Michael-Forest Meservy is the lead Scholar and instructor of the Northern Nevada chapter of the Academy. Michael-Forest initially began his study of the longsword in 2001 under the instruction of Jake Norwood. Since founding the Noble Science Academy, Michael-Forest has developed curricula for teaching and learning several historical weapons, including longsword, rapier, Scottish broadsword, and sword & buckler. Michael-Forest has also taught at events all over the country, including at Longpoint, SoCal Swordfight, and IGX. He is a certified instructor of the HEMA Alliance and holds an MLitt in Medieval History from the University of Glasgow.
Rashelle DeBolt is an instructor of longsword, broadsword, and saber at the Northern Nevada chapter of the Academy. Rashelle is the #1 ranked fencer in the world in Women’s Longsword, and is ranked in the top 10% globally in Open Longsword. Rashelle began her study of Historical European Martial Arts at the Academy in 2019 and earned the rank of Scholar faster than any other student in the Academy's history. In addition to her experience with weapons, Rashelle is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer with specializations in Corrective Exercise and Behavior Change. Rashelle also has an Instagram page which is dedicated to HEMA and exercise.
Michael Martin is the head fitness instructor and corrective exercise specialist for the Northern Nevada chapter of the Academy. Michael is an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer with additional specializations in Corrective Exercise and Senior Fitness through NASM. Michael started practicing longsword as a plant-based athlete in 2017. Since then, he has worked with the Academy to develop sport-specific exercise routines for the HEMA athlete to increase speed and explosive power while improving form and technique. Michael is also ranked in the top 5% globally in Open Longsword.
Steven Klekar is the smallsword instructor of the Northern Nevada chapters of the Academy. Steve first began fencing at Humboldt State in 1970. He started Historical Fencing with the Italian rapier in 2004. Since then, Steve has studied treatises covering several weapons, including French and Spanish smallsword, as well as Italian and Spanish rapier and sidesword. He continues to develop and share his understanding of biomechanics and the importance of footwork in smallsword fencing, and incorporating the art of dueling with the smallsword.
Patrick Tarzi is the lead Scholar and instructor of the Academy’s Southern Nevada (Las Vegas) chapter. Patrick began his study of historical fencing in 2012. He continues to develop and share his understanding of the Art, and specializes in the study of body mechanics and footwork in historical fencing, including the Bolognese school of fencing. Patrick is a multi-medalist competitor, having ranked in the top 6% globally in Open Longsword, and in the top 70 in the world in Sidesword.
Jonathan Helland is the Lead Scholar of the New Hampshire/Vermont chapter of the Academy. Not only is Jonathan a Scholar in both longsword and single rapier, he was the Academy's first student to achieve the rank of Scholar in multiple weapons. Jonathan began his studies with the Academy in 2015.
Jacob Burke is the Lead Scholar of the Dublin, Ireland chapter of the Academy. Jacob started training with the longsword in 2016, and now holds the rank of Scholar in longsword, sword & buckler, and rapier & dagger. He is the Academy’s first instructor to achieve the rank of Scholar in three separate weapons, and is now ranked in the top 10% globally in Open Longsword