It’s time once again — to retreat… and strike.
The twelfth Tremonia Fechtschule once more invites you to a weekend of engaging workshops, thrilling tournaments, and relaxed evenings around the campfire.
All of it — if our returning guests are to be believed — in an atmosphere where everyone can feel safe, welcome, and at ease.
In short:
An event too good to miss — and too good not to regret, if you do.
Time and Place
This year's Fechtschule will begin on Friday, 5 September at 5:00 pm and will end on Sunday, 7 September 2025 around 4:00 pm.
The Location
Husen Castle
135 Syburger Dorfstraße
44265 Dortmund
Germany
Instructors
Theory (Seminar)
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Björn Rugstad is an instructor with Wisby Historical Fencing School in Gotland, sweden.
He has trained martial arts for 32 years, spending most of it on knifebased arts from south east asia, and taught these arts internationally for many years. In HEMA he has focused on dagger, specificly Joachim Meyers dagger and focused on fencing dagger vs dagger, but has even studied the dutch fechtboech BPL3281.
Dagger (Workshop)
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Broadsword (Workshop)
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Bayonet (Workshop)
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Dagger (Workshop)
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One-handed (Workshop)
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Something long (Workshop)
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Programme
| 5:00 pm | Registration, camp setup |
| 6:15 pm | Address of welcome |
| 7:00 pm | Dinner |
| 9:00 pm | Campfire |
| 9:00 am | Breakfast |
| 10:00 am | Morning announcements |
| 10:30 am | Seminar Theory (Dierk Hagedorn) Workshop Dagger (Björn Rugstad) Workshop Broadsword (Victoria Clow) Workshop Bayonet (Peter Frank) |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 pm | Workshop Dagger (Dorothea Paulekuhn) Workshop One-handed (Julia König) Workshop Something long (Nico Gillet) |
| 4:00 pm | Fechtschule (tournament) with any synthetic weapon Free training, test cutting |
| 6:00 pm | Barbecue |
| 9:00 am | Breakfast |
| 10:00 am | Morning announcements |
| 10:30 am | Seminar Theory (Dierk Hagedorn) Workshop Dagger (Björn Rugstad) Workshop Broadsword (Victoria Clow) Workshop Bayonet (Peter Frank) |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Free training Fechtschule (tournament) with steel longsword |
Testimonials
» I found the staff to be friendly, polite, and professional. They fostered an atmosphere that was relaxed despite the counter-covid restrictions, but also welcoming and inclusive. […] «
» Tremonia Fechtschule is one of those events that embody HEMA for me. Events that are very specialised, such as high level tournament, or weapon specific gatherings, are really cool. On the other hand, events that offer the full range of what the historical martial arts have to offer are absolutely great too. Tremonia is fully that: staying in a castle close to Dortmund, following a variety of workshops and lectures, doing tournaments with both longsword and synthetic weapons (you can do some crazy matchups there) and finally sitting down at the camp fire at night. Something that is important for me personally, is that an event has a good balance between activities. There’s few things more annoying than having a full schedule that allows no time for socialising or sparring, and Tremonia Fechtschule thankfully has a good balance in this regard. […] If you’re looking for an event that puts the enjoyment of HEMA first and if you’re looking to see what the German community has to offer, I would definitely recommend going to Tremonia Fechtschule. «
» Tremonia Fechten is an absolutely delightful event I would highly recommend to anyone and everyone, and I think I already have! «
» This event is just so friendly and chill. The organisers obviously try so hard (and succeed) in booking a varied selection of instructors, not just for their skills, but also for their personalities, ensuring they fit the welcoming, fun and inclusive vibes all the attendees have come to expect. Even if you don’t do any of the eclectic mix of workshops or lectures available, this event is worth attending just for the socialising by the firepit or absorbing the atmosphere of a 13th century keep surrounded by woods while you watch everyone else training or doing archery. And if none of that has convinced you why this is in my top 3 favourite HEMA events, they also have freshly made waffles and their own bouncy castle! «
» I must say that im very impressed by Tremonia Fechtschule as an arrangement.
The evenings, which included quite a lot of alcohol and a heavy overweight of men to women in ratio, and I did not see anyone being „that guy“.
Nobody seemed to be have to be moved away, none of the women seemed to be put in awkward situations. […]
The crew behind the event have been actively working with promoting a healthy and inclusive culture for everyone.
Also there were several people who did not drink alcohol and it appeared to me that there was zero peerpresure with regards to alcohol consumption.
In short, if you’re looking for a HEMA event or indeed just a martial art event that is safe, inclusive and friendly regardless of background, culture, skincolor, gender identity or sexuality, I can wholeheartedly recommend Tremonia Fechtschule. «
» I really enjoyed my time at the event – […] a wonderful venue, a superb theme and atmosphere, and this naturally seems to attract a lovely group of people. «
» I attended Tremonia Fechtschule in 2019; great organisation and atmosphere at the event. The club members were very hospitable and a pleasure to train with! «