Da'Mon is the Chief Instructor and at Austin Warrior Arts, Guild of the Silent Sword, and former President of the Historical African Martial Arts Association. His martial arts training began at the age of 6 when his father gave him his first sword. He was fascinated with martial arts and warrior culture. He began his formal training at the age of 9 in Asian martial arts and progressed into African and Middle Eastern martial arts by the age of 17, and over the ensuing decades has deepened his expertise studying arts of the Diaspora. Our courses cover many disciplines including:

Ikiri Ada (Restless Machete) Machete Fencing in the African Diaspora

Esgrima y Machete y Bordon (Colombian machete)

Tire Machet (Haitian Machete Avril Family

Kokobale (Afro Puerto Rican Stick and Machete

Shotel and Abyssinian Warrior Arts

Takouba Sword of the Sahel

HAMA Fundamentals

Stick and Shield,

Algerian Stick

Long Stick

Nakhtu-aa Fighting Arts of the Nile Valley

52 Blocks

Capoeira

and more

When not training and instructing, Da'Mon constructs training weaponry utilizing high-density plastic, hardwood, aluminum and steel. Additionally, Da'Mon is an instructor during the summer for Book People's Camp Half-Blood literary camp.