& INSTRUCTORS
WORKSHOPS
SEPTEMBER 12 ● SEPTEMBER 13
2026 LINEUP COMING SOON
Since 2016 Swordsquatch has packed Saturday and Sunday with workshops from some of the best teachers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We include a wide range of weapons and traditions, with room for everyone from curious beginners to seasoned swordspeople.
Check out some of the instructors we’ve hosted in previous years, and register now to be the first to know about the 2026 lineup.
PAST INSTRUCTORS
RYAN KOLICK
SEVEN SWORDS ACADEMY
Translating Fiore’s Dagger into Longsword
PETER HAAS
GOTHAM SWORDS
Bauernwehr: The Peasant's Defense
LORENZO MENDOZA
SNOHOMISH DUELING SOCIETY
SEGA! The Bolognese Call to Arms!
NEAL STEPHENSON
LONIN LEAGUE
Physics & Biomechanics of the Backsword
DOUG MAYOSKY
KULSHAN HEMA
Using a Montante and Looking Cool Doing It
DASHIELL HARRISON
INDES FEROX GLADIO
Armed Self-Defense in Tudor England
RAQUELLE MOREAU
GRIT CITY HEMA
Medieval Wounds and Emergency Medicine
ERIK VON ESSEN
LONIN LEAGUE
Dagger Plays for Everyone
WILLIAM DOUGLAS
INLAND NORTHWEST LONGSWORD ACADEMY
Introduction to Wrestling Fundamentals
DEREK STEEL-BARON
LONIN LEAGUE / THE 1595 CLUB
Introduction to the Skirmish
MOSES JONES
SEIZE THE VOR
How to Develop Curriculum in HEMA
MICHAEL CHIDESTER • KENDRA BROWN • MELISSA BARKER • ALEX HANNING • STEWART SACKETT • KAJETAN SADOWSKI • GUY WINDSOR • KIMBERLEIGH ROSEBLADE • REBECCA GLASS MCCAFFREY • DA’MON STITH • CHARLES LIN • JUDE LEDESMA • SEATTLE SUMO CLUB • AND MORE
ARE YOU HYPED YET?
Register now and be the first to know when the 2026 lineup drops.