395 E Taylor St

San Jose. CA 95112

Reserve Your Spot

D.S.O.C. Killhouse

At Davenriche Special Operations Command's (DSOC) Killhouse, we offer a unique, niche, indoor, changeable
airsoft experience.

DSOC Killhouse is proud to be partnering with Armourdillo Airsoft.

If you need your airsoft weapons repaired or are looking for new equipment just reach out to us or Armourdillo Airsoft.

Next Games On June 28 & 29

I had the great honor and privilege of attending the commissioning of one of my students and friends into the Air Force. Lieutenant Eason and I met when he was in 7th grade and he started studying with me when he was in 8th grade. I am so proud of this young man!

#swordfightingschool #airforce1 #officer #proud #commissioned

I Have The Power

#swordfightingschool #collection #heman #skelator #actionfigure #movie #classictv #masteroftheuniverse #blade #anthonydelongis

What does a Wednesday night at the swordfighting School in San Jose look like? This is our armor class.

Tonight we were working with the sword and with the spear. It was a great class and I'm so happy to see it growing.

#swordfightingschool #hema #sanjose #japantown #armor #lotr #lordoftherings #training

The episode I did with Mike Rowe is on Amazon prime! Season 3 episode 2.

I taught Mike Rose some swordfighting and he wanted to fight in armor. That was an amazing day and so much fun..

#swordfightingschool #tvshow #somebodysgottadoit #hema #armor #combat

Something new auditions to our collection at the swordfighting school. And 1889 Prussian infantry officer sword and an unmarked sword of the same time period.

Do you have any swords you would like to share?

#swordfightingschool #prussia #ww1 #swords #collection #shareyourstory

In 1889 Prussian infantry officer soared marked ACS, manufactured by Alexander Coppel.

Tonight I was at an incredible business in Santa Clara called method 42 with the silicon valley chamber of commerce.

I love getting to bring some of my work tools to events like this and introduce new people to HEMA.

I am so happy with the wrap put on my truck for the school. It looks amazing and I love the way it looks.

#swordfightingschool #advertising #truck #gmc #billboard #knight #sanjose #driving

It's a day late, but we had an amazing 25th anniversary celebration for our swordfighting school. Had a wonderful turnout and so much fun.

More videos to follow!

#swordfightingschool #party #celebration #anniversary #rome #ballista #weapon #history #siege

A little fun at the 25th anniversary party. Some fencing done by @komaru.89 and his partner. Such an amazing event and I am so thankful for all the people that were able to join me today.

We are at the swordfighting School celebrating the 25th anniversary. If you are free and would like to join us, please stop by. Say hello and have some tacos.
#swordfightingschool #anniversary #celebration #tacotuesday #tacos #swords #hema #martialarts

Some fun at the armored class on Wednesday night.

Our friend David is going to an armored deed in Petaluma and will be teaching a class on armor and this is one of the skills he will be teaching.

#swordfightingschool #hema #armor #knight #combat #sanjose #japantown #medieval #sword #swords

Tonight at the swordfighting school we all got together and watched the Mel Brooks movie Robin Hood Men in Tights. What an amazing movie and so much fun. There were a number of people here watching it for the first time.

#swordfightingschool #sanjose #movie #viewing #melbrooks #robinhood #tights #menintights #sjsu

#swordfightingschool #hema #archery #arrow #sanjose #sjsu #indoorarchery

We just installed a new door at our home. What an amazing entryway into the antiques room. (I am not talking about the room I am sitting in)

#swordfightingschool #door #antiques #castle #decor

On April 24 I went Easterbrook Discovery School to bring history to life for the students.

I've been attending the Renaissance day at this school for the last 17 years, and I love going here. Great faculty, great students, and I get to work with wonderful people.

#swordfightingschool #sanjose #middleschool #renaissance #day #history #ilovemylife #ilovemyjob #easterbrookdiscoveryschool

Come join us at BookSmart of Morgan Hill for an independent bookstore, authors meet and book signing.

There are wonderful authors with all sorts of books, free hot dogs and some animals. (Not including me)
#swordfightingschool #booksmart #bookstore #independent #author

This year is the 25th anniversary of DEMAS! 25 years of sword fighting, and many more to go. We have a shirt designed by @artofmarlenehirose to celebrate the milestone of the oldest HEMA school in the US.

You can get your shirt at https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/74483554-demas-25th-anniversary

#sword #swordfightingschool #hema #25anniversary #anniversary #25th #sanjosé #teeshirt #celebracion

Brandon and I went to Waterford High School to work with their drama and music clubs.

We worked on some simple cutting patterns and choreography so that they could practice that and create their own choreography. We focused on safety in the theatrical fight and ways to sell it to the audience.

#swordfightingschool #highschoolfootball #waterford #choreography #swordfighting #pirate #seashanty

I have been interviewed for a site called Bold Journey. The interview went live this week.

I hope you enjoy the interview and the pictures that went with it.

#swordfightingschool #interview #bold #journeys #businessideas

I am very proud of these two gentlemen. They went and competed in a medieval deed (armored combat tournament) and did very well.

Andrew was given the Accolade of “prowess and skill”

David was given the Accolade of first among equals for the Tenans (home team).

The two gentlemen acquitted themselves well on the field, and represented DEMAS with great skill and honor.

I got to present my arms and armor demonstration at Holy Spirit School in San Jose. I was at the school with Falcon's Ct. Other presenters were my bride @susan.fick.12 doing a demo about life for women and children in the middle ages, @renfairebear was doing rounders, Brent was doing theater, Shelly was doing dance, and Talon was presenting on falconry.

I love getting to visit schools and bring history to life for students.

#swordfightingschool #catholicschool #history #demonstration #middleschool #sanjose #falcon #owl #hawk #ilovemyjob

Feeling cute, might write a fencing manual.

Might have to defend her Majesty's Kingdom from the Spanish Armada.

#swordfightingschool #dressedup #feelgood #lookinggood #armor #swords

On April 9th I got to go to St Francis Cabini Middle School with Falcons ct. I helped fly the hawk and showcase the falcon and the owl to the students.

After the falconry demonstration I presented arms and armor to the 7th grade class. I love getting to go to schools and bring history to life for the students.

#swordfightingschool #sanjose #falconry #history #birdsofprey #ilovemyjob

Hmmm, I don't think this means what they think this means.

This has been an amazing 1st day of Apache Combat Workshop with Robert Redfeather and all the amazing participants.

#swordfightingschool #apache #combat #knife #fighting #warclub #nativeamerican #knifefight #thunderstruck

Good times with Robert Redfeather at his Apache Combat Workshop. We started with a knife and after lunch we got into training with the war club.

#swordfightingschool #workshop #apache #nativeamerican #combat #warclub #ilovemyjob

We still have room in the Apache knife fighting seminar this Saturday, April 5th and 6th. Come join us, have some fun, and learn some amazing techniques from an amazing instructor.

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#swordfightingschool #seminar #apache #knife #nativeamerican #combat

Our dragon slayers class and some of the quarter staff class that we hold on Thursday nights are so much fun. I love watching the kids train and learn how to move while using their swords.

The quarter staff class includes techniques that are useful with quarter staff, spear, and halberd.

#swordfightingschool #hema #swords #martialarts #dragon #kidsclass #training #quarterstaff #spear #medieval

Some of our training in the armour class. In two weeks two of ours are going to fight in an armoured deed (a tournament of honor)

#swordfightingschool #knight #armor #hema #training #heavy #metal

We just uploaded a new short talking about using the grappling guards Long Guard and Boar's Tooth from Fiore's grappling section.

https://youtu.be/T-mztF5XHvE

#swordfightingschool #grappling #hema #fiore #medieval #wrestling

I had a business meeting about a new product that we want to carry with Sean Baker.

You know it was official because we both had on collard shirts and ties.

Come over to DEMAS and visit the Renaissance faire swap meet and guild Hall that we are doing right now. We're open till 5:00 p.m. or so, with lots of different costuming bits that you could pick up, trade for, or sell.

I try to do this at least once a year, so if you are looking for new equipment now is your chance to get great prices on new equipment.

#swordfightingschool #swap #fleamarket #renaissance #renaissancefaire #costume

When doing a little staff training with the legendary @theanthonydelongis at Rancho Indalo.

I felt like I was in the training scene from the movie Highlander. With the weapons, the scenery, and a master it all felt right. Legend

#swordfightingschool #training #highlander #movie #legend #scenery

After teaching 3 days at SoCal swordfights I got the opportunity to go to Rancho Indalo and train with some amazing folks.

It was a pleasure to be able to teach sword and shield and some rapier and dagger to actors and stuntmen. Thank you so much to my friend and teacher @theanthonydelongis for inviting me up and allowing me to show some of the things I've been working on and for teaching me more.

#swordfightingschool #training #rancho #hema #vikings #actor #stunt #ranch

Day 2 at SoCal Swordfights went great. My class was called The Secret Language of Conflict. It was all about reading body language in the fight, and using your body language to control what the opponent will want to do and where they will want to move.

I wrote a book about this called The Secret Language of Conflict.

#swordfightingschool #bodylanguage #language #communication #martialarts #ilovemyjob

Day 3 at SoCal Swordfights was great. I taught a class called Dastardly Disarms.

It was a fun class with everybody learning different ways to take away somebody's sword.

#swordfightingschool #ilovemyjob #martialarts #disarm #weapon

The kids today just standing around will their court swords looking all debonair

At SoCal Swordfights I got to participate in an antique weapons and book petting zoo. It was amazing the collections of antique arms and armor that everybody brought in.

Others brought original manuscripts from the 16th and 17th centuries and facsimiles from the mid-1800s. It was like a museum in which you could touch the exhibits.

I was honored to be able to share my antique weapons with the guests at SoCal Swordfights along with all of the other wonderful people there.

#swordfightingschool #antiques #books #swords #tools #fencing #sharing #museum #collection

Day two at SoCal Swordfight 2025 was amazing. Great times with great people and amazing classes and panels.

I got to sit on a panel about diversity in HEMA clubs.

I had an amazing class with fantastic students. We did a 1.5 hour class about the secret language of conflict/reading the road map.

In the evening I participated in an antique weapons and books petting area.

#swordfightingschool #socalswordfight2025 #pamona #bodylanguage #workshop

On the first day of SoCal swordfight, we had two members of DEMAS teaching classes.

David Laudenslager was teaching a class on Swetnam rapier and dagger and Thomas Lavine was teaching Fairbairn/Sykes WWII combatives.

#swordfightingschool #teacher #socalswordfight2025

It has been an amazing first day at SoCal Swordfight. I taught a class on Viking, sword and shield, and got to catch up with so many friends and make new friends.

I have the best job in the world!

#swordfightingschool #hema #socalswordfight2025 #socal #friends #goodtimes #pamona

Join us on Sunday March 23 from 1-5 PM for a FREE four-hour workshop on the Single Stick with David Laudenslager.

David is an assistant instructor for the Rapier class and has been working with the single stick for over 8 years.

#swordfightingschool #fencing #sword
#singlestick #workshop #saber #cutlass #navy @lemontomori

Here is the last fights of the mixed weapons tournament elims and finals at the 2025 DEMAS tournament

#swordfightingschool #swords #hema #martialarts #tournament #finals

The Renaissance Faire season is starting soon, and to prepare we are hosting the Renaissance Swap Meet and Guild Hall. People can buy, sell, or trade kit, and we will have tables set up for local artists.

#swordfightingschool #swapmeet #fleamarketstyle #renaissance #artist #guild

More photos from the first day of tournaments at DEMAS.

It has been a great day with great fencing. Everybody's having a good time and our medic is bored. Just the way it should be.

#swordfightingschool #tournament #fencing #hema #martialarts #ilovemyjob

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SERVICES

What is D.S.O.C.

All players must be minimum 15 years old

What is a 'Killhouse'

We are an Airsoft field

Safety

Also known as a shoot house, a "killhouse" is a live ammunition small arms shooting range used to train military and law enforcement personnel for close contact engagements in urban combat environments.

Airsoft devices are functional, replica firearms. They are usually made to scale and shoot BBs, small 6mm plastic balls. Their power varies per field. Here, the cap is 350 feet per second (FPS). You may bruise when hit.

BBs may cause bruising. Eye protection is required for all players. Minors are required to wear full face mask protection. Find more information on our waiver, here. All participants are required to also sign our field rules.

OUR WORK

Dereck

Penguinn Pangan

Ansel Ordonez

Eric Lin

What people are saying about the Killhouse

First time in and already friendly faces to remember. Field was great and so were the players. Thanks again for a great time

After the reopening of the DSOC Killhouse, I must say I had an absolute blast! Again! If you want a very fast paced and stressfull game, with open and tight corners, this is the place to test your stuff! Also a great place to test your team communication skills. Will be back for more! Thank You!!!

Great place. John is dedicated to making this arena fun rather than being a stickler on rules. Even on a 4 person game (95 degree day) it was one of best experiences I've had in a while

STAFF

We have 2 regular referees with a third ref on call. The on call ref is also our go to consultant.

Field Manager

John Dietzel

Referees

Sean McCullough

Eric Lin

ABOUT US

CONTACT

FIND US

395 E Taylor St

San Jose, CA 95112

info@swordfightingschool.com

Tel: 408-216-9351

OPENING HOURS:

Open on the last weekend of each month with a new field layout each game day.

Doors open at 9 a.m.

Games start at 11:00 a.m.

Doors close at 5:00 p.m.

24 PLAYERS MAX PER DAY

Airsoft

H.E.M.A.

Fitness

Enthusiasts

D.S.O.C. Killhouse Gameplay

How we offer a SWAT simulation experience:

A closed, in-door environment

Multiple entrances for breaching

Movable walls for different scenarios

Ideal for squads and tactical use

Receptive staff to game play requests

During the normal hours of Davenriche European Martial Artes School, attend any variety of our classes for 3 free hours.

This offer does not include the archery class or lane or use of the airsoft field. The modern combat class consists of firearm safety using an airsoft gun (a non-lethal, no license required pistol that shoots plastic BBs) in the first hour before it is hands-on (tactics, firearm education with airsoft substitutes, et cetera) . This offer includes complementary equipment such as a training weapon (includes sword type based on class or airsoft device & mandatory protective gear.

Reserve Your Spot

D.S.O.C. Killhouse

At Davenriche Special Operations Command's (DSOC) Killhouse, we offer a unique, niche, indoor, changeable airsoft experience.

DSOC Killhouse is proud to be partnering with Armourdillo Airsoft. If you need your airsoft weapons repaired or are looking for new equipment just reach out to us or Armourdillo Airsoft.

Next Games On June 28 & 29

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Follow us on Instagram

What is D.S.O.C.

All players must be minimum 15 years old

What people are saying about the Killhouse

STAFF

Field Manager

John Dietzel

Referees

Sean McCullough

Eric Lin

FIND US

Airsoft

​

H.E.M.A.

​

Fitness

​

Enthusiasts

D.S.O.C. Killhouse Gameplay

How we offer a SWAT simulation experience:

A closed, in-door environment

​

Multiple entrances for breaching

​

Movable walls for different scenarios

​

Ideal for squads and tactical use

​

Receptive staff to game play requests

​

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During the normal hours of Davenriche European Martial Artes School, attend any variety of our classes for 3 free hours.

RECEIVE 3 FREE HOURS OF CLASSES!

At Davenriche Special Operations Command's (DSOC) Killhouse, we offer a unique, niche, indoor, changeable
airsoft experience.

DSOC Killhouse is proud to be partnering with Armourdillo Airsoft.

If you need your airsoft weapons repaired or are looking for new equipment just reach out to us or Armourdillo Airsoft.