Boston Academie d'Armes
@bosacademiearme.bsky.social
Learn the Art of Swordplay!
⚜️ Historical & Classical Fencing School
⚔️ Rapier | Saber | Italian Foil | Dueling Sword
🤺 Group & Private Lessons Avail
https://bostonacademiedarmes.com/
⚜️ Historical & Classical Fencing School
⚔️ Rapier | Saber | Italian Foil | Dueling Sword
🤺 Group & Private Lessons Avail
https://bostonacademiedarmes.com/
Happy Thanksgiving to our fencer friends and family. Thanks for making the Academie an awesome community to be a part of!
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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to our fencer friends and family. Thanks for making the Academie an awesome community to be a part of!
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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 5:19 PM
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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The Art of Classical Italian Saber!
Our classical fencing squad working in some saber parry & riposte basics while warming up in class.
Here, our buddy Steve from @bostonarmizare.bsky.social works on his parry 4th and parry 1st + riposte options.
Our classical fencing squad working in some saber parry & riposte basics while warming up in class.
Here, our buddy Steve from @bostonarmizare.bsky.social works on his parry 4th and parry 1st + riposte options.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Art of Classical Italian Saber!
Our classical fencing squad working in some saber parry & riposte basics while warming up in class.
Here, our buddy Steve from @bostonarmizare.bsky.social works on his parry 4th and parry 1st + riposte options.
Our classical fencing squad working in some saber parry & riposte basics while warming up in class.
Here, our buddy Steve from @bostonarmizare.bsky.social works on his parry 4th and parry 1st + riposte options.
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.
Our Classical Fencing Crew having some laughs while warming up.
Classical fencing with the Italian smallsword, foil and saber is in Sundays at 11:30am in Somerville, MA.
Classical fencing with the Italian smallsword, foil and saber is in Sundays at 11:30am in Somerville, MA.
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Our Classical Fencing Crew having some laughs while warming up.
Classical fencing with the Italian smallsword, foil and saber is in Sundays at 11:30am in Somerville, MA.
Classical fencing with the Italian smallsword, foil and saber is in Sundays at 11:30am in Somerville, MA.
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.
Day 2, we looked at countering Italian fencers, secondaries like rapier & dagger and sword & cloak, and ended with some pedagogy.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Day 2, we looked at countering Italian fencers, secondaries like rapier & dagger and sword & cloak, and ended with some pedagogy.
Day 1 was all about the fundamentals, looking through a few Destreza sources.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Day 1 was all about the fundamentals, looking through a few Destreza sources.
Destreza Immersion Workshop Weekend complete!
Huge thanks to Maestro Puck Curtis for spending a cold New England weekend with us. And thanks to everyone who came out to learn and play!
Huge thanks to Maestro Puck Curtis for spending a cold New England weekend with us. And thanks to everyone who came out to learn and play!
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Destreza Immersion Workshop Weekend complete!
Huge thanks to Maestro Puck Curtis for spending a cold New England weekend with us. And thanks to everyone who came out to learn and play!
Huge thanks to Maestro Puck Curtis for spending a cold New England weekend with us. And thanks to everyone who came out to learn and play!
Saber on point
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Saber on point
We took out “Feint or Ain’t!?” Game to saber class this weekend.
A fun exercise that works a lot of great and tricky skills. Great effort by our beginners!
#bostonfencing #duelingsaber #somervillema #classicalfencing
A fun exercise that works a lot of great and tricky skills. Great effort by our beginners!
#bostonfencing #duelingsaber #somervillema #classicalfencing
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We took out “Feint or Ain’t!?” Game to saber class this weekend.
A fun exercise that works a lot of great and tricky skills. Great effort by our beginners!
#bostonfencing #duelingsaber #somervillema #classicalfencing
A fun exercise that works a lot of great and tricky skills. Great effort by our beginners!
#bostonfencing #duelingsaber #somervillema #classicalfencing
Tristan playing the Glove Drop Game on Hard Mode. Laser focus. 🧠⚡️
You love to see it!
#bostonfencing #fencinggames #historicalfencing #bostonfun
You love to see it!
#bostonfencing #fencinggames #historicalfencing #bostonfun
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tristan playing the Glove Drop Game on Hard Mode. Laser focus. 🧠⚡️
You love to see it!
#bostonfencing #fencinggames #historicalfencing #bostonfun
You love to see it!
#bostonfencing #fencinggames #historicalfencing #bostonfun
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
Little game with our intermediate fencers working on their feints — “Feint or Ain’t!?”
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#boston #historicalfencing #rapier
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#boston #historicalfencing #rapier
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Little game with our intermediate fencers working on their feints — “Feint or Ain’t!?”
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#boston #historicalfencing #rapier
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#boston #historicalfencing #rapier
Our beginner classical fencing squad working through a simple feint direct & disengagement attack with some added footwork.
#bostonfencing #classicalfencing #somervillema #smallsword
#bostonfencing #classicalfencing #somervillema #smallsword
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our beginner classical fencing squad working through a simple feint direct & disengagement attack with some added footwork.
#bostonfencing #classicalfencing #somervillema #smallsword
#bostonfencing #classicalfencing #somervillema #smallsword
Last night our rapier Scholars (beginners) and Free Scholars (intermediate) kicked off a new training unit on Deception, starting off with feints!
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Last night our rapier Scholars (beginners) and Free Scholars (intermediate) kicked off a new training unit on Deception, starting off with feints!
Our Sunday Saber Squad working through a classic parry & riposte combo in the Italian system.
Class is Sundays at 11:30am in Ball Square, Somerville
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saber #bostonsports
Class is Sundays at 11:30am in Ball Square, Somerville
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saber #bostonsports
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Our Sunday Saber Squad working through a classic parry & riposte combo in the Italian system.
Class is Sundays at 11:30am in Ball Square, Somerville
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saber #bostonsports
Class is Sundays at 11:30am in Ball Square, Somerville
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saber #bostonsports
A few highlights from Brian and Eli’s freeplay with dueling sword and cloak!
Been fun exploring cloak and cape use with later dueling weapons this year.
#bostonfencing #historicalfencing #somervillema
Been fun exploring cloak and cape use with later dueling weapons this year.
#bostonfencing #historicalfencing #somervillema
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A few highlights from Brian and Eli’s freeplay with dueling sword and cloak!
Been fun exploring cloak and cape use with later dueling weapons this year.
#bostonfencing #historicalfencing #somervillema
Been fun exploring cloak and cape use with later dueling weapons this year.
#bostonfencing #historicalfencing #somervillema
Closing out Cloaktober with a few leftover videos from class this month.
#boston #massachusetts #bostonfencing
#boston #massachusetts #bostonfencing
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Closing out Cloaktober with a few leftover videos from class this month.
#boston #massachusetts #bostonfencing
#boston #massachusetts #bostonfencing
When you nail the right button combo to unlock Rose’s special Jump-Charge Attack.
Classical Fencing with the Italian foil, dueling sword & saber. Sundays from 11:30-2pm in Ball Square, Somerville.
Classical Fencing with the Italian foil, dueling sword & saber. Sundays from 11:30-2pm in Ball Square, Somerville.
October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When you nail the right button combo to unlock Rose’s special Jump-Charge Attack.
Classical Fencing with the Italian foil, dueling sword & saber. Sundays from 11:30-2pm in Ball Square, Somerville.
Classical Fencing with the Italian foil, dueling sword & saber. Sundays from 11:30-2pm in Ball Square, Somerville.
Sandbox Exercise!
We gave our fencers’s a fun sword & cloak problem — how to get out of an opponent’s cloak bind.
Was fun to see what folks came up with. Here are a few ideas they came up with!
#somervillema #smallsword #historicalfencer
We gave our fencers’s a fun sword & cloak problem — how to get out of an opponent’s cloak bind.
Was fun to see what folks came up with. Here are a few ideas they came up with!
#somervillema #smallsword #historicalfencer
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Sandbox Exercise!
We gave our fencers’s a fun sword & cloak problem — how to get out of an opponent’s cloak bind.
Was fun to see what folks came up with. Here are a few ideas they came up with!
#somervillema #smallsword #historicalfencer
We gave our fencers’s a fun sword & cloak problem — how to get out of an opponent’s cloak bind.
Was fun to see what folks came up with. Here are a few ideas they came up with!
#somervillema #smallsword #historicalfencer
Congratulations to Tristan who came away the victor and undefeated in his sets in the First Annual Boston Academie d'Armes SPOOOOKY Swiss Points Round Robin! Tournament!
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Congratulations to Tristan who came away the victor and undefeated in his sets in the First Annual Boston Academie d'Armes SPOOOOKY Swiss Points Round Robin! Tournament!
Our beginners and intermediate fencers work through some cloak parries… in slow motion!
Partying with the cloak has the benefit of keeping the sword free to strike at whatever angle is needed.
#cloaktober #rapier #bostonfencing #bostonsports #bostonsocial #historicalfencer #belmonma
Partying with the cloak has the benefit of keeping the sword free to strike at whatever angle is needed.
#cloaktober #rapier #bostonfencing #bostonsports #bostonsocial #historicalfencer #belmonma
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our beginners and intermediate fencers work through some cloak parries… in slow motion!
Partying with the cloak has the benefit of keeping the sword free to strike at whatever angle is needed.
#cloaktober #rapier #bostonfencing #bostonsports #bostonsocial #historicalfencer #belmonma
Partying with the cloak has the benefit of keeping the sword free to strike at whatever angle is needed.
#cloaktober #rapier #bostonfencing #bostonsports #bostonsocial #historicalfencer #belmonma
Some light sparring work where each fencer took a different guard — either sword-forward or cloak-forward.
This gave everyone a chance to play around and face both to see what they liked.
#belmontma #rapier #bostonfencing
This gave everyone a chance to play around and face both to see what they liked.
#belmontma #rapier #bostonfencing
October 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Some light sparring work where each fencer took a different guard — either sword-forward or cloak-forward.
This gave everyone a chance to play around and face both to see what they liked.
#belmontma #rapier #bostonfencing
This gave everyone a chance to play around and face both to see what they liked.
#belmontma #rapier #bostonfencing
Be it cloak, cape or beach towel… if it works, it works!
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Be it cloak, cape or beach towel… if it works, it works!