyman associate fellow (of the guild).
To be a Geselle means you come in fellowship to learn and teach. Both through displaying your hard work through your Art and with an open mind to take material and insight back home.
This Event is for those wishing to share in that spirit of camraderie and fellowship. Through classes, community and fighting!
In the past four years running Geselle Fechten, there have been zero injuries post event reporting. Our awards are usually hand crafted and true gifts of honor and appreciation for the contribution of the Fencer. We have never disqualified anyone and rarely have we had to issue a warning of any sort for conduct or misappropriation of rules. No one lacks for gear and if we have to rule that a weapon or piece of gear as "unfit/unsafe" then we replace it with something comparable for you.
Our goal is to make the event as stress free as possible for all participants. We attempt to eliminate arbitrary rules and over-complicated scoring systems to promote a positive environment for you to display your Art.
Our three divisions of Longsword are to help you find the best fit for the level of competition you are looking for. The Dagger/Ringen event is designed to force you into wrestling/containing the weapon to score rather than athletically stabbing your opponent. The Single Sword event is to challenge yourself against varied single weapon disciplines to help highlight the differences.
