May 8, 2025: Some incredible data has been published about sword tips and their safety. Data like this helps shape policies for tournaments and schools and helps fencers be safe while training and competing. Check out the video and report on this data and why thermoplastic tips are becoming the preferred method of tipping the sword. Consider reporting your injuries using this form in 2025 for baseline analysis as well. 

April 15, 2025: Tournament season for the league has started with April events! There is an incredible amount of events big and small, competitive and fun, for HEMAists of all sorts. If you need new gear or gear repaired, now is the time to invest in those safety elements so you'll be able to fight all season long!  

Oct 22, 2024: PHFL would like a logo! We'll be taking submissions for your art from now until the last day of May 2025! The league will then vote on their favorites. For details, check out the post on the PHFL facebook page! 

Oct 22, 2024: The Appalachian Mountains and piedmont areas surrounding it are why we get our name! A piedmont is a landform created by shifting streams at the base of a mountain. The word comes from Italian - Piemonte - which means Foothill. This is why we range so far. We also sort of just throw Florida in here from time to time too. 

Sept 24, 2024: We want to see what PHFL is up to! If you'd like a photo, gif, recent news cast, etc. posted on the website, please post it to the FB page and it'll get uploaded here for everyone to see the best PHFL has to offer.  

August 19, 2024: We figured after more than a decade of operation we should have something more official. This is a resource for referencing every school part of PHFL.