Oktoberhau 2025

Southern California's most Octoberest tournament is back for its 3rd year! Come for the Open and URG Longsword and Saber, stay for the pumpkin prizes and the pals!

Who? You! And all your sword pals!

What? Open and URG Longsword and Saber Tournaments

Where? Pine Avenue Community Centre, 3209 Harding St, Carlsbad, CA 92008

When? October 4, 2025

Why? To test your skills and have some fun probably, who am I to say what your motivations are.

More information can be found on HEMA Scorecard. 

Tournament Information:

Participation caps are as follows:
Open Longsword - 50 (will be split into two tiers) ***SOLD OUT, contact strange@sdswordfighters.com to be added to the waitlist***
URG Longsword - 25 (will be split into two tiers if 20+ participants)
Open Saber - 25 ***SOLD OUT, contact strange@sdswordfighters.com to be added to the waitlist***
URG Saber - 25

The full results of all tournaments will be submitted to HEMA Ratings. If you do not wish to be visible on HEMA Ratings, feel free to contact them about anonymization - more details here.

Refunds will not be issued less than 7 days from the start of the event.