MIAMI — A workout that blends yoga, martial arts and a sword is turning fitness into a graceful form of strength, according to WeaponUp founder Sabina Storberg.
“I fell truly in love with this. It felt so elegant, felt so beautiful,” Storberg said, describing how she combined Tai Chi sword techniques with yoga to create Sword Yoga.
“What I saw in yoga was incredible, because I was seeing women in their 60s and older doing things someone in their 20s couldn’t, but they didn’t have the straight sword, which I loved,” she added.
Storberg, who studied Shaolin Kung Fu in China for two years, said the practice appeals to women of all ages.
“One month later, they’re walking taller, their confidence is a little puffed up. It’s not ego confidence, almost like a quiet confidence. You have power within you,” she said.
WeaponUp, launched in 2024, now serves a community that is 99% women. Storberg said the goal is “breaking barriers — still feminine, still beautiful, but also powerful at the same time.”
For those who missed in-person classes in Miami, more than 200 on-demand sessions are available online, and swords can be shipped directly to participants.
Click here for more information on how to sign up.
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