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A 2026 guide to experience gifts in Vancouver, sorted by who you're shopping for and what you'd like to spend: Adventures, beginner courses and Knight Camp.

Trade the restaurant dinner for axe throwing, archery and swordplay in downtown Vancouver. Party formats for groups of 5 to 150+, with Cafe Duello catering.

The first Duello Armizare instructor intensive in Asia is complete. Eleven martial artists from across Taiwan spent five days and 50 hours with our Maestro d'Armi, Devon Boorman, learning the curriculum taught at Academie Duello in Vancouver, and how to teach it.

Academie Duello is the home of Duello Armizare, the Italian swordplay system now taught by schools and instructors around the world. This fall, our Maestro d'Armi, Devon Boorman, is teaching it across China, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

Only 24 campers in 16 years have earned Knight Camp’s highest rank. In August 2026, Noah Barach and Oscar Goldsmith became the latest to complete a journey that began years earlier as first-time campers and led through martial training, leadership, service, and the Knight Camp rank system.

Knight Camp is Academie Duello’s 5-day medieval adventure spring & summer camp for kids ages 8 to 14. Campers spend the week learning swordplay, archery, grappling, shield work, heraldry, medieval games, teamwork, and knightly virtues in a structured, active environment. It is full of movement and imagination, but it is not just pretend play. The experience is built around real martial arts instruction, real traditions, and the idea that training like a knight means learning control, courage, respect, and responsibility.

Axe throwing, archery, and sword fighting are super unique and super fun. Even if you’ve been before we regularly offer new games, lessons, and themes to re-engage teams over and over again.

From Mongol horse archers to English longbowmen, explore how different bow designs shaped warfare and the course of nations.

Discover how axe throwing has become a surprisingly effective stress management tool - combining physical release, mindfulness, and social connection.