The Black Falcon School of Arms

Be it known to all that profess skill in the science of defense that we, Benjamin Roberts and Benjamin Holman, being the rectors of the Black Falcon School of Arms within the city of Colorado Springs, do give leave and license to our students Eric Bergland, Cory Johnson, Tom Karnuta, and Sophie Rathmann to play their Scholler's Prize, against all Schollers and students whatsoever, in this subtle mystery, at the long sword of two hands. These are therefore to give notice to all comers that they, the said Eric Bergland, Cory Johnson, Tom Karnuta, and Sophie Rathmann shall be here present at the hour of ten on March 28, 2026, at the CSCS Lion’s Gym in Colorado Springs, to perform their uttermost for the achievement and bearing away of the prize.

We're super excited for Hauke 2025 in just one week! If you've registered, you should be getting an email today with some basic logistical info. Check your spam folders if you don't see it.

Wed evening practice is off tonight. Door is still broken

Sparring day

Welcome to our newest Schollers who endured a grueling two hours of fencing to rank up! Alex and Audrey showed some real grit and some good fencing today! That’s two more sets of red garters floating around in the HEMAsphere, raising the bar.

Garters all ready for our new Schollers this weekend!

Be it known to all that profess skill in the science of defense that we, Benjamin Roberts and Benjamin Holman, being the rectors of the Black Falcon School of Arms within the city of Colorado Springs, do give leave and license to our students Audrey Alltop-Durgin and Alex Sledz to play their Scholler's Prize, against all Schollers and students whatsoever, in this subtle mystery, at the long sword of two hands. These are therefore to give notice to all comers that they, the said Audrey Alltop-Durgin and Alex Sledz shall be here present at the hour of ten on March 22, 2025, at the CSCS Lions' Gym in Colorado Springs, to perform their uttermost for the achievement and bearing away of the prize.

Rapier & cloak shenanigans.

Regular practice and intro course are are canceled today because of road conditions. Intro course week 1 will be moved to next week.

Who ordered this weather? This kind of stuff is supposed to get us out of work during the week, not ruin our weekend fun.

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Whether it gets used much or not remains to be seen, but we're on Bluesky social now. .com

Start the New Year off right by learning something cool! The next introductory longsword class starts on Jan 18. Sign up here:

BFSA Intro Course The knightly two-handed sword was a weapon wielded by a select few: knights and professional warriors who could afford specialized training. Popular throughout Europe by many names, medieval English folk simply called it the Two Hand Swerde, and left behind secret, cryptic texts describing the savag...

Today's the last day to sign up for the Winter Introductory Course with the discount. It's a great last minute Christmas gift for that special nerd in your life. We'll even make you a medieval-ish certificate to give them.