I help people realize their most profound and passionate selves, making what they love a central part of their life.
I am a coach, a swordsman, a dancer, a teacher, a speaker, a writer—wholly, fully, and completely.
Each day I strive to live life as authentically as possible, to truly connect with others, stretch my own limits, and help others do the same.
This journey has led me to take one of my great passions, swordplay, and turn it into a work greater than myself: Academie Duello Centre for Swordplay.
My work spans swordplay, coaching, speaking, and dance—all united by a passion for mastery and authentic expression.
Teaching Historical European Martial Arts at the world's largest HEMA school.
Helping individuals and teams discover their purpose and create forward movement.
Sharing insights on mastery, movement, and living authentically.
Exploring vulnerability and connection through Blues, Fusion, and Contact Improv.
Thoughts on mastery, teaching, and living with intention.
I’ve brought a new practice into my life this spring. Something that has been more about altering my mood and resetting my rhythm than just purely about martial arts. I started doing a cold ocean...
A few months ago I decided to go on a diet. It was not a change in my eating habits but a change in my mental consumption. I had caught myself over the course of the pandemic reading more and more...
The biggest barrier to getting great work done is trying to do great work. Prolific writer and blogger Seth Godin shares that for every blog post he publishes he writes at least three, and this man...
Rhythm is the most important thing to cultivate on the path to mastery. This small tool has been essential to keeping the practice of swordplay alive as well as many other practices such as...
I'm a big fan of slow sparring as a training tool. It is an ideal way to focus on mechanics and precision, develop strategic and tactical awareness, and work on the necessary relaxation and fluidity...
The idea of pursuing personal excellence is great, but functionally how do you do it? I've written about beating the boredom of repetitive drilling, and promoting an excellence mindset. Yet when you...