he Academia della Spada, an academy for the noble art and science of fence, is dedicated to reviving and maintaining the historical martial traditions of Western Europe. We do this through dedicated research, practice, and proper application of both historical theory and technique. Though we strive to faithfully reconstruct the fencing systems of Vincentio Saviolo and George Silver from their original treatises, we are equally influenced by the living wisdom of today’s maestros and instructors.