Never forget: the saber has a point as well as an edge. Don’t forget to thrust, too!
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Kaycee working on her hand shots.
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We're excited to dive into our Fifth Anniversary with our Winter/Spring class offerings.
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Our Classical Fencing class has a new home at the beautiful dancing studio at The Foundry in Cambridge!
Learn how to duel and fence with the Italian smallsword, foil and saber.
Sundays from 10:30am-1pm
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Our classical fencing class continued to explore actions on the blade with a review of beats and a few ways of defeating beats.
In this drill, we assume the opponent landed a successful beat and is attacking direct in earnest.
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Our rapier class is back! This time exploring dagger-extended guards while the rapier hangs back.
Here, beginner Kaycee works on her crossbody dagger parries in a more Marcellian stance.
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Been a couple of weeks off from coaching due to snow and a sick pupper, but we are getting back into the swing of things this week.
Steel therapy works on the coaching side too.
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Our saber class looks at both the light classical saber (pre-electric scoring sport fencing) and heavier dueling saber meant for old fashion duels.
Same system. Same approach. Slightly different weapons and rule sets. Lotta fun!
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Our Tuesday squad getting acquainted with various offhand/secondary items with the rapier. Here they work on their parries and ripostes, using their offhand item in support (as backup).
Tuesday Rapier runs at 6pm and 7:30pm in Belmont, MA.
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Our Classical Fencing class is on the move!
Starting in March, our Sunday Classical Fencing class with the Italian foil, smallsword, and saber will be breaking in a new home at The Foundry!
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The long wait is over! Our next classical fencing free trial class is now open for registration!
🎟️ Sign up at bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
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Last month we had a couple of foil and epee friends from Moe’s Fencing Club come visit our classical fencing class for some smallsword freeplay.
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Our Intro to Rapier crew salute out at the end of their first class.
Huge thanks to the new team for showing up to learn and play!
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Happy New Year!
May 2026 bring fond memories, adventures, and good swordplay.
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Saluting out 2025
Huge thanks to all our fencers, friends and fam for making it a banner year for the school. Thanks for training and playing with us. 2025 is great and we look forward to celebrating our fifth birthday in 2026!
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Our Sunday Saber squad working on a 2nd intentions exercise. A great tactic to use against an opponent who ripostes the same way every time.
Our class is in Sundays in Somerville at 11:30am.
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Yelena working through invitations and parries with a heavier Italian saber. All part of our weekly classical fencing class in Somerville.
We have an Open House event this Sunday! If you’re interested in checking us out, get in touch to visit!
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This week our classical fencing team explored invitations in Italian saber.
They were asked, “When you take an invitation, how may your opponent attack? What’s your answer?”
Folks had a lot of room to explore and experiment. 🧵
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In this vid, fencers probe via blade pressures to see how their partner reacts.
They step out, so it again, and attempt to execute their counter.
Coach is able to change reaction after every touch.
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Tristan playing the Glove Drop Game on Hard Mode. Laser focus. 🧠⚡️
You love to see it!
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Our next FREE trial class for rapier is coming up soon! November 11th at 6pm in Belmont, MA.
Get in touch for more info our sign up at the following link!
🔗 bookwhen.com/bostonacadem...
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Our Tuesday Rapier Crew working on offline movement when attacking to get around the cloak.
Here Gavin and Tristan work through the Intagliata (or cross-line lunge) to bank around a potential cloak parry.
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