SAFD members gain access to a world-class networking organization, high caliber stage combat training, and mentorship all designed to maximize your career opportunities. Our members include professional actors, directors, producers, educators, dancers, singers, stunt performers, historians, and armorers working in theatre, film, television, all levels of academia, stunt shows, opera, and the video gaming industry.
By joining as a member today, you’ll…
- Put your training front and center by promoting your SAFD profile through our highly visible Membership Directory
- Keep your skills sharp at a lower cost with discounted tuitions at regional workshops and private training organizations
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, gain unique perspectives from inside the production process, and expand your knowledge of historical combat with our in-house trade magazine, The Fight Master.
- Have the opportunity to build your resumé by applying for staff positions at sanctioned events like the National Stage Combat Workshop or the Expand, Educate, Empower program
- Access exclusive members-only resources
- Set yourself on the path to professional endorsements as a performer, teacher, and choreographer
- Shape the future of the organization by casting your vote and/or running for executive/member representative office
We’re excited to have you in the fight with us as we continue to promote the safe and effective dramatization of violence in today’s entertainment industry!


