Welcome! 

Auckland Sword & Shield hope you’ll join us for our 2021 Steve Hodgson Memorial Tournament. Entry is $40 for competitors.

The Tournament 

We’ve got 6 competitions this year: 

1) Steel Rapier and Dagger

2) Steel Sidesword and Buckler

3) Steel Saber  

4) Synthetic Sidesword - Beginners

5) Steel Longsword 

6) Women's Steel Longsword

Tournament Rules and Conditions 

1. Competitors may enter a maximum of 3 competitions.  We reserve the rights to remove competitions if things are running late. 
2. If we have less than 3 women sign up to our women's longsword tournament we will get in touch with the entrants to see if they want to change for another category.
3. The tournament is open to members of all HEMA, WMA, Historic Fencing, or re-enactment club or society in New Zealand or overseas. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. The tournament is not open to members of the public although they are welcome to come along and spectate.  
4. The price to enter is $40 and will secure your place in the competitions.  We do have to limit the number of competitors in each competition and will be determined on a first come first serve basis. 
5. Sign up will end at 11:59PM Tuesday, September 21st and we will not be accepting entrants after the cut-off period. 
6. Auckland Sword and Shield may contact the relevant clubs to ensure entrants are indeed members and have the necessary references to enter the tournament. The Head Marshal has the ultimate right of refusal of entry. 

Gear Requirements & Rule Sets 

• Will be emailed to competitors shortly after they register, please contact us if you do not recieve them.

The Venue 

• Lynfield Youth & Leisure YMCA is located at Margaret Griffin Park 16-18 Griffen Park Road, Mount Roskill. Please see the map below.
• There is a large parking lot located at the centre.
• Just come through the main doors and go right at reception, you can't miss us we're using their entire basketball court.  More information about start times and sign in will be emailed to you closer to the time.
• Auckland Sword and Shield will be providing tea, coffee, biscuits, and a simple luncheon for all the fighters and volunteers.  If you have any allergies or anything please let us know when you sign up.  

Accommodation 

• For our out of town visitors who are looking for somewhere to stay we are recommending Verandahs Parkside Lodge located in Ponsonby, Auckland.  It’s a lovely and quiet family owned accommodation that has nice rooms and share rooms available at a good price.  It’s a 15 minute drive away from the venue and located close to lots of nice cafes and restaurants in Central Auckland.