Northwest Fencing Academy

05/22/2026

We are closed this Monday (5/25) for Memorial Day. Enjoy the holiday!

03/03/2026

From a one day Dagger Seminar in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The seminar covered the 1st, 3rd, and 9th Dagger Remedy Masters and key Scholar plays from Fiore dei Liberi's il Fior di Battaglia. This video is comprised of the instructional segments on the First Remedy Master of Dagger. The focus is on learning correct body mechanics, using Fiore's turns of the body and weapon. After warms ups, including the basic turns of the body, we began with a demonstration of the complete drill.
There's a lot of repetition and reinforcement; this is by design, so that students learn, retain, and can actually use the core concepts needed to support Fiore's actions, rather than just coming away with a vague memory of a whole bunch of individual techniques.
Many thanks to all the students, and to my demonstration partner Jean-Louis Boudreau. He did a fantastic job demonstrating and working with me, and with very little prompting did everything beautifully.

From a one day Dagger Seminar in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The seminar covered the 1st, 3rd, and 9th Dagger Remedy Masters and key Scholar plays from Fiore dei Lib...

12/11/2025

A return to video, with a long-form post, a little over an hour.

This video is from a one day Instructor's Seminar in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The seminar covered the use of solo forms, fundamental body & sword mechanics, and ...

07/02/2025

Ryan Sherman in the IFG Rapier Tournament this past weekend. He took first and his form was outstanding.

06/14/2025

Another great Fight Night in the bag! This month we're holding two armoured events, the next on Friday 27th from 6-8pm.

We hold two Fight Nights per month, which are open to all students and interested parties.

05/26/2025

We're closed for Memorial Day, please enjoy the holiday!

03/25/2025

We're in open door season, again at Northwest Fencing Academy. Come on down now for our Mon & Thur (5:45-7:15) Fundamentals Classes!
First class is free, and we have loaner gear to keep you safe.

03/11/2025

Our Armizare Fundamentals class is great for beginners and still teaches the cool stuff.
Fundamentals Classes are held Mon & Thur, 5:45 - 7pm

03/04/2025

Head Instructor Colby Harris and Assistant Instructor Kyler Jocelyn lead our Fundamentals Class this Monday. Today's lesson is accomplished with closed eyes to aid our students to "feel" the sword crossing.

03/04/2025

Our 2nd Fight Night of February was an armoured hit! This is the largest turnout of Armoured players on one of our Fight Nights!

Our Fight Nights are generally held on the 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month, and are held from 6 to 8pm.