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'''Michael Chidester''' has been studying [[historical European martial arts]] since 2001. He was a member of the [[Association for Renaissance Martial Arts]] until 2007, where he achieved the rank of general Free Scholar and acted as the ARMA Provo Study Group Leader. Michael co-founded the [[True Edge Academy|True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship]] in 2009, and until 2011 was senior instructor at its Provo, Utah branch. In 2012, Michael was appointed to the newly-established position of Director of the Wiktenauer by the [[Historical European Martial Arts Alliance]] general council, formalizing the role of principal designer and editor that he had assumed in early 2010. As Wiktenauer lead, Michael has assembled the most complete catalog of HEMA manuscripts currently available, including such resources as scans, transcriptions, and translations, and is currently laboring to assemble a similar catalog of printed treatises. In 2013, these efforts earned him a [[HEMA Scholar Awards|HEMA Scholar Award]] for Best Supporting Researcher.
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'''Michael Chidester''' is the Editor-in-Chief of Wiktenauer and, as Director of the Wiktenauer, an officer of the [[Historical European Martial Arts Alliance]].
  
In 2010, Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Brigham Young University, with a minor degree in Military Science and additional coursework in Italian and Spanish. He developed a degree of fluency in the latter while living abroad in Mexico between 2002 and 2004. He is a member of the [[Western Martial Arts Coalition]] and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. Michael has lectured on Medieval and Renaissance martial arts at ''Fechtschule America'' in Houston, ''Longpoint'' in Baltimore, the ''Iron Gate Exhibition of Historical Martial Arts'' in Boston, the ''Symposium on Historical Arts and Swordsmanship'' at the Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies, and ''Life, the Universe, & Everything: the Marion K. “Doc” Smith Symposium'' at Brigham Young University.
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Michael has been studying [[historical European martial arts]] since 2001. He was a member of the [[Association for Renaissance Martial Arts]] until 2006, where he achieved the rank of general Free Scholar, and he acted as the ARMA Provo Study Group Leader from 2007 until its dissolution in 2009. Michael co-founded the [[True Edge Academy|True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship]] in 2009, and until late 2010 was senior instructor at its Provo, UT branch.
  
== Research ==
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In 2012, Michael was appointed to the newly-established position of Director of the Wiktenauer by the HEMA Alliance general council, formalizing the role of principal designer and editor that he had assumed in early 2010. As Wiktenauer lead, Michael has assembled the most complete catalog of HEMA manuscripts currently available, including such resources as scans, transcriptions, and translations, and is currently laboring to assemble a similar catalog of printed treatises. In 2013, these efforts earned him a [[HEMA Scholar Awards|HEMA Scholar Award]] for Best Supporting Researcher.
  
=== Composites ===
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He has authored or edited various books, including ''[http://www.hemabookshelf.com/meyer-translation Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing: The 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer]'' (2023), ''[http://www.hemabookshelf.com/the-flower-of-battle The Flower of Battle: MS M 383]'' (2021), ''[https://www.hemabookshelf.com/3227a “…eyn Grunt und Kern aller Künsten des Fechtens”: The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a]'' (2020), ''[https://www.hemabookshelf.com/illustrated-meyer The Illustrated Meyer]'' (2019), ''[https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/cory-winslow-and-christian-trosclair-and-christian-henry-tobler-and-thomas-stoeppler/the-recital-of-the-chivalric-art-of-fencing-of-the-grand-master-johannes-liechtenauer/paperback/product-1z4465j4.html The Recital of the Chivalric Art of Fencing of the Grand Master Johannes Liechtenauer]'' (2015), and ''The Flower of Battle of Master Fiore de'i Liberi, [https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/guy-windsor-and-francesco-novati-and-colin-hatcher-and-rebecca-garber/the-flower-of-battle-of-master-fiore-dei-liberi-volume-i/paperback/product-1wewjmwd.html Volume I]'' and ''[https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/guy-windsor-and-francesco-novati-and-colin-hatcher-and-rebecca-garber/the-flower-of-battle-of-master-fiore-dei-liberi-volume-ii/paperback/product-1g8pr7kj.html Volume II]'' (2015). In 2019, he founded the publishing company [[HEMA Bookshelf]], whose primary mission is to produce facsimiles of fencing manuals&mdash;to date, [[Talhoffer Fechtbuch (MS Thott.290.2º)|MS Thott. 290.2º]] (1459), [[Fior di Battaglia (MS Ludwig XV 13)|MS Ludwig XV 13]] (1400), [[Kunst des Messerfechtens (Cgm 582)|Cgm 582]] (1482), ''[[Gründtliche Beschreibung der… Kunst des Fechtens (Joachim Meyer)|Gründtliche Beschreibung der… Kunst des Fechtens]]'' (1570), and [[Bauman Fechtbuch (Cod.I.6.4º.2)|Cod.I.6.4º.2]] (1420s/70s).
  
While he designed much of the infrastructure of Wiktenauer, Michael's primary area of research is mapping out the connections between the various books and manuscripts in the corpus of historical European martial arts literature. Based on this research, he has put together a number of concordance documents that lay out the versions of each treatise side-by-side, both for ease of reference and as the first step toward creating critical editions of these treatises. Michael's concordances can be found on the following pages:
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Michael has lectured on medieval and early modern martial arts at the ''International Congress on Medieval Studies'' in Kalamazoo, MI; ''Crossing Swords, Crossing Boundaries'' at the Museo dell'Arte Marziale in Botticino, Italy; the ''Historical Swordplay Symposium'' at the Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies in Amherst, MA (including offering the keynote in 2014); ''Life, the Universe, & Everything: the Marion K. “Doc” Smith Symposium'' at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT; and HEMA events across North America and Europe including the ''Ars Gladii Open'' (AGO), ''Blood on the River'', ''Boar's tooth'', ''Boston Sword Gathering'', ''Broken Point'', ''Combat Con'', ''Fechtschule America'', ''Fechtschule New York'' (FNY), ''HEMAG Dijon'', the ''Iron Gate Exhibition'' (IGX), ''Longpoint'', ''Meyer Symposium'', ''Oktoberfecht'', the ''Purpleheart Armoury Open'' (PHO), ''Queen's Gambit'', ''Shieldknock'', ''SoCal Swordfight'', ''Swordsquatch'', and the ''Western Martial Arts Workshop'' (WMAW).
  
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In 2010, Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Brigham Young University, with a minor degree in Military Science and additional coursework in Italian and Spanish. He developed a degree of fluency in the latter while living abroad in Mexico from 2002&ndash;2004. He is a Research Scholar of the [[Meyer Freifechter Guild]] (MFFG), a founding member of the [[Society for Historical European Martial Arts Studies]] (SHEMAS), a member of the [[Western Martial Arts Coalition]] (WMAC), and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. He currently trains at [[Athena School of Arms]] in Watertown, MA.
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* [[Ludwig VI von Eyb]]
 
* [[Martin Huntfeltz]]
 
* [[Jörg Wilhalm Hutter]]
 
* [[Paulus Kal]]
 
* [[Johannes Lecküchner]]
 
* [[Jud Lew]]
 
* [[Fiore de'i Liberi]]
 
* [[Johannes Liechtenauer]]
 
* [[Andre Liegniczer]]
 
* [[Paulus Hector Mair]]
 
* [[Nicolaüs Augsburger]]
 
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* [[Ott Jud]]
 
* [[Nicolaes Petter]]
 
* [[Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck]]
 
* [[Martin Syber]]
 
* [[Hans Talhoffer]]
 
* [[Jobst von Württemberg]]
 
* The [[Other Masters (14th Century)|Four Masters of the MS 3227a]]
 
* The [[Gladiatoria Group]]
 
* The [[Nuremberg Group]]
 
* ''[[Das Buch von Füßringen]]''
 
* ''[[Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens]]''
 
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<h2> Wiktenauer contributions </h2>
  
Michael has also begun participating in the work of transcribing fencing manuals. He has transcribed the following works:
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As principal editor of Wiktenauer, Michael has worked on virtually every article on the site, including writing descriptions, building concordances, and editing the work of others. In addition to these efforts, he has made the following larger contributions.
  
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* [[Hans Czynner]]'s ''[[Über die Fechtkunst und den Ringkampf (MS 963)|Über die Fechtkunst und den Ringkampf]]'' (fragment)
 
* [[Andre Paurñfeyndt]]'s ''[[Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey (Andre Paurñfeyndt)|Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey]]''
 
* The anonymous ''[[Das Buch von Füßringen]]''
 
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=== Translation ===
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The following articles include Michael Chidester's translations.
  
Michael's translation work can be found in the following articles:
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Michael Chidester has transcribed some portion of the following texts.
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* [[Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt]]
 
* [[Fiore de'i Liberi]]
 
* [[Paulus Kal]]
 
* [[Andre Paurñfeyndt]]
 
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* [[Martin Syber]]
 
* The [[Codex Döbringer (MS 3227a)|MS 3227a]]
 
* The [[Gladiatoria (MS Germ.Quart.16)|MS German Quarto 16]]
 
* The [[Albrecht Dürers Fechtbuch (MS Sloane 5229)|MS Sloane 5229]]
 
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== Contact ==
 
== Contact ==
  
 
For questions about the Wiktenauer or his research, or to inquire about donating content to the wiki, Michael can be contacted either via [mailto:mchidester@wiktenauer.com email] or on his [[User talk:Michael Chidester|talk page]].
 
For questions about the Wiktenauer or his research, or to inquire about donating content to the wiki, Michael can be contacted either via [mailto:mchidester@wiktenauer.com email] or on his [[User talk:Michael Chidester|talk page]].

Latest revision as of 17:06, 29 July 2024

Michael Chidester
Occupation
  • Independent researcher
  • MediaWiki developer
Nationality American
Education B.A. Philosophy
Alma mater Brigham Young University
en-us This user is a native speaker of American English.
es-4 El nivel de este usuario corresponde al de un hablante casi nativo del español.
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Michael Chidester is the Editor-in-Chief of Wiktenauer and, as Director of the Wiktenauer, an officer of the Historical European Martial Arts Alliance.

Michael has been studying historical European martial arts since 2001. He was a member of the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts until 2006, where he achieved the rank of general Free Scholar, and he acted as the ARMA Provo Study Group Leader from 2007 until its dissolution in 2009. Michael co-founded the True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship in 2009, and until late 2010 was senior instructor at its Provo, UT branch.

In 2012, Michael was appointed to the newly-established position of Director of the Wiktenauer by the HEMA Alliance general council, formalizing the role of principal designer and editor that he had assumed in early 2010. As Wiktenauer lead, Michael has assembled the most complete catalog of HEMA manuscripts currently available, including such resources as scans, transcriptions, and translations, and is currently laboring to assemble a similar catalog of printed treatises. In 2013, these efforts earned him a HEMA Scholar Award for Best Supporting Researcher.

He has authored or edited various books, including Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing: The 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer (2023), The Flower of Battle: MS M 383 (2021), “…eyn Grunt und Kern aller Künsten des Fechtens”: The Long Sword Gloss of GNM Manuscript 3227a (2020), The Illustrated Meyer (2019), The Recital of the Chivalric Art of Fencing of the Grand Master Johannes Liechtenauer (2015), and The Flower of Battle of Master Fiore de'i Liberi, Volume I and Volume II (2015). In 2019, he founded the publishing company HEMA Bookshelf, whose primary mission is to produce facsimiles of fencing manuals—to date, MS Thott. 290.2º (1459), MS Ludwig XV 13 (1400), Cgm 582 (1482), Gründtliche Beschreibung der… Kunst des Fechtens (1570), and Cod.I.6.4º.2 (1420s/70s).

Michael has lectured on medieval and early modern martial arts at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, MI; Crossing Swords, Crossing Boundaries at the Museo dell'Arte Marziale in Botticino, Italy; the Historical Swordplay Symposium at the Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies in Amherst, MA (including offering the keynote in 2014); Life, the Universe, & Everything: the Marion K. “Doc” Smith Symposium at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT; and HEMA events across North America and Europe including the Ars Gladii Open (AGO), Blood on the River, Boar's tooth, Boston Sword Gathering, Broken Point, Combat Con, Fechtschule America, Fechtschule New York (FNY), HEMAG Dijon, the Iron Gate Exhibition (IGX), Longpoint, Meyer Symposium, Oktoberfecht, the Purpleheart Armoury Open (PHO), Queen's Gambit, Shieldknock, SoCal Swordfight, Swordsquatch, and the Western Martial Arts Workshop (WMAW).

In 2010, Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Brigham Young University, with a minor degree in Military Science and additional coursework in Italian and Spanish. He developed a degree of fluency in the latter while living abroad in Mexico from 2002–2004. He is a Research Scholar of the Meyer Freifechter Guild (MFFG), a founding member of the Society for Historical European Martial Arts Studies (SHEMAS), a member of the Western Martial Arts Coalition (WMAC), and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. He currently trains at Athena School of Arms in Watertown, MA.

Wiktenauer contributions

As principal editor of Wiktenauer, Michael has worked on virtually every article on the site, including writing descriptions, building concordances, and editing the work of others. In addition to these efforts, he has made the following larger contributions.

Translations

The following articles include Michael Chidester's translations.

Transcriptions

Michael Chidester has transcribed some portion of the following texts.

Publications

Michael Chidester has produced or contributed to the following books and journal articles.

Author

Editor

Contact

For questions about the Wiktenauer or his research, or to inquire about donating content to the wiki, Michael can be contacted either via email or on his talk page.