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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay

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⚔ 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)

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 20h

The team having fun with cloak

Boston Academie d'Armes @bosacademiearme.bsky.social · 1d

Along with working on the fundamentals of rapier & cloak, we also worked through some fun actions — like the cloak bind!

Fun action that can be used in a multitude of scenarios. Here the team works on using it to create an opening for a straight thrust.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 21h

Utter nonsense.

Every American should read the Mueller Report:

Mueller report - Wikipedia share.google/fWIv0SoiqkFL...

Mueller report - Wikipedia

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

SEN. @schatz.bsky.social : "This is not about money. There is enough💰to bail out Argentina with ($40 BILLION). Enough to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173 MILLION for Noem. Enough to renovate the ballroom. What there isn't enough💰for under this Republican government is YOU."

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 1d

We are keeping things primarily at a walk so humans and horses can ease into the game.

It’s been a lot of fun adapting swordplay on foot to horse and collaborating with the riders (and new horse friends)!

Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 1d

Often we’ve had folks on the barrel horses in the “coach” role of the drill, receiving the touch from the student.

In this video, it’s a little more free from. The mounted fencer initiates with an attack and then it turns into a parry-riposte volley exercise as the rider moves by.

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 1d

It has the benefit of training one’s balance and being able to focus squarely on blade work and not sword work and horse maneuvering...

Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 1d

Few people were asking about the barrel horses and what the folks on there are working on.

These were made by Eleanor Fitzpatrick (SCA) so the folks who weren’t on a horse could work on things and not just watch on the sideline... 🧵

#mysca #rossfechten

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to see the coaching staff grow and have Gavin on the team.

He's one of the original "homegrown" Academie fencers, back before the Academie was the Academie and I was teaching Zoom lessons.

Between Gavin and Bella, our beginners are in good hands. 🙂

Boston Academie d'Armes @bosacademiearme.bsky.social · 2d

We're excited to announce that Greg Tremblay (aka Gavin) has joined the Academie's coaching staff! 🎉🎉

Gavin is one of the Academie's OG students, back before the Academie was the Academie, learning rapier online through @thetavernknight.bsky.social's Zoom classes during the pandemic lockdowns.

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MizFace 🦉 @mizface.bsky.social · 1d

The ironic symbolism of the permanent defacing of the white house vs the impact of this administration on the country - feels like a plot point heavy enough to have been cut out in the Leverage writing room.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

NEW: Holy shit. Trump is tearing down part of the White House. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

This is a desecration and an abomination. First he posts an AI video of himself wearing a crown dumping shit on the heads of Americans, then he starts tearing down part of the White House for his Mar-a-Lago style ballroom.

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 2d

When that went well, we worked on pulling more violence back into the attack.

Alas, my phone ran out of drive space so that part of the session didn’t make it but I will confirm that Kat did great!

Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 2d

After refining that, we threw it into an option drill (seen here).

⚜️If I disengage late, Kat should be well covered by sword and dagger.

⚜️If I disengage early, they track with their dagger, moving into seconda to strike.

Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 2d

With dagger, they were noticing they were getting hit in the flank a lot while they were attacking.

So we worked on strong closed guards — while the dagger is covering high, the sword is covering low against late disengagements and counterattacks.

Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 2d

Fun session with Kat, who was visiting from out of town.

We worked on a few things during our session — getting more violence or explosiveness out of their attacks, and then some dagger work.

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Boston Academie d'Armes @bosacademiearme.bsky.social · 6d

Cloaktober continues for our rapier folks with an introduction into cloak-extended guards!

Here two of our beginners, Kaycee and Edvard, demo two variations of Fabris’s terza guard with rapier and cloak.

Nice work!

Kaycee with sword and cloak, standing with the cloak extended and sword withdrawn and the offside foot forward.

Edvard with rapier and cloak. The cloak is extended and sword pulled back.

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Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author @mbaileywriter.bsky.social · 2d

An IRL example of the Fiction Paradox: fiction needs to make more sense than real life to be believable.

Seriously, if someone wrote this into a story, the audience would check out immediately.

Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 2d

I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.

"Police focus on ladder placed against the side of the Louvre"

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Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author @mbaileywriter.bsky.social · 2d

That dude on the right is either the mastermind behind the job or the freelance sleuth who's going to break the case wide open.

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 2d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”

@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Boston Academie d'Armes @bosacademiearme.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats to Eli for taking 4th place at the BHL Smallsword Tourney this past weekend!

This was his first Smallsword tournament and second tourney overall.

📸 Black Cat Historical Fencing

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Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author @mbaileywriter.bsky.social · 2d

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

meghan mccain is a spoiled rotten dumbass whose only currency is saying outlandish, audacious bigotries on the internet– which probably used to garner a stern phone call from her father, but her father is dead and she acts like if she just gets louder and dumber he’ll rise like lazarus

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 3d

it’s been horrifying to see how many republicans believe in the “elected dictator” theory especially after they spent the entire Biden and Obama presidencies (who both won by larger margins) saying that they are dictators

Meghan McCain & @MeghanMcC....3h S...
I don't understand how Trump is a King when he won every single swing state, the electoral college and popular vote in a democratic election.

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Jim M @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social · 2d

"...I could have not-written a letter of recommendation so the predator could go get another job in a position of power."

Scott Powers @scottpowers.bsky.social · 2d

“I could have been more forceful and asked more questions and gotten more involved in the details of what happened."

Joel Quenneville spoke prior to his first game coaching in Chicago since being reinstated by the NHL. Reporting with @marklazerus.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

Joel Quenneville returns to Chicago for first time since reinstatement: ‘I could have been more forceful’

Quenneville was reinstated by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in July 2024 but did not return to coaching until this season.

www.nytimes.com

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N.S. Dolkart, elected official @nsdolkart.bsky.social · 3d

This is important! Markey is running for reelection against a “generational change” Democrat whose position on trans rights is cynical wishy-washiness. It matters that his response hasn’t been to “moderate his position.”

Liz Saila @lizsaila.bsky.social · 3d

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

Sen. Ed Markey, a white man with white hair, standing at a lectern with a dark background, and Sen Elizabeth Warren to camera right, in a black top with a red blazer. Markey wears a trans pride flag draped over his shoulders. The closed caption reads "trans people because trans righs are human rights. We" The chiron underneath reads "No Kings Rally Underway In Boston"

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 3d

End is Nigh stage