Arik Mendelevitz
Fool of Swords
Arik Mendelevitz, a Master of Defense in the SCA, comes to us with over sixteen years of historical fencing experience as well as over four dozen tournament wins. The author of the upcoming “Bolognese Longsword for the Modern Practitioner”, he’s incredibly excited about returning to VISS and sharing with you his love of swordplay. […]
Christian Tobler
Selohaar Fechtschule
Christian Henry Tobler has been a longtime student of swordsmanship, especially as it applies to the pursuit of the chivalric ideals. A passionate advocate of the medieval Liechtenauer school, his work in translating and interpreting Sigmund Ringeck’s commentary firmly established him as an important contributor to the growing community of Western martial artists. This work […]
Claire Wen
Maelstrom Martial Arts
Claire embarked on her martial arts journey in 2009 and discovered her true passion in Southeast Asian martial arts at Maelstrom Core in Vancouver, BC. Through hard work and dedication, she honed her skills in Pekiti Tirsia Kali, a Filipino Martial Art, where she proudly holds the rank of Lakan Guro. Claire has been teaching […]
Devon Boorman
Academie Duello
Devon Boorman is a world renowned martial arts instructor, practitioner, and author with a focus on Italian Armizare, including the use of rapier, sidesword, longsword, grappling, and mounted combat. Over the past 25 years he has won international competitions, taught workshops and seminars throughout the world on both the study and practice of historical techniques […]
Eric Myers
Sonoma State University Fencing Masters Certificate Program
Eric was certified as a Master at Arms in classical Italian fencing by the San Jose State University Fencing Masters Program in 2008, and is a cofounder of the Sacramento Sword School. He teaches classical and historical fencing, as well as fencing pedagogy through various channels including the Sonoma State University Fencing Masters Certificate Program. […]
James Reilly
Goliath Historical Fencing Academy
Principle Instructor at the Goliath Historical Fencing Academy, James Reilly has taught private seminars and at major fencing events both in the United States and internationally. He uses the recital of Liechtenauer as the basis for his longsword curriculum and is known for his work interpreting Joachim Meyer’s text on the longsword and rapier. He […]
Marli Vlok
Valour Historical European Martial Arts Academy
Marli is a PhD researcher and former competitive target shooter, who starter her HEMA journey in 2013 at Academie Duello in Vancouver. She immediately fell in love with the art and grace of rapier fencing and Bolognese single sword. She became an instructor in 2014 at Academie Duello and holds the rank of free-scholar at […]
Matheus Alfred-Olmedo
Academie Duello
Matheus (he/him) began studying historical European martial arts at Academie Duello in May 2011, achieving the rank of Freescholar in 2012 and Provost in 2018. He’s been teaching for the majority of that time, with a broad interest in all medieval and renaissance weapons. His technical proficiency covers rapier (and secondaries), longsword, large two-handed swords, […]
Mike Panian
Swordfighters Martial Arts and Self Defence
Mike Panian has been teaching martial arts for nearly 50 years. As a wrestling coach, karate teacher, and sword fighting instructor he has been helping people to learn and grow through the martial arts for most of his adult life. He is the owner/operator of Swordfighters Martial Arts and Self Defence in Vernon BC. Past and […]
Sean Hayes
Northwest Fencing Academy
Sean Hayes is a fencing master trained in traditional Italian fencing pedagogy under Maestro d’Armi William M. Gaugler at the San Jose State University Fencing Masters Program, starting in 1995 and graduating in 1999; and was first trained in traditional French foil under Maitre d’armes Adam Crown starting in 1991. He has studied Historical European Martial Arts […]
Sihong Fu
Academie Duello
Sihong Fu has been practicing Historical European Martial Arts since 2014. He got his start at Academie Duello in Vancouver Canada where he is still an active practitioner, mentor, and student. He has won and placed in many top HEMA competitions both in combat and cutting events and has taught workshops internationally on the fundamentals […]
Tricia Dong
Code 5 Fitness
Tricia Dong is the founder and driving force behind Code 5 Fitness, where she serves as a registered Can-Fit-Pro Personal Fitness Trainer and head instructor of the Code 5 Fitness Police Training Program, which specializes in preparing law enforcement candidates for rigorous physical fitness requirements. She is also an accomplished kettlebell competitor having won numerous […]