AoC Affiliate Members

F. Braun McAsh- F. Braun McAsh has been a professional fight director and actor since 1976. His initial studies in swordwork were with Maestro Patrick Crean and Olympic Sabre
Coach Istvan Danosi. Later he travelled for many years in England and Europe studying with various masters and also doing extensive research into arms and armour at over 100 museums and castle collections including the Tower of London. His studies have taken him to the U.S., England, Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Romania. As a professional fight director, he has choreographed over 120 productions, films and television shows including the Stratford and Shaw Festivals and the Canadian Opera Company. He is best known as the Swordmaster for seasons 3 through 6 of the TV series HIGHLANDER and the last movie, HIGHLANDER IV:ENDGAME. He has won five awards as an actor and fight director. As an instructor, he has taught at over 30 theatre schools in Canada, the U.S. and England and recently completed his third session as a Master Instructor at the Paddy Crean International Combat Workshop. He has also studied the Asian martial arts for 34 years and is an expert in firearms. www.fbraunmcash.com

Morgan Shea- Morgan Shea served as resident fight choreographer for Theater of the Seventh Sister in Lancaster PA from 2002-2007, is Co-Producing Director of 2-Shea Productions, and also the Assistant Producer at Rainbow Dinner Theatre in Paradise, PA (America's only all comedy dinner theatre). He is a teacher of classical fencing and has worked for such venues as Valley Forge National Historical Park and Wyomissing Institute of the Arts. Morgan teaches stage combat and fight directs for theaters all over central Pennsylvania, concentrating heavily on "Basic Stage Combat for Young Actors" and "The Organics of Stage Combat." He is also the founder of the Independent Fight Directors Guild.

Brad Waller- Brad has been a teacher and fight director with The Shakespeare Theater (Washington DC). He has produced the International Paddy Crean Workshop with such cultural institutions as: The Shakespeare Theater, The Smithsonian Institution, The Folger Library, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival (Canada), and the Banff Centre for the Arts. He is a certified teacher of stage combat with the Society of American Fight Directors, and Honorary Member of Fight Directors Canada. Brad is an internationally recognized scholar in 16th Century fighting systems. In 1995, he was guest curator of "The Sword and the Pen," an exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library exploring the relationship between combat and drama. He hopes to eventually raise the money to mount an expanded version of the show at the Globe Theater in London. Brad is the Founder, and serves on the Board of Directors, of the International Order of the Sword and Pen. He enjoys gardening with his two kids, Lillian and Alan.

Tony Wolf- Tony Wolf has worked as a martial arts instructor, professional wrestler and fight director/stunt co-ordinator. Between 1988 - 1994 he developed his original Wolf System of performance/combat exercises, which has been taught to actors, martial artists, stunt performers and stage combat specialists throughout the world.

Tony's fight direction and action design have been featured in over two hundred feature film, television, theatre, opera and ballet productions. Between 1998-2000 he served as the Fighting Styles Designer for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy and in 2002 he toured Japan performing fights for the Washington National Opera's production of Otello, starring Plácido Domingo.

Tony regularly teaches a range of master-classes and seminars for martial arts associations, universities, stunt teams, acting academies and conferences throughout New Zealand, Australia, the USA, Canada and Europe.

He serves as the editor for the EJMAS: Journal of Manly Arts, a scholarly online journal focusing on the martial arts and combat sports of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. In 2005 Tony edited the first volume of the "Bartitsu Compendium" and in 2006 he edited a revised and expanded re-publication of A.C. Cunningham's 1912 manual, "The Cane as a Weapon". His other publications include the second volume of the "Bartitsu Compendium" and "Defensive Gymnastics" (2008),
"A Terrific Combat!!! Theatrical Duels, Brawls and Battles, 1800-1920" and "Edith Garrud: the Suffragette who knew jujutsu" (2009) as well as numerous articles on martial arts history. (books by Tony Wolf)

Tony is an Acknowledged Instructor with the Historical Maritime Combat Association, a member of Western Martial Arts Illustrated magazine's editorial board, a founding member of The Bartitsu Society and he serves on the advisory board of the Hegeler Carus Foundation.  He is
currently based in Chicago, USA.
 

AoC Affiliate Organizations

The Historical Maritime Combat Association- www.historicalmaritimecombat.com

The Sydney Stage Combat School- www.sydneystagecombat.com

Babes with Blades- www.babeswithblades.org

R. C. Annie, Ltd.- www.rc-annie.com