John "Doc" Lennox has trained in various forms of swordplay for over 25 years. Beginning with the katana, he later moved into the western weapon styles. Through his involvement in stage combat for theatre over the past 22 years he began to study a myriad of weapons. He is a Fight Director for Art of Combat, teaches stage combat at Lansing Community College and Wayne State University, and is the in-house fight director for both of these institutions as well as Spring Arbor University.  

In October of 1999 began his studies in historical fencing. Working with such instructors as Maestro Ramon Martinez, Maestro Jeannette Acosta Martinez, Maestro Paul Macdonald, Dwight McLemore and Stefan Dieke, he decided to utilize Art of Combat to bridge the gap between stage combat and historically accurate combat. He brought this philosophy to the members of Art of Combat, and AoC now holds as their mission to choreograph works that are exciting to watch, safe to perform, and as true as possible to the historical style represented. 

John choreographed "Romeo and Juliet" for Lansing Community College in the fall of 2000. The production was set in the Civil War, and he used Hutton's Saber techniques in the choreography. Following was a project on The Three Musketeers for L.C.C. in the summer of 2002, where he utilized the techniques of Capo Ferro, Fabris, and Spanish Rapier in the choreography. John has choreographed over 100 productions and several films. Most recently he worked as the stunt coordinator and lead actor for the film "Dog".

He is an instructor with the Historical Maritime Combat Association, specializing in Single vs. Double Weapons, Naval Smallsword and combat against multiple opponents. He is also an instructor with the Historical Martial Study Society.

He is also working on a book on boarding tactics from the 17th through 19th centuries entitled By Sword and Tomahawk with Gareth Thomas and Steve Huff.

John holds a PhD in Theatre with cognate studies in historical fencing from Wayne State University.