Instructor Bio: Michael Chidester

Michael Chidester is the Editor-in-Chief of Wiktenauer and owner of HEMA Bookshelf. He is a Research Scholar of the Meyer Freifechter Guild, a founding member of the Society for Historical European Martial Arts Studies (SHEMAS), and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. He has lectured on historical martial arts across North America and Europe and authored or edited many books. Michael has been studying HEMA since 2001 and currently trains at Athena School of Arms in Cambridge, MA.