Spice Up Your Defense with Circular Parries
When it comes to defense, too many fencers rely on simple parries. To keep opponent's from being able to capitalize on this, mix some circular parries into the mix.
Fencing Through Frustration
Fencing through frustration can be... well... frustrating. Alas, that's part of fencing. Here's how you can use frustration to improve your game.
Spice Up Your Fencing Drills
Historical fencing drills don't have to be mindlessly doing the same action 100 times. Here's how to make your training more interesting.
Welcome, Academie Fencers, to 2025
The new year is a great time to jumpstart your training. Here's a few ways to make progress in 30 days.
Time to Set Some Goals
Now that we're at the end of 2024, it's a good time to set up some fencing goals for 2025. Here's some tips.
The Benefits of Warming Up
Fencers looking to perform their best need to warm up. Here are benefits of warming up before practice & tournaments.
Visiting & Teaching at WMAW
Our founder also made a fun excursion to WMAW to teach a couple of classes on rapier and the jaegerstock.
La Touche at American Smallsword Symposium
Our founder made his way to the 2024 American Smallsword Symposium to lead a workshop on early French smallsword via Philibert de la Touche.
Learn About Your Opponent on the Fly with Probing Actions
If you've never fenced someone before, it pays to know what they're likely to do. To figure that out, turn to probing actions.
Taking the Fencing Instructor-level Exam
Let's take a small look behind the curtain in taking the SSU FMCP instructor exam in Italian foil in classical fencing.
Controlling the Blade
When fencing your opponent, don't forget your ABCs -- Always Be Controlling. Here's how to control your opponent's blade.
Getting the Most Out of Your Fencing Practice
If you're looking to make gains in your historical fencing practice, it helps to have a plan. Here are some tips to get more out of practice.