Sifu Edward & Sifu Julliana Armstrong
Sifu Edward Armstrong and Sifu Julliana Armstrong founded the Light Sword Training Academy in Virginia Beach in 2015 and opened the Norfolk academy in 2019. Edward is an Entrepreneur of the Year, a Board-Certified Tai Chi Instructor and a published author; Julliana is a 3× WEKAF National Champion, a two-time World Champion under GSBA and a Team USA competitor. Together they license the systems they built and proved, and consult the operators who run them.
Start with the $197 Kit
The Operator Community
After starting the Field Instructor program, you gain access to our members-only operator community on Club Sabernet: the owners already running the program, the twelve-volume Business Academy, and direct access to both of us.
Start Now!Why leaders license this system
Delivered under contract at two U.S. military installations, Langley AFB and Fort Eustis
1,500+ warriors trained since 2015
60+ five-star reviews on Airbnb and Yelp
A 9-form curriculum. Only LSTA Corporate certifies instructors
A real federation, LSMAF, a Virginia nonprofit, sanctions the sport (501(c)(3) pending)
Saber Circuit: the official record of sanctioned competition, rankings and careers
Flat fee. No royalty. No territory. 100% of every dollar credits upward
Your whole operation runs on the Academy Launch System, included for 60 days with the Field Instructor program, then $197 a month
Licensed operators live in Connecticut, Tennessee and Virginia
One path. Four steps. Every dollar credits up.
You see the whole path before you spend the first dollar. Start where the risk is smallest and climb only if your floor proves it.
The Academy Launch Kit
The whole business, written down: the Academy Model, the due-diligence checklist and Business Academy Volume I. Read it in private before a single conversation. Credits toward the Field Instructor program.
Get the KitThe Founding Field Instructor
Six weeks, on your floor, with your students: curriculum, launch plan and the operator room, with lifetime access to both. Finish the six weeks and you hold the title LSMA Field Instructor. AcadevoFit runs on a 60-day trial, then $197 a month. Founding price for the first 100 operators. Your $197 Kit credits in full: $600 for Kit owners.
Start the ProgramInstructor Certification
Your staff become certified to teach the 9-form system. The credential only LSTA Corporate can issue.
See the certificationLicense the Operation
Mobile License if you have capital and no building yet. Academy Partnership if you have the facility. Both by application and a conversation.
Apply nowPlus your platform. Enrollment, billing, scheduling, communication and curriculum delivery run on the Academy Launch System (AcadevoFit Pro), included for 60 days with the Field Instructor program, then $197 a month.
Founding Field Instructor pricing is capped at the first 100 operators. Licenses are flat-fee, non-exclusive and carry no territory.
1,500+ Warriors trained across the U.S. and beyond
The art was built inside a real operation, then licensed out.
The same curriculum, federation and platform, on every licensed floor.
What people think about the program
Opened in 2026 by Academy Operator Partner Keith Nye, who completed his entire certification online before opening his doors. The first academy in the network the Armstrongs did not build themselves.
Light Sword Training Equipment, Software & Gear
LSMA Academy Software
Our custom LSMA academy software, provided by AcadevoFit Pro: curriculum, grading, competitions, multi-location billing and per-location branding, taught by people who actually run an academy.
Legacy Student Kit
Training light sword with polycarbonate blade, protective helmet, padded gloves. One student, fully equipped.
Legacy Class Pack of 10
Ten students, fully equipped. Outfit your first cohort in one order.
LSMA Uniform Bundle
Training t-shirt and loose-fit pants. The complete uniform set for every student on your floor.
