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I always wanted to bring HEMA to Salem, and when my regular fight group could no longer meet up, I knew it was time. I started a small fight group, and offered private lessons to build up the curriculum, and after a year of preparation, Seize The Vor opened its doors. We offer classes in Longsword, Messer, Ringen, Rondel, and Spear all in the style of the Medieval German Masters in the fellowship of Liechtenauer. We offer group classes for adults and children, summer camps, private lessons, seminars and team building events.

Seize the Vor Head Coach Moses Jones, has been studying the art of the blade for over 15 years. His journey began in classical fencing, but after he had an opportunity to train Longsword in Verona, Italy he was hooked on HEMA. When he moved back to his home in Oregon, he spent a combined 10 years studying KDF at Indes WMA under Brent Lambell and with the fight club Drei Wunder run by Stewart Sackett. This former college mathematics instructor makes good use of his curriculum development skills to offer programs in Ringen, Rondel, Messer, Longsword and Spear in the tradition Johannas Liechtenauer.

Moses lives with his very supportive wife Rossella, in Salem Oregon, along with his two sons and their two furry friends.

Moses Jones

Rocco Jones

Coach Rocco Jones has studied both the Liechtenauer system and Firori in addition to classical fencing training. Rocco was born in Oregon, but is fluent in Italian. He is a former professional parkourist, having travelled the world in pursuit of huge jumps which included jumping a canal in Venice Italy. He also has a brown belt in shaolin kempo, and spends most of his free time in the gym lifting heavy things.

Coach Brent has been fascinated by swords since childhood, a love affair that culminated in 2006 when he began training in the Liechtenauer KdF tradition while studying medieval history at Portland State. In 2008, he formed Drei Wunder WMA with his training partners Stewart Sackett and Tom Richardson. In 2014, he opened his school, Indes WMA, and began teaching professionally while growing the Portland HEMA community. His school has since closed, but his system of training lives on at Seize the Vor and Indes Ferox Gladio.

Brent lives in Saint Helens with his beautiful wife Leann and their ill-behaved dogs.

Brent Lambell

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