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
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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!
🧵
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!
🧵
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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I am at most 15% kidding when I say that one of Jake Paul’s opponents finally turning down the money to take a dive for the chance to send his jaw 180° like Daffy Duck’s beak when Elmer shoots him is one of the strongest vibe shift indicators yet.
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I am at most 15% kidding when I say that one of Jake Paul’s opponents finally turning down the money to take a dive for the chance to send his jaw 180° like Daffy Duck’s beak when Elmer shoots him is one of the strongest vibe shift indicators yet.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like mediocre white boys getting their ass kickedmas.
🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It’s beginning to look a lot like mediocre white boys getting their ass kickedmas.
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On this day in 1934, The Scarlet Pimpernel premiered in the UK, with costumes by John Armstrong & Oliver Messel! Check out our review on FrockFlicks.com at frockflicks.com/the-scarlet-...
#18thCenturyCostume #HistoricalCostume #HistoricalMovie #CostumeDrama
#18thCenturyCostume #HistoricalCostume #HistoricalMovie #CostumeDrama
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On this day in 1934, The Scarlet Pimpernel premiered in the UK, with costumes by John Armstrong & Oliver Messel! Check out our review on FrockFlicks.com at frockflicks.com/the-scarlet-...
#18thCenturyCostume #HistoricalCostume #HistoricalMovie #CostumeDrama
#18thCenturyCostume #HistoricalCostume #HistoricalMovie #CostumeDrama
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The media continues to fail us, to downplay the seriousness of the situation, refusing to acknowledge how corrupt the cover-up of this whole episode is.
Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The media continues to fail us, to downplay the seriousness of the situation, refusing to acknowledge how corrupt the cover-up of this whole episode is.
Just 4 spots left!
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 4:15 PM
Just 4 spots left!
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a sequel:
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
a sequel:
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
cis people on the skyline are genuinely more distressed by the trump-kennedy center than the fact that congress said a second time in 2 days, “no, really this kind of child’s healthcare should be banned & criminalized” & 46/47 non-GOP senators won’t commit to “i will oppose this.”
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Reposted by Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay
You know a thing that is very bad about this? This is the anti-trans playbook being played against women. Start with 'has the x movement failed the people it's supposed to help', then infantilize them, then make the case they can't be responsible for their own choices, then take their rights away
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You know a thing that is very bad about this? This is the anti-trans playbook being played against women. Start with 'has the x movement failed the people it's supposed to help', then infantilize them, then make the case they can't be responsible for their own choices, then take their rights away
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Bannon’s like, “What can I say to make people forget that I knowingly coached a sexual predator to help him repair his image?”
Steve Bannon reportedly said: 'You raised a kid that slit your throat!' about the late Rob Reiner.
A reminder that not a single prominent Democrat or liberal pundit said anything even vaguely akin to this when Charlie Kirk was murdered.
Oh the hypocrisy.
A reminder that not a single prominent Democrat or liberal pundit said anything even vaguely akin to this when Charlie Kirk was murdered.
Oh the hypocrisy.
Turning Point crowd boos Rob Reiner: 'You raised a kid that slit your throat!'
A crowd at Turning Point USA's AmFest event booed slain Hollywood director Rob Reiner after MAGA influencer Steve Bannon said liberals believed he had a larger impact on culture than Charlie Kirk."Jus...
www.rawstory.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Bannon’s like, “What can I say to make people forget that I knowingly coached a sexual predator to help him repair his image?”
Good honest work by our beginners.
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 11:39 PM
Good honest work by our beginners.
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Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Release the Jack Smith Deposition Transcript
This week, former special counsel Jack Smith finally had the chance to speak about the findings of his investigation into President Donald Trump. It’s a shame the public couldn't hear him.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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listen: one of the reasons why the cold war happened was not because of communism versus capitalism but because the russians *also* wanted to take over europe like the nazis and… they could actually accomplish it. we spent the last 80 years trying to keep them from doing it.
until trump.
until trump.
Reuters sources state that Putin aims to fully seize Ukraine and also subjugate parts of Europe that were previously part of the Soviet Union.
I don’t think you have to be Nostradamus to see that
I don’t think you have to be Nostradamus to see that
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
listen: one of the reasons why the cold war happened was not because of communism versus capitalism but because the russians *also* wanted to take over europe like the nazis and… they could actually accomplish it. we spent the last 80 years trying to keep them from doing it.
until trump.
until trump.
Little exploration of countering the low guard from a Fabrisian stance. Point at the wrist and harass it.
In hindsight, I’d like Anezka to do the direct thrusts to wrist much more profiled. We’ll clean that up next time.
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#bostonfencing #swordfighting #medfordma #historicalfencing #italianrapier
In hindsight, I’d like Anezka to do the direct thrusts to wrist much more profiled. We’ll clean that up next time.
🧵
#bostonfencing #swordfighting #medfordma #historicalfencing #italianrapier
December 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Little exploration of countering the low guard from a Fabrisian stance. Point at the wrist and harass it.
In hindsight, I’d like Anezka to do the direct thrusts to wrist much more profiled. We’ll clean that up next time.
🧵
#bostonfencing #swordfighting #medfordma #historicalfencing #italianrapier
In hindsight, I’d like Anezka to do the direct thrusts to wrist much more profiled. We’ll clean that up next time.
🧵
#bostonfencing #swordfighting #medfordma #historicalfencing #italianrapier
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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...
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Zohran: "We have monetized the dysfunction."
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Zohran: "We have monetized the dysfunction."
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
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It's not hyperbole, and it's not subtle.
This regime is making moves that indicate genocidal intent toward transgender Americans.
That is not hyperbole.
That is not hyperbole.
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's not hyperbole, and it's not subtle.
Boston Fleet are 5-0.
Three of those wins are shutouts by Frankel.
Frankel has more shutouts this season than the rest of the league has regulation wins.
She has more shutout games than non-shutout games this season. Her GAA dropped to an insane 0.40.
Unreal. 🐐
Three of those wins are shutouts by Frankel.
Frankel has more shutouts this season than the rest of the league has regulation wins.
She has more shutout games than non-shutout games this season. Her GAA dropped to an insane 0.40.
Unreal. 🐐
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Boston Fleet are 5-0.
Three of those wins are shutouts by Frankel.
Frankel has more shutouts this season than the rest of the league has regulation wins.
She has more shutout games than non-shutout games this season. Her GAA dropped to an insane 0.40.
Unreal. 🐐
Three of those wins are shutouts by Frankel.
Frankel has more shutouts this season than the rest of the league has regulation wins.
She has more shutout games than non-shutout games this season. Her GAA dropped to an insane 0.40.
Unreal. 🐐
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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December 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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STOP USING THAT SHIT.
AI consumed as much water as the water bottle industry this year.
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025
It’s guzzling up even more water than expected.
www.theverge.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
STOP USING THAT SHIT.
Such weak pettiness. Where are the fucking adults?
Why did America vote for this?
Why did America vote for this?
Trump has added new plaques under his ‘presidential walk of fame’ in the White House.
On Obama: “Barack Hussein Obama was the first Black President…One of the most divisive political figures in American history.”
On Biden: “Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American History...”
On Obama: “Barack Hussein Obama was the first Black President…One of the most divisive political figures in American history.”
On Biden: “Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American History...”
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Such weak pettiness. Where are the fucking adults?
Why did America vote for this?
Why did America vote for this?
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Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
Mixing things up a little with a cool offline step to aid in counter-parrying or renewing on the outside line.
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#rapier #bostonfencing #cambridgema #historicalfencing
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#rapier #bostonfencing #cambridgema #historicalfencing
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Mixing things up a little with a cool offline step to aid in counter-parrying or renewing on the outside line.
🧵
#rapier #bostonfencing #cambridgema #historicalfencing
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#rapier #bostonfencing #cambridgema #historicalfencing