SoCal Swordfight 2026
Frank Perrin
Bayt al-Asad: Middle Eastern Combat Arts LLC, Rhode Island, USA
Frank Perrin is a New England based Historian, Historical Martial Artist and Stunt Performer. He has been involved in all three fields professionally at one level or another since the age of 15, where he began performing as an actor-combatant on the cast of the Connecticut Renaissance Faire.
Frank is the co-fouder of Bayt al-Asad, a group dedicated to the research, practice and education of the fighting arts and cultures of the Islamicate world from 7th-16th centuries. The group aims to spread information on these often over looked parts of the world through the practice of historical martial arts, experimental archaeology and academic research. He currently serves as an advisor and presenter on Middle Eastern Arms, Armor and fighting at the Worcester Art Museum.
Additionally, he is an active member and competitor in the Mounted Archery Association of the Americas . He holds a Master's Degree in Public History from Central Connecticut State University and works as a History Teacher and Stage Combat Instructor at the Trinity Academy for Performing Arts in Providence Rhode Island.
Bayt al-Asad: Middle Eastern Combat Arts LLC
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