Bhakdar
Bhakdar
Race: Ogre
Affiliations: Catalyst
Currently Residing: Ashemark Ashland, OR
Fighting Since: 2001
Weapons of Choice: Sword & Shield, Florentine
Bhakdar is a warrior and sage. Enduring the extinction of the rest of his tribe, Bhakdar became a forest dwelling aestetic. Cultivating his path as a mystic, he lives in simplicity and sharing the way of nature.
Following wars across the lands of Nan Belegorn, Tir Asleen, Chamonix, Wolfpack, Numenor, and surrounding shires, Bhakdar took up his weapons, wares, and battle knowledge and began vagabonding as a mercenary trainer.
Bhakdar's Academy became an integrated vision of teaching the next generation of foam fighting, assisting emerging realms, and working towards permanent settlements of warrior training grounds. Academy pursuits have included training with Dun Abhon, Ruhn, Beornve, Tir Na Nog, Babylon, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and numerous warriors.
As a number of Bhakdar's quests took him on vast pilgrimages to the lands of Chaos, he began falling in love with the great West, as well as a fiesty young swan princess named Sipris. Eventually a sequence of hermitages resulted in laying new foundations in the empire of Babylon.
Bhakdar continues training groups and producing arsenals for realms throughout Oregon from 2008 through today, currently helping build the realm of Ashemark. Beyond Belegarth, Bhakdar instructed at Sword Knight Boot Camp in 2009, 2010, and 2016, 2022, and 2024. Favorite topics to teach include economy of motion, footwork, range control, and group tactics.
Dubbed Headhunter at the climax of the third Armageddon, Mekoot Bhakdar joined the elite guard of Izareth's monster hordes. Following Bhakdar's westward quest, he left formal alliance with the horde and co-generated a unit in western Belegarth known as Catalyst.
Catalyst focuses on being agents of creative change and fostering stewardship throughout the community. They share a common mission of excelling and diversifying their own skills, training future generations of leaders, and contributing their creative crafts and talents to Belegarth. Catalysts live throughout the West, frequently host trials & celebrations at the event Western Wars, and are currently growing the realm of Ashemark.
Bhakdar currently serves as arsenal builder, combat instructor, and marshal in the realm of Ashemark. He is head of weapon check at Fight at the Bridge of Skulls 2. He's produced training materials and sparring footage on his youtube Channel linked below. How-to Weapon Check