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Mordhau Historical Combat

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Brittany R.

Head Instructor, Mordhau Historical Combat

Medals & Awards

  • Gold, Women's Longsword - SoCal Swordfight 2018 
  • Gold, Women’s Longsword - CombatCon 2017
  • Gold, Women's Longsword - Rose City Classic 2017
  • Gold, Women's Longsword - Rose City Classic 2016
  • Gold, Open Lightweight Glima - Rose City Classic 2016
  • Silver, Women's Saber - SoCal Swordfight 2025
  • Silver, Women's Rapier & Dagger - SoCal Swordfight 2025
  • Silver, Women's Sabre - Helsinki Longsword Open 2025
  • Silver, Women's Broadsword - FrauFecht 2024
  • Silver, Women's Broadsword & Targe - FrauFecht 2024
  • Silver, Women's Sabre - FrauFecht 2024
  • Silver, Women's Sabre - SoCal Swordfight 2024
  • Silver, 2 Hand Axe Duel - ACS National Championships 2021
  • Silver, Open Cutting - CombatCon 2021
  • Silver, Women's Longsword - SoCal Swordfight 2020
  • Silver, Women's Longsword - CombatCon 2018 
  • Silver, Open Lightweight Ringen - Longpoint 2017
  • Bronze, Open Longsword Cutting, SoCal Swordfight 2022 
  • Bronze, Open Cutting - Swordsquatch 2019
  • Bronze, Open Longsword Cutting - SoCal Swordfight 2018
  • Bronze, Women's Longsword - Swordsquatch 2018
  • Bronze, Women's Longsword - SoCal Swordfight 2017
  • Bronze, Women's Longsword - PNW HEMA Gathering 2015
  • Bronze, Open all weight Glima - PNW HEMA Gathering 2015
  • Technical Award, Longsword - Swordfish 2019
  • Voted and Awarded 'Best Coach' for Sword & Buckler - IGX 2024

Workshops & Lectures

  • Choreographed sword fighting performance - Tea & Tropes Enemies and Lovers Masquerade Ball 2025, Mesa, AZ
  • ‘Super Simple Sabre’ - Swordtrip; The Gathering 2025, Munich, Germany
  • 'Liegniczer's Sword & Buckler' - Amici Armis 2025, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
  • 'Paulus Kal's Longsword & Buckler'- Amici Armis 2025, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
  • 'Paulus Kal's Longsword & Buckler' - SoCal Swordfight 2025, Pomona, CA
  • 'New Cutting Mediums; How to Train Cutting Using Paper' - Valley of the Sun Cutting Tournaments 2025, Mesa, AZ
  • 'Albrecht Durer's Influence on the Modern Study of HEMA; and Art Historical Lecture' - Iron Gate Exhibition 2024, Epping, NH
  • 'Liegniczer's Sword & Buckler' - Iron Gate Exhibition 2024, Epping, NH
  • 'Liegniczer's Sword & Buckler' - Swordstock 2024, Langley, Canada
  • 'Women Who Wield - Then and Now' - PhoenixFanFusion 2024, Phoenix, AZ
  • 'Pose Like A Warrior - Historical Swordsmanship for Cosplayers, Artists, and Photographers' - PhoenixFanFusion 2024, Phoenix, AZ
  • 'Offbeat Armaments to Spice Up your Medieval Fantasy' - PhoenixFanFusion 2024, Phoenix, AZ
  • 'A History of Criminal and Unsavoury Behaviour Among Historical Fencing Masters' - SoCal Swordfight 2024, Costa Mesa, CA
  • 'Art History of KdF' - SoCal Swordfight 2024, Costa Mesa, CA
  • 'Albrecht Durer's Influence on the Modern Study of HEMA; an Art Historical Lecture' - AGO 2023, Plymouth, MI
  • 'Fight Like You Cut, Cut Like You Fight' - St. Paddy's Day Gathering 2023, Hobro, Denmark
  • 'Perfecting Deception and Falling for Feints' - SoCal Swordfight 2023, Costa Mesa, CA
  • 'Sword & Buckler' - FrauFecht 2022, Reno, NV
  • 'Power Generation & Power Calibration' - CombatCon 2022, Las Vegas, NV
  • 'How to be an Excellent Coach' - Texas Sword Retreat 2022, Paradise, TX
  • 'Longsword Biomechanics' - Texas Sword Retreat 2022, Paradise, TX
  • 'How to be an Excellent Coach' - SoCal Swordfight 2022, Long Beach, CA
  • 'Art History of KdF' - SoCal Swordfight 2022, Long Beach, CA
  • 'Armored Fighting Panel' - Art of Armor Zoom Conference 2022
  • ‘Longsword Biomechanics’ - 2021, Calgary, Canada
  • 'Pole Fitness, an Introduction to Medieval Polearms' - CombatCon 2021, Las Vegas, NV
  • 'Getting Started with Cutting' - Hauke Swordplay Symposium 2021
  • 'Biomechanics and Footwork for Longsword' - Armored Combat Worldwide Southwest Regional Practice 2021, Mesa, AZ
  • 'Interpreting Historical Manuals' Panel - Art of the Sword Zoom Conference 2021
  • 'Hyper Focus on Longsword Biomechanics' - Cybersquatch 2020
  • 'Hyper Focus on Longsword Biomechanics' - Virtual CombatCon 2020
  • 'Cutting 101' - Academie Duello, Virtual Class, 2020
  • 'Cutting with Medieval Weapons' - Vancouver International Swordplay Symposium 2020, Vancouver, Canada
  • 'Cutting 101' - SoCal Swordfight 2020, Huntington Beach, CA
  • 'Being an Excellent Coach' - Swordfish 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 'Using Cutting to Supplement Training' - Swordfish 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 'Tactics of Attacking Low Targets' - Gesellen Fechten 2019, Oklahoma City, OK
  • 'Sword & Buckler' - Blood & Iron Martial Arts, 2019, Victoria, Canada
  • 'Ringen am Schwert, Bio-Mechanics' - SoCal Swordfight 2019, Huntington Beach, CA
  • 'Ringen am Schwert' - Krump Pow 4 2018, Appleton, WI
  • 'Ringen am Schwert' - Swordsquatch 2018, Seattle, WA
  • 'Ringen am Schwert' - SoCal Swordfight 2018, Huntington Beach, CA
  • 'Sword & Buckler' - 2018 Portland, OR
  • 'Fighting from the Onset' - Fecht Yeah 2017, New York, NY
  • 'Introduction to Glima' - Fecht Yeah 2017, New York, NY

Community Contributions

  • Event Organizer, Cactus Cup - Mesa, AZ
  • Event Organizer, Valley of the Sun Cutting Tournaments- Mesa, AZ
  • Event Organizer, Shield Knock  - Mesa, AZ
  • Event Organizer, FrauFecht 2022 - Carson City, NV
  • Official Tournament Coordinator, CombatCon 2021 - Las Vegas, NV
  • Competitor, Team North America, Honourary Team Nordic, European Games 2019
  • Elected Council Member, HEMA Alliance Governing Council, 2018
  • Author, 'Women of HEMA' blog
  • Esteemed Judge, 'So You Think You Can Sword? Contest', 2020

Interviews & Media

  • Sword Talk Podcast, Episode 20
  • Canvas Rebel Magazine; Interview, June 2nd 2022
  • By the Sword; Swords and Mental Health, Episode 8 'Tenancity'
  • The Pop Culture Junkies; Live Interview, October 13, 2021
  • Voyage Phoenix Magazine; Interview, September 30th 2021
  • The Sword Guy Podcast, Episode 22 'Tournament Mindset'
  • By The Sword podcast, January 29th 2021
  • The HEMA Dad Podcast, Episode 5
  • Skallagrim, 'Yes, Women do Sword Fight'
  • Swordfish 2019 Finals Hostess
  • The HEMA Magazine, Cover and Interview, Year 1, Vol. 3
  • Channel 12 News, Phoenix Arizona 
  • Interview,  Martial Arts of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 
  • Podcast Interview, Steel & Glory Podcast


Social Media Platforms

  • Instagram | @saint.leafy
  • YouTube | Brittany Saint Leafy
  • TikTok | @saint.leafy
  • Patreon | Saint Leafy

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