Tempered Mettle Historical Fencing

To celebrate our official Grand Re-Opening, we held a potluck with all our friends and families at the new Crucible!

Thank you to everyone for coming out and bringing all sorts of delicious goodies, I know for a fact that no one left hungry!

More fun to be had all the time here at Tempered Mettle, don't be afraid to say hi or swing by!

Greetings Everyone!

Tickets are now live for B.O.N.K.E.D. 2026 please head on over to https://www.temperedmettlehistoricalfencing.com/bonked/ from there you can click the link at the bottom to see the rules, and the link to find tickets is there as well.

BONKED | Tempered Mettle Historical Fencing SaturdayLongsword.(Might as well.)Maximum blade length 39.75" (101cm) total length 53"(135cm)Straight blade two handed sword, you know the kind. Simple rings are allowed, but no complex hilts.Longswords

One of our founders and instructors is going to represent TMHF as the first ever member of our club to give a seminar at an outside event!

Cactus Cup welcomes Jordan Kuneyl as an instructor this summer!

Jordan Kuneyl is a Co-Founder of, Instructor at, and Head of Recruitment for Tempered Mettle Historical Fencing (TMHF) in Champaign, Illinois. Jordan started his HEMA journey in 2021 and has grown into the role of mentor, leader, and community organizer in the local HEMA scene in downstate Illinois. Jordan specializes in administrative work, curriculum planning, and occasionally he even gets to fence!

Out with the old and in with the new. All school property is now moved to the new spot and we are just a few days away from being fully operational at our new spot. Double the space, AC, double the bathrooms, WIFI, and more! Hope to see you all there!

Hope to see you today at the Urbana Farmers Market! Come hold a sword, ask questions about swords, and generally hang out with sword people!

Lots of long hours and hard work are going into getting the new space ready for a HUGE Intro class and the debut of Teen Class. We hope to see everyone there!

Big things coming soon at Tempered Mettle...

Got to welcome some of our brothers and sisters from St. Louis School of Arms and Chicago Swordplay Guild down for a workshop by Jordan and a sparring session. Part of HEMA is becoming part of a nationwide community of excellent people dedicated to their art!

SAVE THE DATE! 🏳️‍🌈🎉✨

Champaign-Urbana Pride Fest 2026 will take place October 12th-17th with the Pride Parade + Fair taking place on October 17th. More to come about performances and the full week of programming and pride fun!