Swordsquatch

For the third year in a row, we're offering spectator tickets to our yearly sword fighting tournament Swordsquatch. Do you need to know literally anything about sword fighting to come and watch people swordfight? No! We would love to have you.

INFO:
Cost: $10
Event Date/Time: September 11th, 2026; 9AM-5PM
Location: Lonin League, Seattle, WA (In S**O neighborhood one block off the light rail station)
Tickets: Get tickets at swordsquatch.org/store/p/spectator-2026

Workshop descriptions posted! Check out swordsquatch.org for details!

Here is the schedule for Swordsquatch 2026! (subject to minor changes). Register now at Swordsquatch.org!

Look at my awesome little squatch in the corner can u believe I did that with my finger at 1am? Anyway if a few of y'all don't buy tickets after seeing this I'll be forced to do an Instagram reel or some equal horror

Working Friday Schedule!

Riley will be returning to Swordsquatch 2026 for a Sumo Fundamentals workshop!

Workshop Description: Sumo fundamentals and match flow. We’ll establish the core stance, basic exercises, foot sliding, and core finishing moves. After everyone has their posture set, we’ll go over the flow of a sumo match from the moment you enter the ring to the moment you exit.

Riley Porter is the founder and head coach of Seattle Sumo Club () . He has been training and teaching traditional Japanese sumo for over five years and has competed in several US Sumo Federation tournaments.

You can register for Swordsquatch at swordsquatch.org!

Kendra will be joining Swordsquatch 2026 for two lectures!

Kendra Brown does independent medieval manuscript research in her free time, and trains and sometimes teaches at Athena School of Arms (athenaschoolofarms.org). She started translating historical fencing sources in 2003 with the Higgins Armory Sword Guild, and currently is working on an updated translation of the Latin Fiore manuscript in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Garber. They will probably publish the Latin Lew gloss someday.

Kendra's irregular research blog is called Darth Kendra Research (darthkendraresearch.wordpress.com), and she has a forthcoming article in Acta Periodica Duellatorum. She has appeared at events in the US and Europe as well as in podcasts and video series including Fencing by the Book, The Sword Guy, and the CKDF Plague Lectures.

If terms like "side-eye strike", "stance of the serene leopard", or "very deep rabbit hole research disaster area" excite you, you'll get along great. Kendra also enjoys rondel dagger, polearms, and frequently longsword.

You can register for Swordsquatch at
swordsquatch.org!

Sigmund will be joining Swordsquatch 2026 for one workshop and one lecture!

Sigmund Werndorf has been doing HEMA for ten years with a holistic focus on early Liechtenauer and the scholarship surrounding it. He's a multi-gold medalist in longsword and co-founder of the Los Angeles Historical Martial Arts Society.

You can register for Swordsquatch at swordsquatch.org!