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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Happy Pride to all our Fencing Friends and Fam!
What we do thrives in a diverse and caring community. Much like we can only improve our fencing by playing and working with a wide variety of people, so can our nation only progress forward and lead by embracing the same.
What we do thrives in a diverse and caring community. Much like we can only improve our fencing by playing and working with a wide variety of people, so can our nation only progress forward and lead by embracing the same.
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
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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).
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#historicalfencer #rapier #historyresearch
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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
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!
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He’s right behind me, isn’t he?
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
He’s right behind me, isn’t he?
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