Martinez Academy of Arms - Classical Fencing lessons in New York City

MARTINEZ ACADEMY OF ARMS

	"La solución de la dubda es el invencio de la verdad."
	-- Don Jeronimo de Carranza, 1569

L'École Française: A Practical and Combative Guide to the French Small-sword

Martinez Academy of Arms is proud to announce that Anthony De Longis and PALPABLE HIT PRODUCTIONS have produced our third instructional DVD set. This newest addition to our instructional series is on the French School of small-sword. For more information or to order please see this page.

Specialty Prints

We are now selling specialty prints. For more information or to order please see this page.

THE SCHOOL OF FENCING

by Domenico Angelo
Annotated by Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martinez
Edited by Jared Kirby

The School of Fencing by Domenico Angelo is once again available in reprint. Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martinez has added over a hundred annotations and two appendixes which help clarify this wonderful text for the modern reader.

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Martinez Academy of Arms is proud to announce our second instructional video: La Scherma Italiana: the Basics of Italian Rapier Fencing, produced by Palpable Hit Productions. This 2-volume video set is offered in DVD format. For more information or to order, please see this page.

ITALIAN RAPIER COMBAT

Edited and Presented by Jared Kirby

Italian Rapier Combat is the first translation of Capo Ferro's work ever to be published. Published by Greenhill Books, this monumental work is finally accessible to the English speaking world.

For more information or to order, please see this page.

We are pleased to announce that La Verdadera Destreza: The True Art and Skill of Spanish Swordsmanship is now available in DVD format.

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The Martinez Academy of Arms is a unique school that preserves the tradition of fencing as the study of the sword in its realistic application in personal combat. Entering the Academy, one steps into another era and finds a serious group of practitioners dedicated to the art of the sword.

The structure of the school is based on that of the fencing academies of the past. Each student is taught on an individual basis and guided in developing a unique style suited to the individual. It is upon this foundation that an environment of formal training and scholarship have been carefully cultivated, supported by an ambiance of elegance and congeniality. Under expert guidance in this environment, students are supportive of each others' progress and development.

Modern competitive sport fencing and theatrical fencing are not part of the curriculum. We do not engage in sport, choreography, historical reenactment, or fantasy play. We practice every weapon (with the exception of foil, which is not an actual weapon but an academic training tool) as though we were preparing for a serious encounter.

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