ABOUT
True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship is a school of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), sometimes called Western Martial Arts (WMA) or Historical Fencing and is an affiliate of the HEMA Alliance. Our mission is to develop and teach a modern martial art rooted in the martial systems of Medieval and Renaissance Europe.
True Edge Academy began in 2000 as a HACA (Historical Armed Combat Association) study group, became ARMA Provo (a part of the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts) and finally True Edge Academy with the formation of the HEMA Alliance making it one of the oldest historical fencing groups in the United States.