Howdy, everyone. As promised, I am back to tell you all about the tournament!

The short answer is, it was a blast and I did pretty damn good for a first timer.

The London HEMA Open was a two-day affair and included events like rapier and dagger, saber, and longsword. The Longsword categories (which is my weapon) were both on the auspicious Star Wars day. (May the fourth be with you.)

I woke up at the butt crack of dawn because the venu...