Jon Salfield has been a professional fencing coach for over 20 years. A former international fencer and professional musician, he was Team GB's sabre coach at the London 2012 Olympics. Jon is considered the most prolific British sabre coach of the modern era. He has an extraordinary breadth of experience, from working in Primary schools to coaching national teams at Senior, Junior and Cadet World Championships. Jon lives in Truro, Cornwall, UK, where he heads up the club that introduced him to fencing, Truro Fencing Club.

Daniela I. Norris, a former diplomat and political writer turned inspirational author and speaker, is the author of three books of non-fiction, two novels and a collection of short stories. When she doesn't write, read or sleep, she can usually be found at a fencing salle.