David M. Cvet
Canada
, B.Sc., born in Canada, is a graduate of the University of Toronto with majors in biochemistry & genetics, and computer science. He began his work career conducting six years of diabetes research at the Banting and Best Institute which introduced him to the application of computing in the analysis of protein sequencing in the field of diabetes research. Following this, he pursued a career as an information technology (IT) professional for the next 25 years. His IT career spans from the earliest days of systems engineering on mainframes and super-computers to architecting and designing computing environments for international financial institutions, to ultimately achieving positions as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for a number of advanced-technology companies including startups. His work provided opportunities to live and work in various countries in Europe and South America during his career. He retired from the IT profession in February 2004, and turned his attention to his long time passion of historical martial arts and focused on the resurrection and reconstruction of historical European martial arts.
His passion in the research of the ancient arts, fired David's desire to pursue the development of a formal medieval martial arts training program and founded the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA) in 1998, a non-profit corporation dedicated to the resurrection, reconstruction and formalization of medieval martial arts training systems. He is also the Academy's Provost and continues the research and development of training curriculums that include armoured and unarmoured training systems, while furthering the mission of the Academy. More recently, he founded the AEMMA Nova Scotia chapter in 2008. His first opportunity to combine research on Fiore dei Liberi and its physical application to training was in Milan, Italy, in the early 90's employing steel weapons in longsword techniques. He has also participated and contributed to various organizations dedicated to studying the Middle Ages. In addition to his study and practice of historical European mediaeval martial arts for almost two decades, previously, he had also studied and practiced Asian combat arts. This experience was instrumental in understanding the concepts as it was documented in the mediaeval treatises on the subject.
He is a board member (Director) of the Association for Historical Fencing (AHF), and is involved with the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in an advisory/consultant capacity for matters related to the medieval history as it pertains to arms and armour. He also volunteers in and develops a variety of ROM programs oriented towards education of children and adults on the various aspects of the medieval period. He has also earned the Coaching Association of Canada (NCCP) Level 1 theory, a national coaching certification program of the Coaching Association of Canada.
Memberships include the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS), a charitable organization dedicated to marine mammal conservation in the Maritimes through rescue, education and research, Equestrian Nova Scotia, Canadian Association of Rocketry. David was also involved in various film/video projects including:
Other interests and activities include: diving (SCUBA: tech, wreck, cave, deep (to 40 m)), cycling, chivalric orders, honours, horses and riding, archery (longbow, recurve, crossbow and compound bow), firearms, gardening and hurling with trebuchets. He and his wife Gail, are also owners/operators of Wine Kitz Digby, Wine Kitz Bridgewater, Wine Kitz Yarmouth stores in Nova Scotia and Director-at-large with the Digby & Area Board of Trade. David is also co-founder of the Atalanta Hospice Society whose mission is to establish a residential style hospice (Fundy Hospice) in the Cornwallis Park area to serve the counties of Annapolis and Digby. Honours & Awards
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