This year, I will once again be coaching at the Pacific Northwest’s premiere Historical European Martial Arts event.

Swordsquatch consistently features well run tournaments, a rich assortment of classes, and numerous opportunities for friendly sparring. It is an efficiently run event, suffused with a a sense of humor and fun.

In the past, I have taught seminars for fencers who wanted to learn wrestling. At last years event I noticed that, while these seminars were well received by those trying to learn to grapple, fencers who were on the fence were sometimes intimidated by the apparent athletic demands of wrestling or the prospect of big throws/falls. In contrast, what people who already knew how to wrestle wanted was a chance to spar.

This year I will be running a hybrid class/coached sparring session called: Crawl, Walk, Run. The goal will be to provide a setting that is truly welcoming of all skill levels, easing novices into grappling in a non-threatening and fun environment, while giving more experienced practitioners a chance to spar and discuss their art.

To register go to: www.swordsquatch.org