**Update for attendees:**

**Hi everyone!**

We can't wait to see you on April 12th!

**If you have not yet submitted your Covid-19 vaccination confirmation and signed our safety waiver, please do so ASAP by:**
**1)** Emailing a screenshot of your vaccination card or digital vaccination record to [bostonarmizare@gmail.com](http://bostonarmizare@gmail.com/), with the subject "[YOUR NAME]’s Give a Girl a Sword Vax Confirmation”
**2)** Going to this link and filling out the safety waiver: **[bostonarmizare.org/release](http://bostonarmizare.org/release)**

**Class Info:**

**When:** Saturday, February 1, 2025, 10am-12pm - Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in and get settled!
**Where:** Boston Fencing Club, 100 Holton St, Boston, MA 02135 - If you enter from the front door of Boston Fencing Club, proceed through the gym (past the bathrooms and sport fencing strips) and we will be waiting to greet you. The site has ample parking both in the front and back of the building. There is also an accessibility ramp, but the doors do not auto-open, so please let us know if you would like any door accommodations. There are bathrooms, changing rooms, and a water station available.
**Who:** This event is for anyone who identifies as female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming, of all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels – no prior experience required! Children 14 and up are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
**What to bring:** All you need is a bottle of water, flat shoes, and comfortable clothes that allow for free range of movement (e.g. workout pants and sneakers). Changing rooms are available, but we do recommend that you come dressed and ready to go!

**See you soon!**
**Boston Armizare Historical Fencing**

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Boston Armizare is hosting a FREE introductory workshop on the art of Italian longsword for all women, transgender, and nonbinary people, and any gender minorities who feel comfortable in a space centered on women.

If you’ve ever wanted to pick up a sword, this workshop is for you! Join us at Boston Fencing Club in Allston on April 12th from 10am - 12pm to study and train in early Renaissance swordplay through the manuscripts of 14th century fencing master Fiore de’i Liberi. Liberi’s experience as a knight and mercenary informs the longsword techniques we will be practicing at this event.

This two hour workshop, led by Christina Beaulieu and Annette Sherrod, will give you an introduction to these fighting styles. This will include basic stances, attacks, and select maneuvers utilized in battle by knights trained by Fiore himself!

This event is inspired by the international Give a Girl a Sword campaign from Esfinges, a group aimed at increasing gender diversity in Historical European Martial Arts. Learn more about Esfinges at [http://esfinges.net/](http://esfinges.net/)

**When:** Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10am-12pm

**Where:** Boston Fencing Club, 100 Holton St, Boston, MA 02135

**Who:** This event is for anyone who identifies as female, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming, of all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels – no prior experience required! Children 14 and up are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

**How:** RSVP here on Meetup, then sign the BA waiver: [bostonarmizare.org/release](http://bostonarmizare.org/release) – this is mandatory for participation! Currently we will have a cap of 14 people for this workshop; if you have RSVPed and find you are unable to come, please indicate so as to allow for someone else to sign up.

**What to bring:** All you need is a bottle of water, athletic shoes, and comfortable clothes that allow for free range of movement (e.g. workout pants and sneakers).

Roseanna Hopper

Annette Sherrod

Christina Beaulieu

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