Black Bear Historical Fencing

08/01/2026

Monday we start at our new location. We are now at Crossfit Ridgeline. 3119 University Ave, Morgantown, WV 26505.

Our new schedule will look like this:

Mondays 7:30-8:30 pm
All Levels Longsword

Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 pm
Collar and Elbow Wrestling

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 pm
WVU Fencing

Thursdays 7:30-8:30 pm
Advanced longsword

Saturdays
11am Beginner Longsword
12 pm Intermediate Longsword
1 pm Alt Weapon
1 pm Open Mat

03/23/2026

Our HEMA Kids class will be canceled tomorrow 3/24. Sorry for the inconvenience.

02/18/2026

Great weekend at Lynx Cup 2026! BBHF brought home a gold medal in Messer.

We also had two competitors in Division 1 Longsword and one in Division 2 Longsword. Lots of good bouts and memorable moments all around!

01/26/2026

No classes today. Stay warm and stay safe!

01/19/2026

Open Mat today. 6pm - 8 pm.

Reminder you can find our schedule on our website:
Blackbearhistoricalfencing.com

12/01/2025

Reminder: No classes tonight. Looking forward to seeing everyone later this week. As always, you can find our schedule on our website

Black Bear Historical Fencing HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) school in Morgantown, WV. Studies medieval fencing with a main focus on German longsword. The techniques used in class are from medieval fighting manuals. The weapons are historically accurate. Most of these techniques come from G...

10/24/2025

⚔️ Reminder that we have two in-house tournaments going on tomorrow! ⚔️

Saturday Samhain Schedule

1200 Arrive/Prep/Bracket Building

1230 In-House Collar & Elbow Tournament/Grilling

1330 Lunch/Longsword Prep

1430 In-House Longsword Tournament

After the tournaments, we will be hanging out, grilling, and open matting until we turn into pumpkins... or something.

See you there! 🎃

10/16/2025

Apologies for the late notice, but classes tonight (10/16) are canceled.

Instead, we'll have open mat/free spar from 6pm-8pm.

Hope to see everyone there!

09/05/2025

🗡️ Huge shoutout to our fencing champs, Sam and Jason, for their success at Blood on the River 2025!

Jason brought home 🥇 GOLD in Longsword Tier B and 🥉 BRONZE in Saber!

Sam sliced his way to 🥈 SILVER in Saber!

07/26/2025

Come see us today!

Join us at the WV Wellness Festival this Saturday, where we will be showcasing a display of swords, historical sources, and fight footage. Come meet our team and learn about the unique classes BBHF offers.