LudoSport Canton - Sporting Light Saber Combat Academy

06/17/2026

It's ALMOST HERE!

The Pools for the 2026 U.S. National LudoSport Championship have dropped!

Everyone in each pool will duel everyone else in that pool to determine their placement in the second, single-elimination bracket, phase of the tournament!

For all the world to see, here is this years US 2026 Nationals Championship Pools. feast your eyes and be on the lookout for a link to the live broadcast on our youtube channel.

06/16/2026

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
-George Bernard Shaw

Come play with us! Big Kids' class is on Thursdays!

06/15/2026

"How do I get in on the fun?" I hear you ask! Here's the deets!

Form 1 Younglings (aged 8-12) and their grown-ups: Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00pm

Form 1 Teens/Adults (and adults who act like kids!): Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm.

Once you're enrolled in a Form Class, consider our
Functional Fitness: Saturdays, 2:30-3:20pm
Open Gym: Saturdays, 3:30-4:20pm

Classes are held at our Academy in North Canton:
1312 S. Main St.
N. Canton, OH 44720

All you need to get started are clean, comfortable, family-friendly, clothes... and a water bottle! That's it!

See you soon!

06/10/2026

What an exciting time to get involved in one of the most fun, dynamic, and welcoming sports around!

06/09/2026

It's not choreography, it's TRAINING!

A thing I see a lot on videos of our sport is people saying “You wouldn’t fight that flashy in REAL COMBAT!”

And they’re completely right! I would NOT spin and jump and flip in a duel to the death!

FORTUNATELY FOR ME… LudoSport is NOT a duel to the death! That would be WAY less fun! And the jumps and spins and disarms and… are REALLY FUN TO DO! At its core, LudoSport is a bunch of nerds playing with glowing sticks.

But we get REALLY GOOD AT IT!

Another thing I see is how people think, since it looks so smooth and cinematic, that it MUST be choreographed!

Nope! In a LudoSport duel, it’s 100% un-scripted. It’s two athletes trying to score a point on the other person… and looking (and feeling!) AMAZING while doing it!

So how do we do it?

How are we able to DO the flashy, cinematic, dramatic movements WHILE SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HIT US WITH A STICK?

We practice for it. We train hard. We put in time, and attention, and energy into our sport, just like any other athlete in any other sport. And we have a blast while doing it! In the video here, you can see the "learning" part where it is NOT slick and smooth yet! And you can also see that, even then, we still have fun!

Not gonna lie. It is HARD to pull off the flashy stuff! If I were in a situation where my life was on the line, I probably wouldn’t do any of it. Though… in that situation, I probably wouldn’t be using a LIGHT SABER… but I digress. And when you’re having fun, testing your skill and athleticism with friends? Yeah. Absolutely!

Because succeeding at swatting away an opponent’s blade, while your back is turned, as you’re spinning around them on your way to scoring a point?

That feels SUPER cool!

If the idea of being a nerd who’s REALLY GOOD at playing tag with glowing sticks sounds cool… reach out! We’d love to train with you!

06/05/2026

Why would I play videogames, when I can get up, get moving, and REALLY DO IT FOR REAL?!

And I’m not knocking a good gaming session. I have a lot of love for them!

It’s just HARD to make the TIME when, instead of grinding for a new skin or weapon… I can grind it out in class for a whole new ME!

LudoSport takes the fun and cool-factor of cinema and videogames, and gets you up, off the couch, and ACTUALLY DOING LIGHT SABER COMBAT!

Sure, it's fun to control Cal or Revan or The Exile as they saber through another temple. But… man… it just HITS DIFFERENT when it’s REALLY YOU!

I almost never play videogames anymore… because I found something WAY more fun!

Come be a saber-slinging superhero* with me!

(*Light saber only, Force Powers Not Included!)

06/04/2026

"It's so much fun, you don't realize how hard you're working!"
-Seth (LudoSport athlete)

"This has changed my life!"
-Gretchen (LudoSport athlete)

There's a thing that happens where some folks seem to believe that in order to do anything athletic, you already need to be in phenomenal shape... but that's COMPLETELY BACKWARDS!

Waiting to start being more active until you're in better shape is like waiting until you're smarter to go to school! See how mixed up that is?!

Here's what happens when you start training LudoSport light saber combat:

First! You meet phenomenal people and have amazing amounts of fun!

Next! You get up and moving in a way that you look FORWARD to! Yeah, you'll be sore after a hard session, but while you're up and moving you'll be having too much fun to notice!

Then! You're more active! Moving gets easier! You can do things that you couldn't do before!

After that... you're hooked! You can do amazing, cool, things and now you want to do EVEN MORE! So now, maybe you start to look for MORE ways to move! You get more active! Maybe you start drinking more water or prioritizing restful sleep and recovery. Maybe your priorities shift a bit.

And then, in a year, you'll look back and won't believe how far you've come!

It's super fun, super safe, and a PHENOMENAL way to build a healthier, more active, you!

Join us!

06/03/2026

Yes! It's real! And it's EVEN MORE FUN than you think!

Playing videogames and watching movies is great. But what if they could get up and MOVE... while STILL feeling like a sci-fi space wizard superhero?!

We have the light sabers! We have the world-class instructors! All you need to do to get in on the fun is click the link below and get your ticket!

They'll love getting to feel like a character in their favorite fantasy, and you'll love that they're up and moving, building strong connections between their brain and body, making friends, and having a blast!

06/01/2026

One of the absolute BEST THINGS about our sport is how inclusive it is! LudoSport is for EVERYONE!

No matter who you are, who you love, or how you present... we love getting to train with you! You will always be supported and welcomed within our community - not *just* during Pride month but in EVERY month!

Happy Pride! 💜💙💚💛❤

05/26/2026

"Forget Pilates. These adult Jedis-in-training go to lightsaber classes for their workouts!"

Yes. Absolutely!

Now, I'm not knocking Pilates or throwing shade at anything that makes you happy. BUT ALSO! LIGHT SABER CLASSES! EXERCISE! WORKOUTS! FUN!

These are our New Jersey friends, but there's training options all over the place and if you're near Canton, Ohio, you can come check us out!

People have brought the out-of-this-world sport closer to home.