Jared Kirby

Jared Kirby has been involved in Combat for Screen & Stage and Western Martial Arts for over 30 years. He teaches in New York City (and the metro area) and has choreographed for Broadway, Off-Broadway, Nationally, in London and Sydney.

As a Fight Coordinator, Jared has worked with stars such as Peter Sarsgaard, Steve Guttenberg, Cameron Douglas and has trained performers who are working on hit shows. Jared is a member of Actor’s Equity and SAG/AFTRA.

He was the president of Combat Con in Las Vegas, Art of Combat, and served for six years on the board of the International Order of the Sword & Pen.

Jared currently teaches fencing at SUNY Purchase and is a Master of Arms (Maestro d’Armi) through the Martinez Academy of Arms. Jared is the head of New York Combat for Screen & Stage class in New York City which has classes 5 days a week in midtown Manhattan.

He teaches a variety of workshops across the US and around the world including Canada, England, Scotland, Finland, Italy and Australia. He has taught at the Paddy Crean International Art of the Sword Workshop, the International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention (ISMAC), Rapier Camp and the Western Washington WMA Workshop just to name a few.

Jared is the editor and one of the translators of “Italian Rapier Combat”, the first complete, professional translation of Capo Ferro. He is also the editor and wrote the introduction for “The School of Fencing” by Domenico Angelo and annotated by Maestro Jeannette Acosta-Martínez. His third book is “The Gentleman’s Guide to Duelling,” and fourth is a reprint of Donald McBane’s "The Expert Swordsman’s Companion." Most recently he is the co-author of "Staging Shakespeare’s Violence, Vol. 1."