Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay
@thetavernknight.bsky.social
⚔ Historical Fencing Coach, Instructor at Arms
Founder of Boston Academie d’Armes @bosacademiearme.bsky.social
Rapier | Saber | Smallsword | Italian Foil
1:1 Training & Group Classes
www.JustinSwordFit.com
www.BostonAcademieDArmes.com
(He/Him)
Founder of Boston Academie d’Armes @bosacademiearme.bsky.social
Rapier | Saber | Smallsword | Italian Foil
1:1 Training & Group Classes
www.JustinSwordFit.com
www.BostonAcademieDArmes.com
(He/Him)
Pinned
Want to play with swords? I offer historical & classical fencing lessons in the Greater Boston area!
Private and small group/party lessons, and workshop/seminars are available for rapier, Italian foil, dueling word, saber, and spear!
justinswordfit.com
Private and small group/party lessons, and workshop/seminars are available for rapier, Italian foil, dueling word, saber, and spear!
justinswordfit.com
Happy Thanksgiving to my found fencer family. It’s been a fun year of fencing, learning and coaching.
Thankful to all the folks who continue to entrust their fencing education and training with me. Much love to you all.
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Thankful to all the folks who continue to entrust their fencing education and training with me. Much love to you all.
⚔️⚜️⚜️⚔️
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my found fencer family. It’s been a fun year of fencing, learning and coaching.
Thankful to all the folks who continue to entrust their fencing education and training with me. Much love to you all.
⚔️⚜️⚜️⚔️
Thankful to all the folks who continue to entrust their fencing education and training with me. Much love to you all.
⚔️⚜️⚜️⚔️
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November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
"Guard of the Knee." The rapier guard fencing masters didn't want you to know...
...'cause they thought it was really dumb and awful. 😂
...'cause they thought it was really dumb and awful. 😂
We decided to lead into the Thanksgiving holiday with a little goofy and silly fencing fun, by exploring the odd and unique aspects of historical fencing.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Guard of the Knee." The rapier guard fencing masters didn't want you to know...
...'cause they thought it was really dumb and awful. 😂
...'cause they thought it was really dumb and awful. 😂
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TODAY'S COMIC: Old Bones
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
TODAY'S COMIC: Old Bones
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gAI: simultaneously the most amazing technological advance of the century that will increase every company's value by billions, and a fragile snowflake on the edge of economic collapse (Mona Lisa Saperstein voice) MONEY PWEASE.
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
gAI: simultaneously the most amazing technological advance of the century that will increase every company's value by billions, and a fragile snowflake on the edge of economic collapse (Mona Lisa Saperstein voice) MONEY PWEASE.
Took 2hrs to get to the stables tonight, but I did eventually make it...
Got to trot in Te for the first time!
Man… he can move for an old man. I had trouble getting him to slow down which was a new and fun experience. I’m used to Cody who doesn’t want to move for me. 🤣🤣
Got to trot in Te for the first time!
Man… he can move for an old man. I had trouble getting him to slow down which was a new and fun experience. I’m used to Cody who doesn’t want to move for me. 🤣🤣
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Took 2hrs to get to the stables tonight, but I did eventually make it...
Got to trot in Te for the first time!
Man… he can move for an old man. I had trouble getting him to slow down which was a new and fun experience. I’m used to Cody who doesn’t want to move for me. 🤣🤣
Got to trot in Te for the first time!
Man… he can move for an old man. I had trouble getting him to slow down which was a new and fun experience. I’m used to Cody who doesn’t want to move for me. 🤣🤣
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARRY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
MARRY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA.
MARRY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
MARRY BOOKS.
KILL AI.
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Klingons are queer allies. It's canon.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Klingons are queer allies. It's canon.
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
Still riding that Rossfechtan train... errr... horse. Anyways, this past week we busted out the spears for the first time. If you think spears are fun, in general, try it on a horse! 😆
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Still riding that Rossfechtan train... errr... horse. Anyways, this past week we busted out the spears for the first time. If you think spears are fun, in general, try it on a horse! 😆
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One of the weirdest things during the campaign was Trump talking about money. He clearly had no idea what 5 dollars can buy or what a tank of gas costs. Yet that fact never gained any traction among big foot pundits.
Every time I listen to Trump, Bessent or Lutnick talk about economic conditions, it is always completely obvious how utterly disconnected they are from the everyday struggles the average American working family is dealing with right now. They simply can’t relate to normal people.
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One of the weirdest things during the campaign was Trump talking about money. He clearly had no idea what 5 dollars can buy or what a tank of gas costs. Yet that fact never gained any traction among big foot pundits.
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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Our training block on deception continues with Italian saber!
This week, we explored some classic feint combos and then adapted the idea of feinting when riposting.
Solid work by all of our beginners!
#somervillema #historicalfencing #classicalfencing
This week, we explored some classic feint combos and then adapted the idea of feinting when riposting.
Solid work by all of our beginners!
#somervillema #historicalfencing #classicalfencing
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our training block on deception continues with Italian saber!
This week, we explored some classic feint combos and then adapted the idea of feinting when riposting.
Solid work by all of our beginners!
#somervillema #historicalfencing #classicalfencing
This week, we explored some classic feint combos and then adapted the idea of feinting when riposting.
Solid work by all of our beginners!
#somervillema #historicalfencing #classicalfencing
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Holiday collar: donned
Toy: chewed
Neighbors: alerted
Toy: chewed
Neighbors: alerted
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Holiday collar: donned
Toy: chewed
Neighbors: alerted
Toy: chewed
Neighbors: alerted
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Our beginner rapier crew working on various attacks based on distance.
Here Turner strikes with an arm extension from close measure.
Here Turner strikes with an arm extension from close measure.
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Our beginner rapier crew working on various attacks based on distance.
Here Turner strikes with an arm extension from close measure.
Here Turner strikes with an arm extension from close measure.
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Oh, look, a list of Democrats who need to be primaried because they don't understand the difference between democratic socialism and actual socialism. Not surprised at how many entrenched dolts from Massachusetts are on the list, all the usual suspects.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
Full list of Democrats voting to condemn socialism as Zohran Mamdani comes to town
The House of Representatives voted on a resolution condemning socialism ahead of President Trump's meeting with Zohran Mamdani.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Oh, look, a list of Democrats who need to be primaried because they don't understand the difference between democratic socialism and actual socialism. Not surprised at how many entrenched dolts from Massachusetts are on the list, all the usual suspects.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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Our rapier crew continued their exploration of feints last week by feinting off of a blade pressure.
Pressures have various uses. Here the team are using it give themselves more breadth to feint without blade contact and to augment their opponent’s anxiety by further taking their point off line.
Pressures have various uses. Here the team are using it give themselves more breadth to feint without blade contact and to augment their opponent’s anxiety by further taking their point off line.
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our rapier crew continued their exploration of feints last week by feinting off of a blade pressure.
Pressures have various uses. Here the team are using it give themselves more breadth to feint without blade contact and to augment their opponent’s anxiety by further taking their point off line.
Pressures have various uses. Here the team are using it give themselves more breadth to feint without blade contact and to augment their opponent’s anxiety by further taking their point off line.
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🏳️⚧️ Celebrate and love trans folx now, before you can only remember them.
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🏳️⚧️ Celebrate and love trans folx now, before you can only remember them.
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The craziest shit happens every day with this admin and we're just expected to go to work and do our little daily tasks.
He hangs out with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia for one day and he already wants to sentence his political opponents to death
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The craziest shit happens every day with this admin and we're just expected to go to work and do our little daily tasks.