Saber Forum

When giving and receiving advice from others regarding any contact sport, your peers are often great references.  We encourage discussion and the sharing of experiences so that all may learn.

However, there is a difference between discussion and formal instructional material posted by an authority on the subject.

Only instructors recognized by Saber Forum's Resident Masters may post formal instructional material.  I'm sure you can tell the difference, but to be clear, a post saying "Here is how I do this" is quite a bit different than a post stating "This is the right way to do this".

We only want experienced instructors posting instructional material here because we don't want people getting hurt.  We want the instructional information posted in this section to be tested, reliable, and vetted by those with the proper training and experience.

Saber Forum's Resident Masters establish the standards for acceptance into their order.  Until further notice the minimum standards for consideration are:

You must be a licensed instructor with a nationally recognized pugilistic sports institution or association and have a school or class that you teach regularly.

Our HONORARY (no longer active) Resident Masters are:

Master Artorius Vidnyl

• Certified 3rd Dan Kyo Sa Nim, 2005 reviewed by Master Rick Silver, International Taekwon-Do Federation Standard
• Weapons Curriculum Instructor, Demonstration Team Instructor/Captain, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Assistente de Mestre

Master Nonymous

• 15 years of Chinese martial arts, specializing in Yang Family Taijiquan from Gabriel Chin, and Ma style tongbei- (fanziquan) from Ma Chao of Bejing Wushu Team. Director and head coach Liberty Martial Arts, Ann Arbor Michigan
• Certified Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Functional movement and post-rehab specialist for the past six years

Master Lucien Kane

• Shodan in Shorin Ryu, with 12+ years of experience
• 4 years experience in Marine Corps Martial Arts

Master VorNach

• Background as both student and teacher in Hung-ga, a tiger-crane style of kung-f, as well as a student in several other Eastern martial arts; tai-ji, aikido and wing-chun primarily
• Participant in the Society for Creative Anachronism as a fencer and armored combatant for 12 years

• Instructor with the Ann Arbor Sword Club, where he teaches Historic European martial arts from the German traditions

Master Uilos

• 1st Dan Blackbelt in Goshin-Ryu Jiu Jitsu
• Knight-Protector and part time instructor for New York Jedi
• Writer of the Seven Forms of Lightsaber Combat Discourse

Currently, we have the following ACTIVE Masters to provide their expertise on lightsaber combat:

Master Nero Attoru

• Division I Varsity Fencing Coach, Lafayette College (7 years experience)
• Competitive Sport Fencing (16 years experience)
• Headmaster, Terra Prime Light Armory

Master Seblaise

• Instructor, French canne and staff, Fédération Française de Savate Boxe Française (3 years)

Master Althalus

• Instructor, HEMA Italian military sabre, Italian and French cane-fencing, Rapier and basic longsword (10 years)
• Over 35 years of martial arts total

Master Medwyn

• Shaolin kung-fu (17 years)
• Tai-Chi (2 years)
• Japanese Shinkendo (1 year)
• Wing Chun kung-fu (3 years)
• Founder of Distant Earth Knighthood

Master Venturous

• Black Belt in Shim Shin Do
• Personal study in Jeet Kune Do and Wushu staff
• Sport Fencing (Epee, 2 years)

Master Resolute

• Black Belt from the Bruce Lee/Dan Inosanto lineage under Sifu Vito Gili
• 15 years of martial arts experience
• Instructor of Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali (arnis escrima and pekiti tersia)
• Assistant instructor of Savate, Silat, Capoeira, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wing Chun, Combat Submission Wrestling, and Muay Thai

If you would like to be added to this list, please PM one of the Masters on the forum for consideration.  Thanks.

*Masters list updated and maintained by Master Nero*

Thank you for the updated Masters list

Master Nero is the one who updates and maintains the list. I created this new thread to get rid of some of the irrelevant discussion from many years ago on the old one.

My Spiritual Master said that as soon as one starts to think himself a Master he starts to fall. You can call yourself whatever you want based on circumstance, but in your Soul see yourself as a Spiritual Master, not just a Master.

I am nothing more than the Eternal Student.

Master here means nothing more than Teacher my good friend. Sifu, Sensei, Guro, Professor....etc...

( yes, I responded to this ancient post! )  ;D

I bow one knee to all the Resident Spiritual Masters of the Jedi, Eternally.