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/
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Kick off the new year with a little bit of swordplay!
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
Just 4 spots left. Sign up soon!
Kick off the new year with a little bit of swordplay!
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Just 4 spots left. Sign up soon!
Our beginner classical fencing crew working on sounding out their partners and then countering. Breaking things down and slowly adding in chaos as we go.
Love the effort folks put in!
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#somervillema #bostonfencing #classicalfencing
Love the effort folks put in!
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#somervillema #bostonfencing #classicalfencing
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our beginner classical fencing crew working on sounding out their partners and then countering. Breaking things down and slowly adding in chaos as we go.
Love the effort folks put in!
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#somervillema #bostonfencing #classicalfencing
Love the effort folks put in!
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#somervillema #bostonfencing #classicalfencing
Brian demonstrates an internal flanconade with the Italian foil.
Our classical fencing class (Italian foil, smallsword, and saber) happens on Sundays in Somerville, MA.
📷 Olivia Treube
Learn more about our program at bostonacademiedarmes.com/classical-fe...
Our classical fencing class (Italian foil, smallsword, and saber) happens on Sundays in Somerville, MA.
📷 Olivia Treube
Learn more about our program at bostonacademiedarmes.com/classical-fe...
December 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Brian demonstrates an internal flanconade with the Italian foil.
Our classical fencing class (Italian foil, smallsword, and saber) happens on Sundays in Somerville, MA.
📷 Olivia Treube
Learn more about our program at bostonacademiedarmes.com/classical-fe...
Our classical fencing class (Italian foil, smallsword, and saber) happens on Sundays in Somerville, MA.
📷 Olivia Treube
Learn more about our program at bostonacademiedarmes.com/classical-fe...
Kick off the new year and learn how to duel with the rapier!
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We’ll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
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Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We’ll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
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December 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Kick off the new year and learn how to duel with the rapier!
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We’ll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
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Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We’ll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
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Our beginners working through a probing action exercise to work on their fight reading, analyzing and ability to come up with a counter.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our beginners working through a probing action exercise to work on their fight reading, analyzing and ability to come up with a counter.
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Spear vs rapier & cloak. A matchup you don’t see everyday!
Our next free trial rapier class is coming up next month. Come join the fun!
bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
#belmontma #bostonfencing #swordplay
Our next free trial rapier class is coming up next month. Come join the fun!
bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
#belmontma #bostonfencing #swordplay
December 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Spear vs rapier & cloak. A matchup you don’t see everyday!
Our next free trial rapier class is coming up next month. Come join the fun!
bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
#belmontma #bostonfencing #swordplay
Our next free trial rapier class is coming up next month. Come join the fun!
bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
#belmontma #bostonfencing #swordplay
Coach Gavin and Belle-Monte watch on as our rapier team plays.
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Coach Gavin and Belle-Monte watch on as our rapier team plays.
Our Sunday classical fencing squad warming up with a little game.
One fencer lunges and the other is at extension distance. The extension fencer can’t go until they perceive the lunger lunging.
Fun warmup that works reaction time and explosiveness!
One fencer lunges and the other is at extension distance. The extension fencer can’t go until they perceive the lunger lunging.
Fun warmup that works reaction time and explosiveness!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our Sunday classical fencing squad warming up with a little game.
One fencer lunges and the other is at extension distance. The extension fencer can’t go until they perceive the lunger lunging.
Fun warmup that works reaction time and explosiveness!
One fencer lunges and the other is at extension distance. The extension fencer can’t go until they perceive the lunger lunging.
Fun warmup that works reaction time and explosiveness!
Always a favorite… interpreting Fabris’s very unique approach to defending against a spearman.
Step 1: Don’t get yourself in this situation in the first place
Step 2: If you gotta do it, here’s how…
Step 3: Profit
#bostonfencing #belmontma #rapier #historicalfencing #mysca #swordwomen
Step 1: Don’t get yourself in this situation in the first place
Step 2: If you gotta do it, here’s how…
Step 3: Profit
#bostonfencing #belmontma #rapier #historicalfencing #mysca #swordwomen
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Always a favorite… interpreting Fabris’s very unique approach to defending against a spearman.
Step 1: Don’t get yourself in this situation in the first place
Step 2: If you gotta do it, here’s how…
Step 3: Profit
#bostonfencing #belmontma #rapier #historicalfencing #mysca #swordwomen
Step 1: Don’t get yourself in this situation in the first place
Step 2: If you gotta do it, here’s how…
Step 3: Profit
#bostonfencing #belmontma #rapier #historicalfencing #mysca #swordwomen
Just a friendly duel with saber at the end of class.
Our classical fencing program is Sundays at 11:30 in Somerville!
#somervillema #saber #classicalfencing
Our classical fencing program is Sundays at 11:30 in Somerville!
#somervillema #saber #classicalfencing
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just a friendly duel with saber at the end of class.
Our classical fencing program is Sundays at 11:30 in Somerville!
#somervillema #saber #classicalfencing
Our classical fencing program is Sundays at 11:30 in Somerville!
#somervillema #saber #classicalfencing
Kick off the new year with a little bit of swordplay!
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kick off the new year with a little bit of swordplay!
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
Our next FREE Intro to Italian Rapier crash course class is coming up on Tuesday, January 6th! We'll go over all the basics of the duel with the iconic rapier. Live out your Musketeer or duelist dreams!
🎟️ Register bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
Y’know… we don’t hate it…
Rose’s Tornado Dagger Defense Against Spear 😂💙😅
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#bostonfencing #boston #historicalfencing
Rose’s Tornado Dagger Defense Against Spear 😂💙😅
🌪️⚜️⚔️
#bostonfencing #boston #historicalfencing
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Y’know… we don’t hate it…
Rose’s Tornado Dagger Defense Against Spear 😂💙😅
🌪️⚜️⚔️
#bostonfencing #boston #historicalfencing
Rose’s Tornado Dagger Defense Against Spear 😂💙😅
🌪️⚜️⚔️
#bostonfencing #boston #historicalfencing
December 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reposted by Boston Academie d'Armes
This past summer I took the online Fencing Pedagogy & History class, as part of the Sonoma State University Fencing Masters Certificate Program (SSU FMCP).
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#historicalfencer #rapier #historyresearch
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#historicalfencer #rapier #historyresearch
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This past summer I took the online Fencing Pedagogy & History class, as part of the Sonoma State University Fencing Masters Certificate Program (SSU FMCP).
justinswordfit.com/2025/12/01/h...
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#historicalfencer #rapier #historyresearch
justinswordfit.com/2025/12/01/h...
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#historicalfencer #rapier #historyresearch
Rapier Squad had some fun last week looking at unique fencing situations.
A class fav was spear vs dagger… a situation you don’t want to get in, but if you did, this is how Giganti suggests you go about it.
#Bostonfencing #historicalfencing #rapier #spear #bostonsports #westernmartialarts
A class fav was spear vs dagger… a situation you don’t want to get in, but if you did, this is how Giganti suggests you go about it.
#Bostonfencing #historicalfencing #rapier #spear #bostonsports #westernmartialarts
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Rapier Squad had some fun last week looking at unique fencing situations.
A class fav was spear vs dagger… a situation you don’t want to get in, but if you did, this is how Giganti suggests you go about it.
#Bostonfencing #historicalfencing #rapier #spear #bostonsports #westernmartialarts
A class fav was spear vs dagger… a situation you don’t want to get in, but if you did, this is how Giganti suggests you go about it.
#Bostonfencing #historicalfencing #rapier #spear #bostonsports #westernmartialarts
Eli rocking some stylish pants during saber class this week.
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saberfencing
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saberfencing
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Eli rocking some stylish pants during saber class this week.
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saberfencing
#somervillema #bostonfencing #saberfencing
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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November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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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.
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