Tri Cities Academy of the Sword

We are dedicated to the western martial art of the sword.

With that in mind what we study and practice is:

CLASSICAL WEAPONS

Foil

Sabre

Epee (dueling sword)

HISTORICAL WEAPONS

Small Sword (and with dagger)

Rapier (and with dagger, buckler or cloak)

Single Stick

Great Stick

Two Handed Sword

“Classical fencing is the final development of European swordsmanship, which came into its full form during the last half of the 19th century. Classical fencing consists of three weapons, namely the foil, the sabre, and the épée, and two primary schools , the Italian and the French. These two schools differ in their mental approach, weapon design, technique and form. Each school has a distinct pedagogy that defines its character

Classical fencing fosters self-reliance, self-confidence, and grace of carriage and movement, as well as courtesy, good manners, and a high level of etiquette. It is also healthy all-around exercise and an excellent constructive release of the stress that is so prevalent in today's society. In short, it trains both the mind and the body, and, when practiced consistently, provides a high degree of fitness and health for both.”

Maestro, Ramon' Martinez

 As Louis Rondelle, the great French master of the 19th century, wrote:

A classical fencer is supposed to be one who observes a fine position, whose attacks are fully developed, whose hits are marvelously accurate, his parries firm and his ripostes executed with precision. One must not forget that this regularity is not possible unless the adversary is a party to it. It is a conventional bout, which consists of parries, attacks, and returns, all rhyming together.