On June 26, in the USA, in the state of California, another HMB tournament was held, completely dedicated to fights in duel categories. According to Joseph Cadieux, the event organizer, the tournament was attended by 36 fighters (men and women).
Such a solid number of participants is explained by the growing interest of duels among HMB athletes in the USA.
“We conducted fights for the Men’s and Women’s Polearm, Longsword, Sword and Shield and Sword and Buckler categories. We had attendance from individuals as far away as Illinois, Florida, Colorado as well as many local Southern California teams in attendance.
There were a few fighters who were brand new, however overall the level of fighting was very high. Some of the top duelists from all over the US attended the event”, said Joseph.
The tournament ended with the following result:
Mens Polearm
1st place – Jake Schultz
2nd place – Ronin Hugues Sato
3rd place – tied between Kelly McMinn and Lincoln Hawk
Mens Longsword
1st place – Nic Shank Nic Shank
2nd place – Peter Russell
3rd place – Jake Shultz
Mens Sword and Shield
1st place – Landon M Morris
2nd place – Collin Martineau
3rd place – Nathan Renaud
Mens Sword and Buckler
1st place – Nathan Renaud
2nd place – Collin Martineau
3rd place – Alexander Casillas
Womens Polearm
1st place – Rachel Jade Bodden
2nd place – Kelsey Anne
3rd place – Helena Harlow
Womens Longsword
1st place – Rachel Jade Bodden
2nd place – Dana St. Amand
3rd place – Helena Harlow
Womens Sword and Shield
1st place – Shoshana Shellans
2nd place – Rachel Jade Bodden
3rd place – Kelsey Anne
Womens Sword and Buckler
1sh place – Shoshana Shellans
2nd place – Rachel Jade Bodden
3rd place – Kelsey Anne
“We had some prizes awarded as well – top men and women competitors overall won a custom titanium armor. Second place overall men/women won a custom knife from a local maker. That ended up being Nathan Renaud and Jade Bodden for first and Collin Martineau and Shoshanna Shellans for second overall”, said Joseph Cadieux.
Also Joseph noted that there are 4 more duel tournaments planned for this calendar year.
