Stephen Stubbs is a 20 year veteran to the Medieval Combat Society known as Belegarth. Unfortunately after two surgeries, he is no longer able to fight as often as he’d like. So, he turned his experience and craft into our go to shop for equipment, Shielded Empire. It is his way of remaining involved in foam fighting full time – as a foam smith.

They work hard to make sure the swords and shields are built with the highest quality, local products and materials that are GUARANTEED for one year. That makes the products stand out above the competition. We can also have Stephen build unique custom pieces on request.