Swordsquatch

Kendra will be joining Swordsquatch 2026 for two lectures!

Kendra Brown does independent medieval manuscript research in her free time, and trains and sometimes teaches at Athena School of Arms (athenaschoolofarms.org). She started translating historical fencing sources in 2003 with the Higgins Armory Sword Guild, and currently is working on an updated translation of the Latin Fiore manuscript in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Garber. They will probably publish the Latin Lew gloss someday.

Kendra's irregular research blog is called Darth Kendra Research (darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com), and she has a forthcoming article in Acta Periodica Duellatorum. She has appeared at events in the US and Europe as well as in podcasts and video series including Fencing by the Book, The Sword Guy, and the CKDF Plague Lectures.

If terms like "side-eye strike", "stance of the serene leopard", or "very deep rabbit hole research disaster area" excite you, you'll get along great. Kendra also enjoys rondel dagger, polearms, and frequently longsword.

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Sigmund will be joining Swordsquatch 2026 for one workshop and one lecture!

Sigmund Werndorf has been doing HEMA for ten years with a holistic focus on early Liechtenauer and the scholarship surrounding it. He's a multi-gold medalist in longsword and co-founder of the Los Angeles Historical Martial Arts Society.

You can register for Swordsquatch at swordsquatch.org!

Michael Chidester will be joining Swordsquatch 2026 for two lectures!

Michael Chidester () has been studying historical European martial arts since 2001 and has been Editor-in-Chief of Wiktenauer since 2011. In 2019, he started a publishing company called HEMA Bookshelf to produce facsimiles of fencing manuals and publish translations and historical research.

Michael is a Research Scholar of the Meyer Freifechter Guild (MFFG), a founding member of the Society for Historical European Martial Arts Studies (SHEMAS), a member of the Western Martial Arts Coalition (WMAC), and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance.

He has lectured on historical martial arts across North America and Europe and has written several books, including The Flower of Battle: MS M 383 (2021), and The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a (2021), and Pieces of Ringeck (2024), and edited or contributed to many others. He currently trains at Athena School of Arms in Cambridge, MA.

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I should be advertising rn but y'all keep buying tickets 🥹. We're pumped to see y'all in September! The weekend schedule will come out soon!
Tickets available at swordsquatch.org

It's that time againnnnnn! Register at swordsquatch.org/register

SWORDSQUATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
📷: Jae Easley

Check out our awesome prizes! Lonin's fantastic clubmate made the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes for the Swordsquatch tournament this year.

Updated Swordsquatch Schedule as of Tuesday. Thank you for your patience with the last min changes.

The flash sheets for tattoos at Swordsquatch!

We're six days away!!! We're hosting Swordsquatch in the same location as last year - make sure you review parking instructions below before you get here!