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Bruce Van Matre

Dynamic Martial Arts of Sioux falls● · United States
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Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1083 #4,458
Peak
1084 July 2026
Record
3W · 7L · 4D
Last
July 2026

Scout analysis

Longsword

3W · 7L · 4D (21%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 14% vs older 29%
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Record: 3W · 7L · 4D (21%)
Recent half (7 fights): 14%
Older half (7 fights): 29%
Delta: -15%
Current streak: 2 Losses
Based on 14 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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Over/under needs 5+ rated fights - calculating as more data lands.
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Measured
4 exchange-coded matches
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Exchanges per point: 2.4
Avg exchanges / match: 3
Doubles / match: 0.75
First scorer rate: 25%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 100%
Comeback wins (was behind): 0%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 33%
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Pool stage: 3W · 6L (33%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Current rating: 1083
Peak rating: 1084 (July 2026)
Gap to peak: -1
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword With Optional Dagger 1W · 4L · 3D (13%) avg opponent 1292
+6 fights in 1 thinner division
Reach
2 events · us · 3 mo active
Single-weapon
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Tournaments: 2
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 3
Fights / year: 56
Rated weapons: 1

Clubmates · Dynamic Martial Arts of Sioux falls● (4)

Events & fights (2)

Auf der Hut 2026●
July 2026 · us
8 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4457 ▲512 · 1,084.7
LOSS
Chase Danner● · Band of Iron Lions● Longsword · Pools Score 1-2 Review →
LOSS
Mark Heidrick● · Wichita Fencing & HEMA Academy● Longsword · Pools Score 0-2 · 2 doubles Review →
1290 47%
DRAW
Grace Hall● · House of Blades● Longsword · Pools Score 0-0 · 3 doubles Review →
WIN
Jenna Ripke● · Nebraska Swordfighters Guild● Longsword · Pools Score 3-0 · 1 double Review →
LOSS
Phuong (Tony) Phan● · Omaha-Metro Armed Combat Academy● Longsword · Pools
1293 45%
DRAW
Ethan Paasch● · Omaha Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · Pools Score 2-2 Review →
1339 43%
DRAW
Adam Watson● · Omaha Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · Pools Score 2-2 Review →
939 56%
LOSS
Chase Danner● · Band of Iron Lions● Longsword · Top 32 Score 1-2 Review →
Icebreaker 2026●
April 2026 · us
No match-level data
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4721 · 1,032.8
LOSS
Casey Kopp● · Red River Fencing● Longsword · pool 6
1629
WIN
Amy Skidmore● · Ninth House HEMA● Longsword · pool 6
DRAW
Kyle Swanson● · River Falls Meyer Freifechter Guild● Longsword · pool 6
WIN
Ethan Fenlon● · Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · pool 6
848
LOSS
Ellis Gilham● · Heartland HEMA Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · pool 6
817
LOSS
Paul Ren● · House of Blades● Longsword · pool 6
1351
How to read this profile

Rating is Glicko-2: the number shown is score - 2*RD (97.5% confidence lower bound), not raw skill. Inactive fighters "drift down" as RD grows - not because they got worse.

Hemaratings ratings don't factor in match scores, exchange counts, or doubles. Scout's score-margin and style metrics describe HOW a fighter fights, not the rating tier their results earned.

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