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Here are our latest updates:

Friday class: Fabris rapier

Our next formal Friday curriculum will have 6 classes, running from Friday, January 9th (01/09) to Friday, February 13th (02/13). This class will taught by Tristan Catalano, and will be on the rapier system of Salvatore Fabris, an early 17th century Italian fencing master. A contemporary of Thibault that gets chapters of explicit reference in…

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12/26/25 class cancellation

Today, December 26th, 2025, class will be cancelled, due to unsafe weather conditions (~7 inches of snow forecasted during class time) and already low attendance as it’s the day after christmas. Sorry to anyone who was excited to fence tonight, we’ll see you all for class again this Monday, December 29th, 2025. Happy holidays!

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Friday classes!

We are very excited to announce that we now offer classes on Fridays, at the same time (6-7:30, open floor 7:30-9) and same place (Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Avenue). The first formal curriculum we will be running is a 6 week class from 10/24-11/28 on Gérard Thibault d’Anvers’ rapier system, taught by Isabel Branch.…

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