Shane has been training since early 2018 and has studied with multiple instructors around the midwest. He actively competes in HEMA tournaments, having won 1st place several times and medaled many more. He is Fechtered in the MFFG in all three books of the sword: Longsword, Dussack, and Rapier.

Cameron Metcalf has been an active competitor in HEMA tournaments since 2017. He studies Joachim Meyer's German tradition of swordsmanship with a focus on longsword, dagger, and ringen. Before founding WMSA Cameron was an instructor at Grand Valley State University HEMA.

Brent Bloem is a Scholar of The Black Falcon School of Arms. He has been fencing since 2006 and has studied both England's Harleian longsword and Fiore Dei Liberi's Armizare. Before founding WMSA, Brent was an instructor at Waubonsie Historic Swordsmanship and Grand Valley State University HEMA.

Ehren Wynder has been involved in historical fencing since late 2017 and is a practitioner primarily of Spanish rapier and German longsword fencing. Active in both HEMA and the SCA, He has amassed a handful of accolades from the SCA and holds a 2nd Dan black belt in Tang Soo Do.