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SHARPEN YOUR SOUL

CrossSwords Combat Academy is a school devoted to 1 single goal: knighthood, a person of noble character. This nobility is trained by 2 key disciplines: Swordsmanship & Philosophy, and cultivates 3 fruit in our student’s lives: wisdom of mind, virtue of action, and ardency of spirit.

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We train nobility in order to champion the values of truth, goodness, and beauty in the world.   If you are looking for a path that calls you up to higher things, come learn the arts of the sword and the soul, and join us in the CrossSwords Way. 

CrossSwords turns 4 years old today! To celebrate our Academy’s founding back in October of 2018, we held our 4th Annual Gathering——a day of knightly trials, where all our members compete in feats of swordsmanship, philosophical discourse, and martial combat. There have been some epic duels the past few weeks in our Summer “Battle Camp,” as well as in regular training! 👌⚔️😄 Check out the finishing moves of some recent matches! High-guard speed drill! Two CrossSwords Combat Academy seniors showing off some cuts ⚔️👌😁 Did you know? At CCA, our final, black belt, rank is entitled “Knight” ⚔️ In a knife attack... you’re gonna get cut. 👉 That being so, there are some good, non-lethal, defenses to attacks that focus on wounding the attacker’s knifehand and ending the threat quickly! 🙏 Did you know: CrossSwords students practice 3 key arts? ⚔️ + 📖 + 🥊 = 💯 Teen class drilling a new staff-to-sword defensive set for the first time! Already looking cool with that flow 😎⚔️👌 Did you know: CrossSwords students undergo three vital stages of training? Each phase adds onto the last, until they reach Knighthood, living out all three together. Sparring practice can take a number of forms: (1) light dueling for technique, (2) quick dueling with padded weapons for speed & power, and (3) heavy dueling with steel or heavy trainers (& padded people)!

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