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Stronghold Historical Combat

Historical European Martial Arts school based in Mesa, Arizona.

10/26/2026

What an incredible weekend for our team at Fright Fight

Collectively, Stronghold brought home 10 medals!!!

Congrats to our finalists and to everyone who won pool fights, made elims, made quarters, and fought for the first time this weekend! Y’all did amazing.

Isaac B - Adv Longsword - IVth
Piper M- URG Longsword - Bronze
Isaac B - Adv Single Rapier - Bronze
Jacob C- Open Single Rapier - Silver
Piper M -URG saber- bronze
Marie M- URG saber - IVth
Piper M- URG S&B - IVth
Matt, Jeremy, Joe - 2v2 melee - Silver
Pike, JD, Logan - 2v2 melee - Bronze
Katherine W- Costume Contest - IVth

10/11/2026

Devin, Jay, Josh, and Rob represented Stronghold this weekend at Oktoberhau in San Diego! Rob and Josh worked hard as a volunteer on the ringside, and Devin and Jay had excellent performances making elims in all of their tournaments! Great job, team!!

10/06/2026

Last weekend we sent some of our Buhurt team to compete in Ventura, California for a 12v12 tournament! Shoutout to Rick T., Chris S., and Dan P. for contributing to the team with their excellent fighting!

10/04/2026

Thanks to our friends at Ironwood Historical Swordsmanship for hosting their tournament in Tucson yesterday! Big congratulations to our team, many of whom fought in their first tournaments, and to those who placed in finals!!

Congrats to Andrew W. for winning Gold in Open Longsword, Zach H. For gold in the Advanced Invitational Sword & Buckler, and to Piper M. who got 4th in the Advanced Invitational S&B as well!!

Great job yesterday, team!!

10/03/2026

Our Stronghold team is in Tucson today for a tournament where they are competing in longsword, saber, and sword & buckler! Good luck, fencers! 💙🏰

09/25/2026

October 1st we will be opening and operating in a new studio! Come check out our new castle at 1350 S Gilbert Road in MESA, 85204 (suite C4) ⚔️🏰

Be sure to double check the address before putting it into your map apps, otherwise you might end up at a car dealership in Chandler!

09/22/2026

Big congratulations to Instructor Josh D for his success at AGO over the weekend in Michigan! He returns with a silver medal in open longsword cutting! 💙🏰🥈

09/12/2026

We hit a big milestone today! Our library now has over 200 books in it for our members to read! Our library includes books on medieval history, sports psychology, martial arts from around the world, and rare historical facsimiles.

We love having this resource in the studio!

09/09/2026

Join us for our next Swords & Sweets installment in October! Everyone is welcome, space is limited, register at www.swordfightaz.com

09/07/2026

We conquered Canada!! As a 6 person team, Stronghold brings home 12 medals from Hornfest in Calgary, Canada. 🇨🇦

A very successful weekend!

Address

Suite C4/1350 S Gilbert Road
Mesa, AZ
85204

Opening Hours

Monday	7pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday	6pm - 9pm
Wednesday	6pm - 9pm
Friday	6pm - 9pm
Saturday	10am - 11am
Sunday	10am - 12pm

Website

https://swordfightaz.com/

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