Maija Soderholm

Maija is a lifelong student of martial arts with a particular fascination for the arts of the sword. Her understanding of sword tactics and strategy, come from a love of maths and art, with the practical foundation of a degree in structural engineering. She is a lineage holder of the Visayan Style sword system of Maestro Sonny Umpad, and also an authorized teacher in the Yizong school of Bagua Zhang under Luo De Xiu of Taiwan. To date she has written three books on the subject, and also paints. Her art pieces can be found on her website,13SpringsArt