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A Certified Fight Director since 1998, Bryce has taught and choreographed the violence for musical theatre, plays, opera, horror films, student films, Welsh films, and yet strangely has never done a ballet, in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. The House that Jack Built premiered at the LA Film Festival in 2013. www.ludio.com
With over 500 professional credits stretching from Broadway to Stratford to Yellowknife, Simon specializes in all areas: Weaponry, Aerial Flying, Unarmed Combat (Eastern and Western). Fight Master with FDC. Executive Director and Founder of RIOT A.C.T. earning 17 nominations and 8 awards, including Simon for Male Action Performer of the Year 2009 AOF Festival – California.
Simon has also taught over 15,000 people through out Canada, including the first FDC course required certification at Basic Level at George Brown College. Other institutes of education where he has instructed include York University, U of T Drama Center at UC College, Equity Showcase, Centre for Indigenous Theatre, Randolph Academy. He holds a Black Belt in Woo Gar Mo Sut, and teaches privately as well with clients including Rachel McAdams, Martin Short, Billy Connolly.
www.simonfon.com and www.riotact.ca
At Rapier Wit: Owner, FDC Certification, Monday Drop-Ins, Friday Open Floor, Stage and Screen Firearms, many others
Casey Kaleba is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He has staged violence for nearly three hundred productions, including work for the Folger Theatre, Round House Theatre, Signature Theatre, and the Shakespeare Theatre Company. He has been a guest artist in Sweden, Canada, and throughout the United States.
Siobhan Richardson is an FDC Certified Fight Instructor and professional actor and stage combatant with over 13 years of experience. She has taught across Canada, the USA, and Europe, including international workshops such as the Paddy Crean International Art of the Sword and FDC National Workshop. Her teaching combines actor-focused training, Historical Martial Arts, and biomechanics to develop safe, expressive movement. Siobhan is also a recipient of a Chalmers Arts Fellowship and co-runs Burning Mountain with her husband, Matt Richardson. She has taught FDC certification classes and Master Mondays at Rapier Wit.
Ian has been staging fights for theatre, film, and commercials across New York and Philadelphia for over 25 years. He is one of only two Fight Masters certified by both Fight Directors Canada and the Society of American Fight Directors. His credits span productions across North America and Europe, and he has taught at numerous national workshops. Ian is also a third-degree Shotokan Karate black belt, adjunct professor at Temple University, and technical advisor for A Winter’s Tale.
Douglas Tong studied classical Japanese swordsmanship exclusively in Japan under renowned masters, including Yoshio Sugino and Yasushi Kajitsuka. With over 20 years of dedicated study, he brings extensive expertise in traditional Japanese swordsmanship and its historical techniques. Mr. Tong is also one of the last direct pupils of Sugino and leads the North American Yagyu Shinkage Ryu study group. His knowledge and experience offer a rare connection to the traditions of classical Japanese swordsmanship.
Matthew R. Wilson is an SAFD Certified Teacher and co-founder of Tooth & Claw Combat Arts in Washington, DC. Matt is also a union actor (AEA, SAG-AFTRA), professional director, international Commedia dell’Arte specialist, and Artistic Director of Faction of Fools Theatre Company. MFA, ACA; PhD candidate, UMCP. www.matthewrwilson.com
New Zealand citizen and US resident Tony Wolf works internationally as a freelance fight choreographer, stage combat/martial arts instructor, author and lecturer. His action design credits include the Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as numerous feature film, theatre, opera, ballet, TV, publishing and video game projects. Learn more about the Tony Wolf System at tonywolfsystem.com.
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