Benjamin Davis is based in Vancouver, British Columbia and has been an active practitioner, competitor, and instructor in Historical European Martial Arts for over 10 years who specializes in Longsword, Rapier, and Armoured Combat. He has organized and run the Duelling Arts Tournaments hosted at Academie Duello since 2022, and has traveled to compete in events all over North America and has taken several gold and silver medals in his disciplines including: Longsword, Rapier & Dagger, Sidesword, and Spear.
He was the first student at Academie Duello to earn the rank of Free Scholar in Longsword, and the first to hold two Free Scholar ranks in two disciplines simultaneously. He is working towards the next rank of Provost and, eventually, Maestro where he hopes to open his own school of Knightly Combat.
He is an aspiring technical writer with two 90 thousand word, (and counting), textbooks on the Duello Armizare system of fencing and loves instructing, coaching, and helping other practicioners find their own way to understanding in the art.