temple of sword

                                         WE ARE STUNT GROUP                                                                  STAGE COMBAT, MOUNTED COMBAT                                                AND HISTORIC REENACTMENT SPECIALISTS                                      WE WORK FOR FILM, TELEVISION AND THEATRE                  

We performing variation of stunts.                                                                                    We are experts in use all kind of swords, pole weapons, bayonets and firearms from different periods.                                                                                                      In years we learn how to fight in different styles unarmed is well                                  Also we are building fight choreography and acting.                                                      Temple of Sword offer a wide verity of entertaining and educational demonstration packages.                                                                                                                          We preparing actors to work with animals and weapons.                                                We train horses to work on the set and supply well trained stunt horses with own historical tack and other farm animals.                                                                              We running lessons focusing on historical fencing, specializes on long sword (prevailing from the late medieval times), Great sword (two-handed), Polish sabre (used XVI-XIXc) and also the Pole arms.                                                                            But we are not limited to this period.                                                                            For those who are interested, we also offer lessons surrounding stage combat and the general know-how of working in front of camera and stunts.                                  For schools and other educational institutes we are known to run “living history” lessons, which see the medieval, and renaissance periods come alive.                  We work in partnership with Calgary Museums,  legendary mounted group "Dextrarius", the 12 infantry Napoleonic regiment, bannes heavy cavalry, winged hussars, light cavalry, "Bachmat" mounted archers as well as the Museum of the Polish Army.                                                                                                                          We have our own well-equipped armory and artillery.                                                      We also organize outdoor events that serve to educate and entertain the wider public in various locations.                                                                                            We welcoming working alongside private clients and institutions.                

                                                                        PROFILE                                                                      Mariusz Kubisz - STUNT/ACTOR                                                                                              Status - Member of the Union Film of Poland, Added to Calgary ACTRA List as Stunt                           Coordinator                                                                                                                            Location -  Calgary, Vancouver Canada  and Warsaw Poland                                            Contact - templeofsword@yahoo.com                                                                                            Height - 5,8  Weight - 180Ibs  Eye color - blue  Hair color - dark brown                      Languages - English, Polish, Russian, Spanish                                                                        Age - 50                                                                             
                                                             INFORMATION BIO
2011
- Founded Temple of sword’ a stunt and historical re-enactment company registered in            England
- Founded, directed and coordinated fights in the stage show “Piratas Bacalar” based a          Fort San Felipe Museum of piracy in Mexico
- Appeared in an episode of ‘Super natural’ TV show filmed by Azteca National Television        of Mexico.
- Begun training in ‘Academie Duello’. The world’s largest school of historical fencing.            Since then I have become a recognized member. There I studied Italian fencing (various        of weapons) and stage/screen combat.                                                                                            Also with Duello lerned to build fight choreography.                                                                      Participate in Demo Team.                                                                                                                Completed basic mounted combat training.
2014
- Completed a certified course of “Cross Cutting” (Polish sabre) directed by ‘Sieniawski          fencing’ and organized by the Stunt Union Polish Film and TV.
- Horse stunt training with “East Riders” stunt team film of Poland.
- Coordinate fights, Acting and stunt work in the film “Hubal” (WWII) direced by                      “Bogaczewicz Agency” in Poland.
- Intensive stunt training in Peter Kent’s (Legendary double of Arnold                                          Schwarzenegger‘School of Hard Knocks’ located in Vancouver, Canada.
2016                                                                                                                                                      - Completed basic stage combat course with Fight Directors Canada.                                        - Stunts for Discovery Channel. Directed by Olivia Fellows.
- Horse stunt training with Hadford Performance Training
2017                                                                                                                                                      - Cofounded Mounted Combat Arts  (horse stunt group) in Canada                                        2018                                                                                                                                                      - Founded Banner of Pultusk  (reenactment/stunt group) in Poland                                    2021                                                                                                                                                      - Founded Dogs of war (stunt group) in Poland                                                                      2022                                                                                                                                                      - Filming in Ukraine during the war                                                                                                  - Acting training with Tomasz Zadrozny                                                                                  2023                                                                                                                                                      - Acting Essentials with Company of Rouges Actors Studio in Calgary Canada                        - Esentials for Film with Company of Rouges Actors Studio in Calgary Canada                                                                                                                                                                                           

2011-2023 Worked in 40 productions on 3 continents and still going...

                                                             TRAINING                                                                                        
Stunt - School of the Hard Knocks(Peter Kent - legendary double of Arnol Schwarzenegger)  Horse stunt - East Riders (Stunt Team Film of Poland)                                                        Stage, screen combat  - Fight Directors Canada                                                                      Stage combat, HEMA, basic mounted combat - Academie Duello in Vancouver Canada          Jousting - Dextrarius                                                                                                                          Cross Cutting Art (Polish Sabre) - Sieniawski fencing  (Stunt Union Film and TV of Poland)    Horse stunt - Hadford Performance Training                                                                         Acting training - Theater Studio Baza withTomasz Zadrozny                                                        Acting essentials - Company of Rouges Actors Studio Calgary Alberta Canada                        Essentials for Film - Company of Rougs  Actors Studio Calgary Alberta Canada

                           Goitske and Ymke are Friesian horses. 

The breed was developed in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands, where there is evidence of thousands of years of horse populations, and this breed is said to have descended from the primitive Forest Horse. The Romans used the breed for riding. It is also said that Romans took Friesian horses to England, where the breed influenced the Shire, Clydesdale, Fell and Dales. Once thought to be ugly, this northern-European-mainland breed is now considered among the most beautiful of horses. "Black is [now indeed] beautiful."

Friesians were used in medieval times to carry knights to battle. In the 12th and 13th centuries, some eastern horses of crusaders were mated with Friesian stock. Sometime after the Middle Ages came to an end, the Friesian breed was dying out. Soon there was only two left, fortunately male and female. They were carefuly captured and bred in an attempt to bring back the breed. During the 16th and 17th centuries, when there was less demand for heavy war horses as battle arms changed and especially when Spanish forces occupied The Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War, Andalusian blood was added to lighten the breed in order to lighten its weight and thereby render it more suitable (in terms of less food intake and waste output) for work as a more urban carriage horse. Friesians were also used by riding schools in France and Spain for high-school dressage, and they remain a student-favored breed to this day for their gentle temperaments and proud dark beauty.

The breed was especially popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, when they were not only in demand as harness horses and for agricultural work, but also for the trotting races then so popular. The Friesian was used as foundation stock for breeds such as the Orlov Trotter, the Norfolk Trotter (ancestor of the Hackney), and the Morgan.

In the 1800s the Friesian was bred to be lighter and faster for trotting, however this led to what some owners and breeders regarded as an inferior stock, so a sort of revolt and call for a return to pureblood stock took place by the end of the century.

The Friesian stud registry book, Friesch Paarden Stamboek (FPS) was founded in 1879 by a group of Dutch farmers dedicated to preserving the breed. Friesians had become popular for crossbreeding due to their fantastic trot, presence, and color, and as a result, Friesian "purity" was severely threatened. The "Royal Society Het Friesch Paarden-Stamboek" was founded to protect and promote the breed's bloodline. Friesian horse populations then dwindled in the early 20th century partly due to displacement by petroleum-powered farm equipment and passenger vehicles. Due to fuel rationing during World War II the Freisian's farm and carriage use was revived, saving the breed long enough for both its population and popularity to rebound.