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Matt Bernard has been studying swordsmanship with Aegis since October of 2003 with class Erde. He is the Commander and Banner Bearer of his class and continues training at the Specialties level. In addition to swordfighting he has experience in karate. When not swordfighting, he writes stories and songs, sings and plays guitar. Matt is a certified instructor for Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Swordsmanship. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan and is gathering students to begin teaching swordsmanship for Aegis in that area. He enjoys fighting with a variety of weapons styles but his specialty is knife fighting, which he has taught as a special topic at Sword Camp. Favorite music to fight to: Pirates of the Carribean and other movie scores Favorite swordfighting movies: Gladiator, Man in the Iron Mask and Kingdom of Heaven (“not for the fighting but for the tactics”) Favorite part of teaching swordfighting: Pointing out a small fix that makes a big difference, seeing the “click” and the resulting smile. ~~~ Lynda Gronlund began playing with swords when she joined the Albion College Medievalist Society as a freshman in the fall of 1998. Two years later Sal Sanfratello, who would later found the Aegis Academy, began the much more serious instruction of fighters at Albion and she has been training in the style since. She is the Commander and Banner-Bearer of class Furies and Sargeant of the upper Specialties class. Lynda is a certified instructor for the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced classes and is working on full certification for the lower Specialties program. In addition to teaching at Aegis, she teaches karate classes in Saline and is a substitute instructor at the Washtenaw Recreation Center in Ann Arbor. She is currently studying for certification in personal training through the American Council on Exercise. She is also the main marketing writer for Aegis. She specializes in single-sword and open hand as well as spear. She has experience with a variety of styles and often switches between weapons styles in tournaments. Favorite music to fight to: Flashdance by Deep Dish, Breathe by Prodigy and the Mortal Kombat theme. Favorite swordfighting movies: The Princess Bride, The Mask of Zorro and Conan the Barbarian Favorite part of teaching: The steady change in people as they not only absorb the material, but also apply the self-confidence they gain here to other parts of their lives and in many cases, start to really bloom! Apply for Classes |