{"id":1981079,"date":"2025-08-26T19:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1981079"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:37:30","slug":"doug-marcaida-talks-10-years-of-forged-in-fire-his-passion-the-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/doug-marcaida-talks-10-years-of-forged-in-fire-his-passion-the-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Marcaida Talks 10 Years of \u2018Forged in Fire,\u2019 His Passion & the Dangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Doug Marcaida<\/a> knows how to wield a blade. The fan-favorite judge on History\u2019s weapon-making competition series Forged in Fire<\/a><\/em>, which celebrated 10 years on the air earlier this summer, is the show\u2019s edged-weapons impact specialist and a skilled martial artist. \u201cThis is my passion,\u201d says Marcaida, who inspires blade artists with his skills, honing and designing swords and knives. \u201cIt\u2019s what I call my \u2018cycle of knife,\u2019 he adds, laughing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned the blade arts to get over my fear of the blade, and I became addicted to it,\u201d 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!). \u201cIf you really have a passion, pursue it to the best that you can \u2014 and then try to share it. I\u2019m at the last quarter of my life, where now, my purpose is to share this passion so that others can pick up on it and shine. Bladesmithing is an all-around-the-world thing. It\u2019s not just one culture, it\u2019s everywhere throughout history. So let\u2019s revive that and get literate with our hands again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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