SoCal Swordfight 2026
Kendra Brown
Darth Kendra Research, Massachusetts, USA
Kendra Brown does independent medieval manuscript research in her free time. She started translating historical fencing sources in 2003 with the Higgins Armory Sword Guild, and currently is working on an updated translation of the Latin Fiore manuscript in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Garber. They will probably publish the Latin Lew gloss someday, too.
Kendra keeps an irregular research blog called Darth Kendra Research, and has a forthcoming article in Acta Periodica Duellatorum. She has appeared at events in the US and Europe as well as in podcasts and video series including Fencing by the Book, The Sword Guy, and the CKDF Plague Lectures. This is her third SoCal Swordfight.
If words like "research disaster" and "very deep rabbit hole" excite you, you'll get along great. Kendra also enjoys rondel dagger, polearms, and frequently longsword.
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