Swords:
I currently fight with a two-handed broadsword. My bokken are Ambrose, Bain, and Ceolwulf. My live steel swords are Droog and Sabrina. I am also working on my staff proficiency.

Physical:
At 6 feet tall, I'm definitely not a small fighter. I am lucky that my height naturally assists in my strength, but I also test and build my strength through training knowing there is always room to improve. I have brown eyes and hair which comes from a mix of Cherokee, Blackfoot Indian, and Irish heritage. There is actually only one member of my family per generation that has brown eyes: my grandfather, my mother, and me. Since 1994, I have been the only living member of my family with brown eyes.

I'm heavily interested in space and science which is displayed through my choices in body modification. For the last 4+ years I've been adding to my full-backpiece tattoo: an orrery (mechanical representation of the known solar system, circa early 2006) with a nebula background. On my left leg, I have a tattoo of three planets aligning.

Training:
Most of the trials and hardships in my life (and I've had many), I did not choose for myself. However, each experience has made me a stronger person and most of all, a survivor. So why, through all the pain and suffering I've already experienced, have I chosen for myself to be bruised and beaten weekly, pushed past my limit, and exposed to physical harm through sword fighting?

Sword fighting allows me to grow stronger in ways I could have never found for myself. I am thankful that I was given this opportunity because it's constantly changing my life for the better, affecting both my physical agility and my mental awareness.

Discipline has been a major reason for my love for the art. It's something that you take with you outside of the circle and into your personal life. Now when I just don't feel like doing something, or I'm frustrated and want to give up, there's a little voice in my head (growing ever-louder) that says "No excuses! Fight on".

Train with purpose.
Learn from others' mistakes as well as from your own.
Fight until you can no longer stand.