Athena School of Arms

Athena School of Arms Fight masters from the 14th-16th century wrote treatises that described how to fight with a variety of medieval weapons.

Athena School of Arms is a non-profit Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) school in Watertown, MA that promotes the study of HEMA and physical fitness by providing individual training and public demonstrations. We use these manuals to recreate ancient fighting styles. We are a non-profit Historical European Martial Arts school, and a member of the Historical European Martial Arts Alliance. We

regularly practice at our Cambridge, MA location, compete at regional and national tournaments, and attend local conventions and fairs in an effort to introduce the public to HEMA.

We had the absolute pleasure hosting and his collection of original, hand painted pages from Thibault's fencing treatis...
04/12/2026

We had the absolute pleasure hosting and his collection of original, hand painted pages from Thibault's fencing treatise, allowing local HEMA practitioners to experience a unique piece of history.

Congratulations to our B-Tier Helm of the Charles Winners!🥇Ella🥈Arun🥉Batu
02/22/2026

Congratulations to our B-Tier Helm of the Charles Winners!
🥇Ella
🥈Arun
🥉Batu

Last day to order lunch for Helm of the Charles!
02/01/2026

Last day to order lunch for Helm of the Charles!

Last weekend we got to enjoy a private tour of the arms & armor exhibit as well as a lecture/demonstration of Persian a...
01/29/2026

Last weekend we got to enjoy a private tour of the arms & armor exhibit as well as a lecture/demonstration of Persian arms & armor from . Putting the "H" in HEMA!

Our final collaborator is offering the best prize of all: safety!Helm of the Charles will be working with to ensure tha...
01/26/2026

Our final collaborator is offering the best prize of all: safety!

Helm of the Charles will be working with to ensure that all competitors are able to have a safe, fun weekend.
We appreciate all the work they do with the HEMA community and are delighted that they are able to join us for this upcoming event!

We are delighted to announce the third in our trio of prizes!Sword portraits to commemorate the deep affection between y...
01/25/2026

We are delighted to announce the third in our trio of prizes!

Sword portraits to commemorate the deep affection between you and your sword! The winner of this prize will get a photo session and 2 digital, edited shots

The photographer will likely be the Athena club member who took these portraits, but may be a different local photo pro. (So think of these as the minimum level of quality, poor photoshop not withstanding)

Our next sponsor is the incredible !Our very own club/community member Iris has donated a palm-sized tattoo (or an hour...
01/24/2026

Our next sponsor is the incredible !
Our very own club/community member Iris has donated a palm-sized tattoo (or an hour off a longer session) to a winner in each tournament

We’ve featured here a selection of their work that is both clean and seemed relevant to HEMA folk, but definitely check out their insta for a wider variety of subject matter, including animals, horror, and NSFW themes!

Our first sponsor is the amazing local brewery and taproom !They are generously donating a 4-pack and $20 gift card to a...
01/24/2026

Our first sponsor is the amazing local brewery and taproom !
They are generously donating a 4-pack and $20 gift card to a winner in each category. They have locations in Brighton, MA and Salem, MA both of which house alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages options, community events, and pub-food or an order-from-any-of-our-neighbors policy.

We know for sure that whoever wins this prize will be able to eat, drink, and be merry!

Helm of the Charles awards arrived in the mail yesterday!AND (🥁drumroll please🥁) we are very excited to announce that w...
01/24/2026

Helm of the Charles awards arrived in the mail yesterday!

AND (🥁drumroll please🥁) we are very excited to announce that we have prizes offered by sponsors from within the community! 🎉
We’ll be posting them over the next two days to maintain suspense… and to spread out social media posts to better feed the algorithm
(Each tournament will get one of each of the three prize types. First place will get first pick, second place will get second pick, and third will get the remaining item)

Last night we had our inaugural Lecture Knight! Featuring lectures from club members and leadership about HEMA, swords, ...
07/13/2025

Last night we had our inaugural Lecture Knight! Featuring lectures from club members and leadership about HEMA, swords, and sword adjacent topics. Also snackies!

Address

125 Walnut Street
Watertown, MA
02472

Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday 7pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday 7pm - 9:30am
Thursday 7pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 12pm - 4:30am

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