Ian is a recent convert to the world of knife-making and considers himself as a beginner/hobbyist maker.  He is lives Northamptonshire, right in the heart of England.  His cutting competition experience to date has only consisted of a few informal events at hammer-Ins, where he has been lucky enough to find some success and a great deal of fun. As they have no real organization of cutting competitions in the UK he hope to further interest in the sport there.

Ed Schempp, who trained him as an Cutting Instructor, and Ian have recently  instigated the birth of their own affiliated branch of the organization, "BladeSports UK."   Owen Bush and Ian have run a number of competitions and cutting days together for their small, but growing band of members.

Gary Is the first of  two non-knifemakers to compete in open competition. Gary won the 2008 Blade Show World Championship – the first non-knifemaker to win this championship!  Gary is a director of BladeSports International, Inc. 

Gary is a great competitor & has trained hard to become one of the best on the circuit. He works for Dart Container in Waxahachie TX.

Gary, sponsored by Benchmade is a certified Instructor with BladeSports

Gayle Bradley began making knives in 1988 and became a full-time maker in 2002. He is a member of the Knifemakers Guild and Texas Knifemakers Association and is on the TKCA Board of Directors.

“2006-2007 BladeSports International Champion”  and “2007-2008 BladeSports International Champion.” Gayle set a new world water bottle record (19 bottles) and a new world rope (14 – 1” bundled ropes) on April 5, 2008”.

Gayle, a  former director of BladeSports, is a Certified Instructor with BladeSports.

Gayle makes Competition Knives for sale and is 1 of 2 Cutters sponsored by Spyderco.

Czagas, John

A strong supporter of knives & knifemakers for many years. Scott is a metallurgists with Crucible Specialty Metals in Arlington TX where he is the manager. He started cutting in 2003 & is one of the first two non-knifemakers to compete in open competition.
Scott has helped many makers with new steels, heat treating & testing along with presenting seminars on
Crucible Steels & metallurgy.

Scott is a certified Instructor with BladeSports.

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Although he was unable to attend the final event in Atlanta, José placed second White Level in the BladeSports 2007-2008 season.

Jose is a Director of Blade Sports International, Inc. and a Certified BladeSports Instructor.

Mike is a non-knifemaker competitor.  He won the White Level championship in the BladeSports 2006-2007 season, and finished 4th overall in the BladeSports 2007-2008 season.

Keffler, Dan

Dan is a custom knifemaker specializing in fixed blades, swords, and Competition Knives.

Dan is currently attending college and working toward becoming a doctor of Chiropractic medicine.

MacDonald, Charles

Ojevaar, Otto

Otto is a non knife-maker competitor. He earned his BladeSports Cutter Certification at the Lone Star Cutting School and Clinic.

A full time Knife maker since 1983 & a Knifemakers Guild member since
1984. Warren has been a director for the Knifemakers Guild for seven years and
began Competition cutting in 2003.

Warren held the 2x4 speed cut record at 2.97 seconds for almost two years and Warren is sponsored by Benchmade.

Warren is the Executive Director of BladeSports International, Inc.

Warren Osborne developed and shared the new Safety Lanyard system used by most certified Cutters.

Warren hosts the Lone Star Cutting School and Clinic.

Warren is a Certified Instructor with BladeSports and makes Competition Knives for sale.

Ted is a custom knifemaker specializing in fixed blade Hunting Knives and Competition Knives.

Ted placed 2nd in the BladeSports 2006-2007 season. Although he was unable to attend the final event in Atlanta, he placed 7th in the BladeSports 2007-2008 season. On April 5, 2008, at the North Texas Cutting Competition, Ted set a new world record 2x4 speed cut at 1.845 seconds.

Ted is sponsored by Benchmade

Donavon placed first Red Level and second overall in the BladeSports 2007-2008 season.

Michael is an ABS Journeyman Smith and the maker of custom swords and kitchen knives.

Michael placed 1st in the White level in his first competition at the 2007 Blade Show West Cutting Competition.

Michael is a certified Instructor with BladeSports

Bud became involved in the sport through a knifemaker that also currently holds several of the world records in the knife cutting competitions. While not a knifemaker himself, he will continue with the Bladesdports organization and encourage others to get involved. His hobbies include building wood strip kayaks, as well as fishing out of them, motorcycle touring, and of course, the knife cutting competitions

Ed Schempp has been a Cutting sensation for a number of years in west coast competitions. Ed is a regular winner of rope cutting events.

Ed makes Competition knives for sale and is 1 of 2 Cutters Sponsored by Spyderco.

Steve is a beginning knife maker. He has been to the Lone Star Cutting School and Clinic and received training from several Competition winners.

Steve won the White Level championship in the BladeSports 2007-2008 season

Steve currently owns and operates a Precision Welding & Metal Fabrication which is also an BladeSports secondary sponsor.

Sponsored by Precision Welding & Metal Fabrication Steve is a certified Instructor with BladeSports

Jared applies both his artistic talents and his business expertise to Mantis Knives, a leading producer of elite cutlery. Jared West founded Mantis Knives in 2006, and the firm has grown to international prominence under his leadership.

Combining industry-leading technology and an unwavering commitment to quality, knife models from Mantis Knives have won recognition from Blade and other publications

Daniel Winkler is a Master Bladesmith with the ABS,  a voting member of Knifemakers Guild, and made many of the Knives and Tomahawks used in the movie, "Last of the Mohicans".

Daniel placed 3rd in the 2005 ABS World Cutting Championship.

Daniel  makes Competition Knives to sell.