Doug Marcaida knows how to wield a blade. The fan-favorite judge on History’s weapon-making competition series Forged in Fire , which celebrated 10 years on the air earlier this summer, is the show’s edged-weapons impact specialist and a skilled martial artist. “This is my passion,” says Marcaida, who inspires blade artists with his skills, honing and designing swords and knives. “It’s what I call my ‘cycle of knife,’ he adds, laughing.

“I learned the blade arts to get over my fear of the blade, and I became addicted to it,” Marcaida continues, noting that his zeal for the craft eventually led to him teaching military and law enforcement blade combative courses and designing blades alongside knife companies (even some for film and TV!). “If you really have a passion, pursue it to the

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