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There are many meetings and contests where one can meet fellow knife- and axe-throwers. Throwzini has an overview of the meetings in the United States, while Axtwerfen.de and us cover Europe primary. (If you know of any meeting, please send us an email.)
The largest event in Europe has so far always been the Big European Throwers Meeting.
We also have reports about past meetings.

If you are interested in "throwing" a meeting in your country, or are just curious, join the Eurothrowers mailinglist.

A very important resource are of course are of course the pages of the European Throwing Club "Flying Blades" (Eurothrowers).

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• Knife and Axe Throwing kick off meeting in Kinsau, Germany (June 2001)
  
  
• First Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2001)
  
  
• First Big Throwers Meeting in Müncheberg/Berlin, Germany (September 2001)
  
  
• Second Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2002)
  
  
• Second Big Throwers Meeting in Müncheberg/Berlin, Germany (August/September 2002)
  
  
• Third Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2003)
  
  
• Third Big Throwers Meeting in Müncheberg/Berlin, Germany (August 2003)
  
  
• Fourth Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2004)
  
  
• First Thrower Meeting in Pullman City, Germany (June 2004)
  
  
• First Big Thrower Meeting near Bayonne, France (Oktober 2004)
  
  
• First Thrower Meeting near Marseille, France (April 2005)
  
  
• Fifth Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2005)
  
  
• Second Big Thrower Meeting in Pullman City, Germany (October 2005)
  
  
• Sixth Midsummer Throwers Meeting in Pottenstein, Germany (June 2006)
  
  
• First Big Throwers Meeting in Grenoble, France (September 2006)
  
  
• Thrower meeting (many events) in Kladno, Czech Republic (Mai 2007)
  
  
• Third Thrower Meeting in Pullman City, Germany (August 2007)
  
  
• Seventh Big European Thrower Meeting, Erlangen, Germany (September 2007)
  
  

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To promote the exchange between axe- and knife throwers in Europe, the European Throwing Club Flying Blades (Eurothrowers) has established the "Big European Throwers Meeting". Every year, a different meeting in a different European country is designated to bear this title, the event is traditionally scheduled to be the annual meeting place for throwers from all over Europe.
If you are interested in organising a meeting in your country, do not hesitate to contact us, the club will give you all the assistance he can.

In 2007, the event was held in Erlangen, Germany, in 2008 it will take place in the Czech Republic.

Details on the Big European Throwers Meeting 2008.

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The competition rules

Find below the rules that are employed in our contests. The knives 7m is a new addition, but was very well received. The long distance rules change all the time.

• Events: knife short (3m), axe short (4m), knife middle (5m), axe middle (7m), knife long (7m), distances given are minimum distances. Knife distance and axe distance.
• Distance event: The goal is to stick your throwing device into the target from the longest distance possible. It must stick in a way that would award it at least one point. To avoid lucky sticks, each thrower has to work its way back from the target: There are three zones (6m-8m, 8m-10m, 10m-12m) and in each the thrower has to stick his throwing device as described above, before he is allowed to advance to the next zone further from the target. In each zone, and for each distance behind the last one, the thrower has three throws, no test throw. The points will not be counted in the distance event.
• Only knives with a rigid blade, longer than 23cm and narrower than 6cm (referee can allow other knives after a test throw of the participant).
• Axes with one and two blades with a weight between 500g and 1200g. Axes should be such (handle and head clearly distinguishable). With double-edged axes, only sticks with handle down count.
• Every participant has to have a third party liability insurance.
• Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent. If there are more than 5 of these young in an event, a separate scoring is possible.
• You may only throw after the commando of the referee!
• At the short and middle distance events, one has 21 throws (7 targets, 3 throws at each). The tool will be scored after every single throw. One may leave it in the target. Before the three throws at each target, one may do a test throw, the participant has to declare in advance if he wishes to do so.
• Scoring: Bullseye black 6cm 5 points, first ring red 20cm 3 points, second ring white 40cm 2 points, third ring red 50cm 1 point.
• Knives will be straightened (90°angel to the target) before scoring, if two rings are touched, the higher counts.
• The counting point with axes is the middle of that part of the blade that sticks in the target. Here again: In dubio pro reo.
• Heights of the targets (from bullseye): 1,35m up to 1,75m.
• The referee is always right. If you do not observe the rules, especially those meant for security, you will be sent off the place.