Shortpoint Info: Shortpoint 2016 website

Our interviewees

Toby Hall - Toby is a certified instructor at NYHFA. He trains Lichtenauer's KdF as well as i.33 and Andres Liegnitzer Sword & Buckler. And went on to take 3rd place overall at Shortpoint, his first metal for open longsword.

Stephen Cheney - Steve Cheney is a student at MEMAG NJ and has been working on translating some untranslated material in his free time.

William Buscher - Student at Capitol Kunst des Fechtens

Mike Edelson - Mike is a founder at NYHFA. He took 4th place overall in the Shortpoint tournament. His event Fechtschule New York is June 3rd through 5th in Andes, New York. And he has two novels out, Seed, a sci-fi thriller about 50 people who go to sleep in their own beds and wake up in a compound in the middle of the jungle. and The Talhoffer Society, a contemporary fiction novel about an underground dueling tournament that is so much more than what it seems at first glance. You can find them on his website at michaeledelson.net, where there are descriptions of his books as well as links to Amazon where you can read the first three chapters for free. You can also go to your local bookstore as ask them to order them in for you as well.

Information about the Longpoint Historical Fencing League http://www.fightlongpoint.com/longpoint-historical-fencing-league/

New York Times Article - Medieval Weapon Finds Modern Appeal

Back to the Source - Youtube video

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