SWASH 24-26 February 2012

[Mark Lancaster]

The dates for SWASH have been booked. It will be at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK again.

This is the open BFHS annual event and details will be posted up soon.

[mark wilkie]

Is there by chance a rules set that we can see?

[The Salmon Lord]

The Programme and rules are now published.

[KeithFarrell]

The programme looks excellent, I'm really quite excited about attending the event!

[The Salmon Lord]

Me too. Far more of my sort of thing this time. Shame I'm on at the same time as Chris though.

[Mark Lancaster]

Just to let you know that SWASH 2012 is now open for booking – http://www.swash2012.com

This is the sixth SWASH and has a wide and varied programme:

- Twenty Seven different Classes and Sessions
- Fourteen Workshops
- Eight Presentations/Lectures
- Two Handling Sessions
- Three Tournaments
- A Special Challenge
- Thirteen BFHS Instructors
- Six guest Instructors and Presenters
- Several Prizes

There are some fascinating classes ranging from Gladiators to Zulus as well as the more usual excellent HEMA classes. The Saturday night will once again see the Gala Meal take place in the stunning surroundings of the Royal Armouries.

[Sekhemet]

Booked!!

[Dave B]

It looks good. As usual there are a couple of slots with nothing I particularly fancy, and a couple where there are two I'd really like to do that clash, but overall It should be good.

I'll be interested to see how the courtsword / Dueling sword tournament goes. I might have had a go myself, just to make up the numbers, but I also want to see what Rob Lovatt has to say about spears.

[KeithFarrell]

I will be at SWASH along with quite a few people from the Academy of Historical Arts, from both Glasgow and Dundee. Should be quite a good contingent coming down from our mob also, if anyone is looking for a tournament-legal sword for the backsword tournament, have a look at my thread in the Market section for more information.

[Mark Lancaster]

The SWASH 2012 Programme has been updated. The classes for Andrew Feest and Rob Lovett have been swapped, so that:

• Spear - the weapon that informs all others (Rob Lovett) is now on Saturday 3.30-4.45
• Rapier and Dagger (Andrew Feest) is now on Sunday 11.15-12.45

You can see the full SWASH Programme at http://www.swash2012.com

[KeithFarrell]

I have just posted a review of the event on Encased on Steel for anyone who is interested in reading about the event: http://www.historical-academy.co.uk/blog/