Experience

Dawnrunner Productions

• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fight Choreogrophy

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  Choreographing the fights for their new production Terra Choreographing the fights for their new production Terra



Book Author

• Financial Services

• The Beginner's Guide to the Long Sword

  • Jun 2009 - Present

  This is the first book that Black Belt Publications has ever printed about European martial arts, and the first weapon orientated book they have printed in over a decade. This book takes readers through the fundamentals of learning to use a long sword, moving, and drills they can train with. This is the first book that Black Belt Publications has ever printed about European martial arts, and the first weapon orientated book they have printed in over a decade. This book takes readers through the fundamentals of learning to use a long sword, moving, and drills they can train with.



West Valley College

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest instructor

  • Mar 2009 - Present

  Every semester the instructor of the fencing class brings me in to demonstrate to the class the older weapons and the evolution of the foil they use in their fencing class. Every semester the instructor of the fencing class brings me in to demonstrate to the class the older weapons and the evolution of the foil they use in their fencing class.


Charter School of Morgan Hill
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• student parent

  • 2009 - Present


Davenriche European Martial Artes School

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Owner/Instructor

  • Jul 2000 - Present

  at Davenriche European Martial Artes School (DEMAS) we help people learn the heritage of European martial arts, be we also help them grow and improve as human beings at Davenriche European Martial Artes School (DEMAS) we help people learn the heritage of European martial arts, be we also help them grow and improve as human beings



Savage Productions

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Consultant

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

  Adam turns an iron meteorite from the depths of space into a sword worthy of Arthurian legend. I was brought in to help teach him how to wield and use the sword he created and explain the mechanical science behind the use of the Medieval sword. Adam turns an iron meteorite from the depths of space into a sword worthy of Arthurian legend. I was brought in to help teach him how to wield and use the sword he created and explain the mechanical science behind the use of the Medieval sword.



CNN

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant with Mike Rowe, S2E6

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2014

  Mike works with the Navy Seabees to build a bridge, tries his hand at medieval sword fighting, and emerges himself in Edgar Allan Poe history. Mike works with the Navy Seabees to build a bridge, tries his hand at medieval sword fighting, and emerges himself in Edgar Allan Poe history.



Paddy Crean Stage Combat Conference

• Instructor

  • Dec 2010 - Jan 2011

  At this workshop I taught classes to actors and stuntmen that incorporated historic European martial arts into their training for stage and screen. I taught a classes on the long sword, the quarterstaff, the rapier and dagger, and on body language. At this workshop I taught classes to actors and stuntmen that incorporated historic European martial arts into their training for stage and screen. I taught a classes on the long sword, the quarterstaff, the rapier and dagger, and on body language.



Disney Channel

• Entertainment Providers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Fight Choreogropher

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2010

  I choreographed two fights for the band members and I was the armour wrangler for the video, supplying the swords and armour. I choreographed two fights for the band members and I was the armour wrangler for the video, supplying the swords and armour.



Galatia Films

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Performer and Instructor

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2010

  I brought performers together and taught three short lessons that appeared on the Special Features DVD for this production. I was also the Grand Prize for a drawing that the company had. The winners of the drawing got to study with me for a day. I brought performers together and taught three short lessons that appeared on the Special Features DVD for this production. I was also the Grand Prize for a drawing that the company had. The winners of the drawing got to study with me for a day.


MARTINEZ ACADEMY OF ARMS
• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• Student of the sword

  • 1989 - Mar 2009


Stanford University School of Medicine

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest instructor

  • May 2004 - May 2004

  I was invited to do a demonstration and lecture for a class in the Medical Department called 'Musceles in Motion'. My lecture used pictures from historic fencing manuscripts Achille Marozzo from 1536, Giacomo di Grassi from 1594 and Ridolfo Capo Ferro from 1610. I demonstrated the way that we can use the illustrations to help us understand the text, and the way the authors wanted us to move. I was invited to do a demonstration and lecture for a class in the Medical Department called 'Musceles in Motion'. My lecture used pictures from historic fencing manuscripts Achille Marozzo from 1536, Giacomo di Grassi from 1594 and Ridolfo Capo Ferro from 1610. I demonstrated the way that we can use the illustrations to help us understand the text, and the way the authors wanted us to move.



EA

• Retail

• MoCap model

  • 2004 - 2004

  I was the model for a gladiatorial game called Blood Reign that was shelved. I was the gladiators, the audience/mob and all the other characters that weren't simply animated. I was the model for a gladiatorial game called Blood Reign that was shelved. I was the gladiators, the audience/mob and all the other characters that weren't simply animated.