Dr. Jennifer Blum, PsyD, has been a practicing psychotherapist since 2007. She joined the HEMA community in 2018 after attending a seminar by Roger Norling at the Sacramento Freifechter. She merges the worlds of HEMA and psychology in the realm of Peak Performance Coaching, helpling individuals maximize their abilities through the use of coaching sessions, guided visualization, and hypnotherapy.

She also currently serves as the Demonstrator for the Beginners Class, helping to bring new people into the Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy.