Curriculum Vitae of the IMAF Acknowledged Instructors
The Acknowledged Instructors are experienced researchers of various weapon forms, systems or styles taught during the historical and classical fencing eras, such as polearm, armored combat, stick/dagger fighting systems, etc. that are reconstructed from historical documents and written traditions and that do not hava any living traditional lineage.
To be acknowledged in reconstructive styles, a researcher must have created a complete didactical system for teaching under experimented basis, with the best possible approximation of reliability according to the correct historical researches criteria and valid physical, mechanical, pedagogical principles.
AI David M. Cvet (Canada)
AI Brian McIlmoyle (Canada)
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Acknowledged for researches in Medieval Armored Combat
David M. Cvet is the founder and president of the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA), an organization dedicated to the resurrection and formalization of medieval martial arts training systems.
He received training in Milan, Italy employing steel weapons in longsword techniques and has participated in various organizations dedicated to studying the Middle Ages. In addition David has some studied Asian combat arts in his past. His background and experience having fired his desire to pursue a formal medieval martial arts training program, he founded AEMMA in mid-1998.
He
is a member of the advisory board of the Swordplay
Symposium International (SSI), an interdisciplinary
colloquium of historical fencing specialists dedicated to
promoting and advancing the study of Western swordsmanship,
and is a participating board member of the Association
for Historical Fencing (AHF). David received his
designation of free scholler in Oct, 2000 and the
"Acknowledged Instructor" (AI) designation
for armored combat instruction in Oct, 2000 by
the International Masters at Arms Federation (IMAF).
Working with representatives of other martial arts disciplines, David has recently helped to create the "Electronic
Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences" (EJMAS), a Web resource dedicated to promoting scholarship
in various martial endeavors. He is the executive editor of
the "Journal
of Western Martial Art," one of the
journals that comprise EJMAS.
Acknowledged for researches in Medieval Armored Combat
Brian McIlmoyle is
the Vice President and Co-founder of The Academy of European Medieval
Martial Arts (AEMMA)
His Swordmanship training began with Training in modern Epee and Sabre. This
introduction to swordmanship soon developed into an interest in Historical
Fencing. Brian has been studying and practising Medieval swordsmanship in
various forms for 17 years. Since 1997 he has devoted himself to researching and
developing training programs for skills development in Historical Fencing of the
Early Period. Early in 1999 he partnered with David Cvet and Co-founded the
Current AEMMA organization.
He is AEMMA's Principle Instructor and has been deeply
involved in the development of the AEMMA training program. His 10 years of
Canadian Armed forces experience as a recruit instructor is leveraged in the
disciplined training of students. Current projects include the development of
post Scholler training programs for Free Scholler Candidates.
Brian's goal is to assist in the expansion of a viable Western Martial
Arts tradition that can co-exist on equal terms with the existing Eastern
Martial Arts tradition. Brian had received his designation of Free
Scholler (AEMMA) in Oct., 2000. Brian also received his appointment of "Acknowledged
Instructor " (AI) designation for Historical Fencing (Early Period
armoured Combat) in October 14, 2001 by the IMAF.