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Instructors

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Ian Terry

Head Instructor and Owner

Ian lives and breathes everything HEMA. With a deep understanding of Latin and a passion for historical sources, Ian not only leads our fencing lessons but is also constantly updating our understanding of the texts. He absolutely loves the nuance of understanding why a move not only works, but how it was culturally informed and based deep in the psyche of those who developed it.

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Ian has a long history in various physical arts, starting from the age of 6 as a national championship Irish Dancer, and has been practicing blade-related martial arts, such as olympic fencing, since 1998. 

 

He is also an avid blacksmith and traditional woodworking specialist.

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Trevor Garner

Instructor

Trevor is originally from the East Coast, but is slowly getting used to near perfect weather and ocean breezes.  He's long been a practitioner of Martial Arts, with a major focus in grappling -- his background is in Judo, and he currently trains and competes in Shuaijiao (Chinese Wrestling).  He's been studying swordsmanship with Ian since 2018, and has a particular fondness for single edged weapons.  Outside of sharp things and body slams, Trevor is an avid TTRPG player and game master, an animal lover, and a full time voice actor. 

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Dusan Rakic

Assistant Instructor

Dusan is a new addition to the instructor team with a background in Olympic sabre fencing and Kendo, as well as various hand-to-hand marital arts. He approaches HEMA with an eye toward prudence and pragmatism, constantly experimenting to figure out "that which works" in both Blossfechten and full-contact contexts. His teaching methodology stresses a ground-up approach to fencing, focusing on blade control and footwork to create a foundation for safe and effective swordfighting.

 

Outside of HEMA, Dusan works as a scientist, musician, writer, and educator. His hobbies include reading (sci-fi/fantasy/philosophy) books, playing (video/ttrpg/card) games, and cooking.

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