User:Harald Winter

I began with HEMA in 1999 at the “Liechtenauer Fechter” aka “Dreynschlag” (www.dreynschlag.at) where I still am a member of. Since 2001 I'm the main trainer and the main initiator in reconstruction of techniques of the so called “German school” of the 15 century. 2002 I started with his first transliteration of the Codex Wallerstein and soon after that the manuscripts of Sigmund Ringeck and Peter von Danzig did follow. In the same year I was also invited to teach in France (Dijon DTedT) and Germany (Ochs). I also initiated the so called “DREYNEVENT” (www.dreynevent.org) which has become one of Europe’s or maybe the world’s biggest annual HEMA events. In 2004 I founded together with three other clubs the Austrian federation for historical fencing of which I am the president of. For the last 15 years I followed my passion and trained and taught mainly German longsword, German dagger and Lignitzer’s sword & buckler. My favourite weapon is the dagger andI am willing to improve mys abilities and knowledge of this weapon every day. In 2013 I was one of the initiators of the foundation of the IFHEMA – the International Federation for Historical European Marts Arts.