Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research
Members
| Fighter | Nationality | Current Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | — | Longsword: D, Single Rapier: E |
| Abby Rodriguez | — | Longsword: E, Sabre: E |
| Ainsley Highland | — | |
| Alexander Salamatian | — | |
| Ashley Sciandra | — | |
| Ben Graves | — | |
| Ben Jackson | — | |
| Benjamin Jackson | — | |
| Brenton LaTour | — | |
| Christopher Santoro | — | |
| Dakota Taylor | — | |
| Dan McAdam | — | |
| David Ellis | — | |
| Elise Allgaier | — | |
| Elizabeth Romanowski | — | |
| Em Marma | — | |
| Emily Finn | — | |
| Emily Obrien | — | |
| Jake Mazza | — | |
| Jason DeAngelis | — | |
| Jeremy Steflik | — | Any Weapon: C |
| John Feenan | — | |
| John Morahn | — | Longsword: E |
| Kell Smith | — | |
| Kyle Marrotte | — | Any Material Rondell Dagger: E |
| Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini | — | |
| Michael Leveille | — | |
| Nathan Pullen | — | |
| Patrick Joyce | — | |
| Robert Rodrigues | — | |
| Scott Loescher | — | |
| Zac Topping | — |
Event History
Reflects events where the club's current members competed — club affiliation is not tracked historically per event.
Iron Gate Exhibition Fall 2026 2026-09-25 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Jackson | Longsword | 25 | U |
| Ben Graves | Longsword | 45 | U |
| Dan McAdam | Longsword | 45 | U |
Boar's Tooth 2026 2026-08-07 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Topping | Longsword | 20 | U |
| Benjamin Jackson | Longsword | 34 | U |
| Ben Graves | Longsword | 57 | U |
Hanopen July 2026 2026-07-26 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Graves | Longsword | 10 | U |
Iron Gate Exhibition Spring 2026 2026-05-29 · 11 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 1 (🥇) | E |
| Michael Thompson | Sabre | 11 | U |
| Brenton LaTour | Longsword | 19 | U |
| Elizabeth Romanowski | Longsword | 21 | U |
| Elizabeth Romanowski | Sword & Buckler | 24 | U |
| Ben Graves | Longsword | 26 | U |
| Dan McAdam | Longsword | 29 | U |
| Dakota Taylor | Longsword | 30 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 35 | E |
| Ben Graves | Longsword | 82 | U |
| Dan McAdam | Longsword | 91 | U |
'Tis But a Scratch 2026 2026-05-16 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Topping | Longsword | 5 | U |
| Dakota Taylor | Longsword | 14 | U |
Clash for the Cash 2026 2026-03-14 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Jackson | Longsword | 51 | U |
Frogfecht 2026 2026-03-07 · 11 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 3 (🥉) | E |
| Alexander Salamatian | Single Rapier | 5 | U |
| Emily Finn | Longsword | 13 | U |
| Elizabeth Romanowski | Longsword | 14 | U |
| Elizabeth Romanowski | Single Rapier | 15 | U |
| Dakota Taylor | Longsword | 16 | U |
| Alexander Salamatian | Longsword | 24 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 25 | E |
| John Feenan | Longsword | 37 | U |
| Benjamin Jackson | Longsword | 39 | U |
| David Ellis | Longsword | 44 | U |
Chilly Charity Challenge 2026 2026-01-18 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Salamatian | Longsword | 18 | U |
Southeast ARC Fencing Open 2025 2025-11-15 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Single Rapier | 2 (🥈) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 4 | E |
Long Tail 2025 2025-10-25 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Taylor | Longsword | 37 | U |
BHL October 2025 2025-10-12 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kell Smith | Smallsword | 6 | U |
BHL September 2025 2025-09-14 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Sabre | 1 (🥇) | U |
| Emily Obrien | Sabre | 4 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Sword & Buckler | 7 | U |
Boar's Tooth 2025 2025-08-15 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ellis | Longsword | 60 | U |
BHL July 2025 2025-07-19 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 6 | E |
Iron Gate Exhibition Spring 2025 2025-05-30 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 1 (🥇) | E |
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 8 | E |
| Michael Thompson | Sword & Buckler | 9 | U |
Arsenal Assault of Arms 2025 2025-05-02 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 1 (🥇) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 5 | U |
Ladies Knight 2025 2025-04-26 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 1 (🥇) | U |
| Em Marma | Longsword | 7 | U |
BHL April 2025 2025-04-19 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 1 (🥇) | E |
| Michael Thompson | Single Rapier | 6 | E |
Battle in the Valley 2025 2025-04-12 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton LaTour | Sword & Buckler | 4 | U |
| Brenton LaTour | Longsword | 4 | U |
| Brenton LaTour | Rapier With Any Sidearm | 4 | U |
Frogfecht 2025 2025-03-22 · 10 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 1 (🥇) | E |
| Michael Thompson | Single Rapier | 3 (🥉) | E |
| Em Marma | Longsword | 3 (🥉) | U |
| Emily Obrien | Longsword | 10 | U |
| Elise Allgaier | Longsword | 14 | U |
| Brenton LaTour | Single Rapier | 17 | U |
| Jason DeAngelis | Longsword | 33 | U |
| David Ellis | Longsword | 41 | U |
| Brenton LaTour | Longsword | 43 | U |
| Elise Allgaier | Longsword | 47 | U |
Clash for the Cash 2025 2025-03-01 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Taylor | Longsword | 40 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 41 | E |
Golden Toaster Longsword Open 2024 2024-12-15 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 24 | E |
| Dakota Taylor | Longsword | 46 | U |
BHL December 2024 2024-12-08 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 6 | E |
Boston HEMA League November 2024 2024-11-17 · 4 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Single Rapier | 1 (🥇) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Single Rapier | 5 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Rapier & Dagger | 10 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Rapier & Dagger | 15 | U |
Long Tail 2024 2024-10-27 · 7 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Marrotte | Any Material Rondell Dagger | 1 (🥇) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 1 (🥇) | U |
| Kyle Marrotte | Longsword | 10 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 10 | U |
| Kell Smith | Longsword | 10 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Sword & Buckler | 12 | U |
| Dakota Taylor | Longsword | 20 | U |
Boston HEMA League October 2024 2024-10-06 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 13 | U |
Boar's Tooth 2024 2024-08-09 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 3 (🥉) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Smallsword | 12 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 34 | U |
BHL May 2024 2024-07-21 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 1 (🥇) | E |
| Emily Obrien | Longsword | 3 (🥉) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 11 | U |
Revolution Rumble 2024 2024-07-06 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 24 | U |
Brass Frog Assault of Arms 2024 2024-06-21 · 6 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Sabre | 11 | U |
| John Morahn | Sabre | 23 | U |
| Nathan Pullen | Sabre | 23 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 43 | U |
| Scott Loescher | Sabre | 51 | U |
| Jason DeAngelis | Sabre | 51 | U |
Iron Gate Exhibition Spring 2024 2024-06-01 · 6 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 1 (🥇) | U |
| Kyle Marrotte | Longsword | 2 (🥈) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 6 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 9 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Single Rapier | 12 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 18 | U |
Ladies Knight 2024 2024-04-28 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Obrien | Longsword | 13 | U |
BHL March 2024 2024-03-24 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 3 (🥉) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 10 | U |
BHL February 2024 2024-02-04 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kell Smith | Rapier & Dagger | 23 | U |
BHL January 2024 2024-01-28 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Sword & Buckler | 8 | U |
King's Cup 2024 2024-01-12 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 8 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 20 | U |
BHL December 2023 2023-12-03 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 7 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Sabre | 7 | U |
BHL November 2023 2023-11-19 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Single Rapier | 8 | U |
| Kell Smith | Single Rapier | 15 | U |
Iron Gate Exhibition 2023 2023-09-22 · 7 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 5 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 6 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 16 | U |
| Emily Finn | Longsword | 18 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 24 | U |
| Kyle Marrotte | Longsword | 26 | U |
| Emily Finn | Longsword | 28 | U |
Revolution Rumble 2023 2023-07-01 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 40 | U |
Brass Frog 2023 2023-06-23 · 5 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Loescher | Sabre | 16 | U |
| John Morahn | Sabre | 27 | U |
| Michael Thompson | Sabre | 27 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Sabre | 44 | U |
| Patrick Joyce | Sabre | 51 | U |
Ladies Knight 2023 2023-04-15 · 3 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | Longsword | 31 | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 35 | U |
| Emily Obrien | Longsword | 39 | U |
Legend of the Lake Open 2023 2023-04-08 · 4 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Santoro | Synthetic Any Weapon | 2 (🥈) | U |
| Christopher Santoro | Longsword | 2 (🥈) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Synthetic Any Weapon | 3 (🥉) | U |
| Abby Rodriguez | Longsword | 17 | U |
Iron Gate Exhibition 2019 2019-09-27 · 12 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Steflik | Any Weapon | 3 (🥉) | U |
| Jason DeAngelis | Longsword | 4 | U |
| John Morahn | Any Weapon | 5 | U |
| Scott Loescher | Basket-Hilted Broadsword | 7 | U |
| Ashley Sciandra | Longsword | 9 | U |
| Kyle Marrotte | Any Weapon | 13 | U |
| Kyle Marrotte | Longsword | 21 | U |
| Scott Loescher | Any Weapon | 24 | U |
| Ashley Sciandra | Any Weapon | 37 | U |
| Jason DeAngelis | Any Weapon | 44 | U |
| Ashley Sciandra | Longsword | 58 | U |
| Scott Loescher | Longsword | 65 | U |
Iron Gate Exhibition 2018 2018-09-28 · 6 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Loescher | Longsword | 7 | U |
| Ashley Sciandra | Longsword | 9 | U |
| Jake Mazza | Longsword | 9 | U |
| Robert Rodrigues | Longsword | 16 | U |
| Kyle Marrotte | Longsword | 19 | U |
| Ashley Sciandra | Longsword | 52 | U |
Long Island Point 2017 2017-12-01 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Leveille | Longsword | 37 | U |
Iron Gate Exhibition 2017 2017-09-29 · 5 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Morahn | Longsword | 5 | C |
| Robert Rodrigues | Longsword | 8 | U |
| Kyle Marrotte | Longsword | 11 | U |
| Jake Mazza | Longsword | 11 | U |
| Ashley Sciandra | Longsword | 17 | U |
Fechtschule New York 2017 2017-06-02 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Steflik | Longsword | 11 | U |
Longpoint South 2016 2016-10-13 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Steflik | Longsword | 13 | U |
Iron Gate Exhibition 2016 2016-10-07 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Morahn | Longsword | 9 | B |
Fechtschule New York 2016 2016-06-03 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Steflik | Longsword | 7 | U |
IGX 2015 2015-10-02 · 2 results
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Katin-Grazzini | Longsword | 5 | U |
| John Morahn | Longsword | 6 | B |
Longpoint 2013 2013-07-12 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Morahn | Longsword | 2 (🥈) | U |
Longpoint 2012 2012-06-14 · 1 result
| Member | Division | Placing | Grade at Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Steflik | Longsword | 11 | U |