Instructors

Taino Marotto-Spain

hyprelynx@berkeley.edu

Hihi!! My name is Cliche, and I am so excited to be helping teach the decal this semester! I’m a senior music major and president of Jugger at Berkeley and the California Jugger Association. I primarily play chain for Berkeley’s flagship team, Ursae Majoris.

I’m big into jazz piano and electronic music production, and spend my free time dancing ballet and vogue, drawing animals, and studying Latin American history. I’m so excited to meet you all!

Elliot Janca

eljanca@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m Elliot and will be one of your primary decal instructors this Fall. I’m a junior in Chemical Biology and in my spare time I play jugger, run, climb, and do copious amounts of work for the Berkeley Student Cooperative. I’ve spent about five years in this sport and play all pompfen, though I main longsword for tournaments. Looking forward to teaching y’all this semester!

Linus Upson

linusu@berkeley.edu

Hi, my name’s Linus! I’m a senior in physics and astrophysics, and I’ve played Jugger for 3 years. I mostly play staff, and I’m trying to learn sword and board. I spend my free time reading fantasy, playing board games, and running.

Nimbus Ryu

nimbusryu@berkeley.edu

Hey everyone! My name is Nimbus (you can call me Nim), I am a senior in Media Studies with Digital Concentration and I will be one of your decal instructors this fall. I play sword&board and staff, and specialize in chainbreaking with S&B during tournaments. When I’m not playing jugger, I’m often cooking, cuddling my cat, going goth dancing, or rehearsing with the Cal Jazz Choir. So excited to get to teach you all this fall!

Reid Dye

reid.dye@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m Reid, a senior in MechE. I main Q, sometimes play chain, and have been playing Jugger for three years. I spend my free time building weapons, writing code, building robots, and running!