Baltimore Academy of Defence - Kung fu, HEMA, American Swordsmanship

Xinyiquan Long Staff Seminar at the Academy
Saturday, January 31st 2026
12-5pm 👇👇👇

Xingyi Jianfa Seminar Xíngyì Jiànfǎ Seminar January 20-21st, 202410am-4pm Sat. & Sun. 心意劍法Form and Intention Sword Method Qīxīng Liánhuán Jiànfǎ Tào​lù七星連環劍法套路Seven Stars Continuous Linking Sword Form Sign Up Now This seminar will teach the entirety of the Xíngyì Seven Stars Contin...

January Jianfa seminar page is live:
https://academyofdefence.com/xingyi-jianfa-seminar/
Hope to see you there!

Xingyi Jianfa Seminar Xíngyì Jiànfǎ Seminar January 20-21st, 202410am-4pm Sat. & Sun. 心意劍法Form and Intention Sword Method Qīxīng Liánhuán Jiànfǎ Tào​lù七星連環劍法套路Seven Stars Continuous Linking Sword Form Sign Up Now This seminar will teach the entirety of the Xíngyì Seven Stars Contin...

Congratulations to Academy student Ben Backe for his first place victory this weekend at Arbor Duels!!!

The Academy is pleased to offer a FREE self-defense class Saturday April 7th in partnership with TurnAround Inc.

TurnAround's mission is to educate, empower and advocate for all people impacted by intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking.

Register for free:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saam-self-defense-registration-277728662907

A short candid clip of Wednesday evening freeplay at the Academy.

Single Stick Sparring. Some candid footage of single stick (sabre) sparring from a random Wednesday evening at the Academy.

Close up of Mural Depicting Chinese Sword Drawing (出劍法)-

Super proud of these guys!
We have been working on our spear method for about 9 months. Starting with the basics, then working through the form, practicing applications, and power training we have been leaning the system.
Last night the effort paid off and we were able to do some full contact sparring with ash wood spears.

Everyone represented the art well. We even had several high quality technical exchanges in the very fist round.
Great job Ben and Shane!