Phillip Crawley
Phil has been involved with historic fencing since 1996 and has studied many weapons with several schools throughout the UK, finally dedicating his studies and teaching to the smallsword as a full instructor with the Black Boar Swordsmanship School in Edinburgh. To increase interest in this much misunderstood weapon he also founded the Smallsword Symposium which has proven a success with ever increasing attendance and a sister event in the USA over the last ten years.
He also runs regular workshops in the self-defence weapons of 19th century France, as detailed in the many manuals and articles he has translated and published, is a BFHS IL1 Instructor and holds instructor certificates in Comtech Bowie knife and Drawpoint method.
When not fencing he is a butler to an ever-increasing number of greyhounds and works in addiction and recovery for substance use.
He also runs regular workshops in the self-defence weapons of 19th century France, as detailed in the many manuals and articles he has translated and published, is a BFHS IL1 Instructor and holds instructor certificates in Comtech Bowie knife and Drawpoint method.
When not fencing he is a butler to an ever-increasing number of greyhounds and works in addiction and recovery for substance use.