CRABS Nebula Tournament

CRABS Historical Fencing will be hosting an open steel longsword and open steel sabre tournament Saturday Sept 12th in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Thanks to a generous sponsorship from swordshop.ca and historicalcombatarmory.ca we are pleased to announce the following prizes for both categories (all gift cards amounts to Swordshop, a Canadian owned and operated business):

1st ) $150

2nd ) $100

3rd ) $75

UnderKing) $75

-and 4 extra fun special door prizes

Stay tuned to this page and our socials for exciting updates and developments as this event approaches.

Divisions and Safety Gear Requirements

Open Steel Longsword
- open to all genders
- participants aged 16+
- participants must have the following gear:
  - historical fencing mask with overlay
  - hard throat protection (gorget)
  - historical fencing jacket with no exposed skin
  - hard elbow protection
  - forearms optional but highly encouraged
  - heavy grade gloves ( clamshell style gloves ), examples include : sparring gloves, SPES Heavy, HF Black Prince, five finger heavy glovers will also be permitted such as SG Infinity, Gabriel gloves etc
  - thigh protection optional but encouraged
  - groin protection optional but encouraged
  - hard knee and shin protection
  - no exposed skin

Open Steel Sabre
- open to all genders
- participants aged 16+
- participants must have the following gear:
  - historical fencing mask with overlay
  - hard throat protection (gorget)
  - historical fencing jacket with no exposed skin
  - hard elbow protection
  - forearms optional but highly encouraged
  - medium grade gloves for a closed shell saber ( examples include: Thokks, SupFen impact gloves, Red Dragons at personal risk ), higher grade gloves for a more open guard ( clamshell style gloves )
  - thigh protection optional but encouraged
  - groin protection optional but encouraged
  - hard knee and shin protection
  - no exposed skin

Weapon Requirements

Open Steel Longsword
- only feder style blades allowed, no blunts
- accepted brands include Kvetun, Castille, Regenyei, Sigi, Poker, VB, HF Armory, Swordshop, Krieger
- non-listed brands subject to approval, contact us directly at crabshistoricalfencing@gmail.com and we will update our accepted list
- makers have a variety of blade stiffness options, fencers are expected to control their blade to keep opponents safe, fencers with stiffer blades are expected to exhibit more control in the thrust or risk penalties/expulsion from the tournament
- blade length maximum is 105 cm, cross guard maximum 30 cm, ring guards allowed, no lighter than 1300 grams
- sword rental is available at $20/fencer

Open Steel Sabre
- sabres only, no broadswords, no sideswords, no smallswords, no arming swords
- accepted brands include Kvetun, Castille, Regenyei, Sigi, Krieger, Poker, Celeste
- non-listed brands subject to approval, contact us directly at crabshistoricalfencing@gmail.com and we will update our accepted list
- blade length maximum is 87 cm, minimum sword weight 700 grams
- sword rental is available at $20/fencer

Rules and Schedule

Our latest edition of the rules can be found at the following link, please note rules are subject to slight modification 48 hrs prior to the event:

CRABS Nebula Tournament Rules Document (click on link to open in another tab)

Our schedule can be found on the next link. Fencers are expected to be geared up and ready to go during the times for their weapon category.

CRABS Nebula Tournament Schedule (click on link to open in another tab)

Venue

Our tournament will be taking place at Deuville's Rink in Truro ( 50 Harmony Rd, Truro, NS B2N 0C1 ). Each club will be assigned their own locker room(s) to store their belongings.

Link to Google Maps for Deuville's Rink (click on link to open in another tab)

Registration

We are offering two weapon categories this year: Steel Sabre and Steel Longsword. Tournament registration fee is $50 for one weapon category. If you are competing in both steel sabre and steel longsword the registration fee is $80. Additional fees exist for weapon rental. Registration will be considered complete upon completion of the registration form and payment. Once completed the fencer will receive an email confirmation guaranteeing their spot. The registration link is available below:

CRABS Nebula Tournament Registration (click on link to open in another tab)

Categories will start at 16 fencers/weapon event. Fencers signing up past max capacity will be put on a waitlist and contacted in the event of a drop-out or expansion of the category. Payment will not be asked to hold a spot on the waitlist.