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Head instructor of Seattle Escrima and one of the most senior practitioners of Latosa Escrima in the United States, recognized and certified by Rene Latosa, and working to carry on his legacy after his passing.
Alex focuses primarily on Sword and Buckler, and I.33 in particular and also teaches some of the Saturday Escrima classes.
Christopher coaches Tenshin Bukō-ryū Heihō, a traditional Japanese art specialized in the use of the naginata (glaive).
Drew Lott: Drew has been training with Lonin since 2022. She has about three years of experience coaching archery.
Fraser is Lonin’s Consigliore, but notwithstanding that role focuses primarily on Basket Hilted Broadsword and Victorian Antagonistas. He joined Lonin in 2008, and has tried his hand at every sharp and pointy weapon that has been used in the organization. He swings a wicked Indian Club, teaches some of the Tuesday basket hilted broadsword classes, engages in Bartitsu on an irregular basis, and is an acknowledged expert of the legal shiv.
James is a coach for the 1595 Club, a Lonin board member, and hosts open mat sessions.
John Longenbaugh has been a proud member of Lonin since 2012 and serves erratically as a director of Lonin and host of the various Zoom Indian Club classes, which he engages in from his home in Olympia, Washington when not attending in person in Seattle.
Maeve is a coach for Rapier. Maeve joined Lonin in 2022 and began studying rapier fencing in early 2023, inspired by lesbian romance novels.
Mark Raugas studied Jiki Shinkage-ryu under Dr. David Hall, who trained under Namiki Yasushi in Tokyo.
Matt R-K has been studying historical martial arts since 2015. He teaches in the longsword tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer with a focus on earlier sources such as Ms. 3227a.
Paul began studying HEMA at Lonin in May of 2016. When the original KDF coach stepped away in 2019, as the most senior student, Paul stepped up as one of two co-coaches to keep Lonin’s KDF practice going.
Sterling has been practicing rapier since 2019, and studying LVD specifically since 2023.