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The following images are a collection of various photos, including raw or un-retouched photos of various events, practices or candid shots of AEMMA and its members and students over the years. (Many of the image files are large, up to 2MB in size, so patience would be prudent when navigating through the photos.) Some are dated and are included for archival purposes. To view an enlargement of the thumbnail image, simply click on the thumbnail itself . You will require "javascript" in most cases to enabled to view the images in their enlargements.
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Contents

1.   Video library (a collection and archive of training, events, workshops, bouts, interviews, documentaries, etc.)
2. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

2011
	AEMMA participated in its 7th year with the ROM's March Break. This year, the event took place in the Rotunda - a smaller affair, but still popular with the ROM's visitors. Photos by Alex Wagner and the ROM. - April 10, 2011		Some casual photographs of the post pas d'armes event later on that Saturday. Note that John Woods had a finger injury. Photos by Gene Carney. - April 30, 2011		AEMMA hosted Maestro Ramon Martinez Spanish Rapier workshop weekend. The evening found all students and Maestro Martinez at a local Irish pub for dinner. Photos by Gene Carney. - May14-15, 2011
	OMSG hosted their 9th annual camping weekend, complete with mounted jousting, archery tournament, and more armoured and unarmoured fighting than you can shake a stick at! Photos by David Dack. - Jul30-Aug1, 2011		AEMMA's annual Christmas dinner party, which usually lasts till the wee hours in the morning, and highlighted with the traditional "kill or spill" games. - December 3, 2011
2010
	FACT once again hosted an annual Open House, presenting a plethora of martial arts fighting styles at FACT, as well as aerial work. - January 31, 2010		Paul Micallef, traditional archery instructor, ran a bow-making course. Students after the completion, are depicting shooting their newly made bows. Photos courtesy of Allan Wilson. - March 05, 2010		AEMMA participated for the 6th year in the annual ROM March Break, providing arms & armour display, swordfighting demos and firing the trebuchet. Photos by Emily Tanaka. - March 14, 2010
	AEMMA hosted a Spanish Rapier workshop, featuring Maestro Ramon Martinez as the instructor for the 2-day workshop. - April 17, 2010		AEMMA hosted its pas d'armes in its salle d'armes located on 927 Dupont Street. Ten (10) armoured combatants in total. Photos by Emily Tanaka. - April 25, 2010		David delivers a presentation on Liberi, chivalry in the 21st century and heraldry for Juniper House, St. Mary's Bay, NS. - May 12, 2010
	A selection of photos taken by David at the 8th annual OMSG Camping Weekend, hosted by John & Liz Woods on their farm in Spencerville. - July 30-August 2, 2010		Photos taken by Jacqueline Miller during a shoot on Thanksgiving Monday in Newmarket, to help Ken Mondschein record a demo for History Channel. - October 11, 2010		Jared Kirby was invited to deliver a workshop on Capo Ferro Rapier, assisted by Beau Brock. Thanks to Gene Carney (1-153) and Alex Wagner (154-184) for the photos! - November 28, 2010
2009
	David B. Murphy, founder of the Guelph Chapter of AEMMA and his schollers challenged AEMMA Toronto to an unarmoured fencing tournament, encompassing spear, dagger and sword. - January 17, 2009		The FACT partnership comprised of AEMMA, JKD and Wing Chun held their annual open house promoting the various martial arts and physical training available at FACT through demonstrations delivered by each school. - January 25, 2009		Aldo Valente successfully challenged and achieved the rank of free scholler at AEMMA. It was a grueling 3.5 hour examination, covering all aspects of Fiore, including armoured combat. - March 1, 2009
	Yet another presentation of "How a man shall be armed" delivered to the Connaught Public School in St. Catherines assisted by scholler Aaron Bolarinho, the same school in which David's sister Marie teaches at. - March 5, 2009		AEMMA participates once again in the annual ROM March Break presentations and demonstrations, this year being its 5th year. The display, as usual is the focus of attention for thousands who passed through the ROM daily during the week. - March 16-20, 2009		The ROM hosts AEMMA's second annual pas d'armes in their Currelly Gallery. These photos are general non-combative photos taken by Dan Sellers or Robbie Sprules. - March 21, 2009
	Photographs of the numerous armoured bouts taken by Nancy Dixon, a friend of armoured combatant Matt Brundle of AEMMA's second annual pas d'armes in the ROM Currelly Gallery. - March 21, 2009		Photographs of the numerous armoured bouts taken by Ray Barlow, a friend of armoured combatant Dale Gienow of AEMMA's second annual pas d'armes in the ROM Currelly Gallery. - March 21, 2009		7th Annual OMSG camping weekend, held on the combination of John Woods and Matt McKee's frams in Spencerville, ON. This weekend featured an armoured pas d'armes patterned after the pas d'armes hosted by the ROM. - July 31-August 3, 2009
	AEMMA's 3rd annual unarmoured tournament organized by David B. Murphy, founder of the Guelph Chapter. Twelve combatants participated and used only the Tinker longswords for this event, doubling as an assessment of the swords. - November 7, 2009
2008
	A big job for AEMMA and its partners of FACT, of refinishing the hardwood floor. The gray paint was sanded off, the seams filled and top coats of preservant were applied to the sanded floor. - January 4-6, 2008		AEMMA does another arms & armour presentation and display at the annual ROM March Break program. The event included daily demonstrations of unarmoured fencing. - March 10-14, 2008		During the ROM March Break presentation and demonstrations, a surprise visit by Rick Mercer graced the AEMMA display area, and even engaged in a bout with Kel Rekuta! - March 12, 2008
	The first tournament or pas d'armes organized by AEMMA since 2000. The Royal Ontario Museum offered their venue in the form of the Currelly Gallery. The event was conducted with all heraldic display and pageantry, fitting of its historical counterpart. - March 15, 2008		A presetation of "How a man shall be armed" conducted outdoors in the town gazebo during their "Scallop Days" annual celebration. Local AEMMA NS students assisted and demonstrated unarmoured swordplay. - August 10, 2008		An end of summer training BBQ at the residence of David in Smiths Cove. There were some swordplay, spearplay, axe throwing, archery and of course, plenty of food from the BBQ. - September 21, 2008
	A presentation of "How a man shall be armed" conducted at the Digby Elementary School, NS. A useful gig, as AEMMA NS gets to use the gym in exchange! - September 28, 2008		A typical rapier class, lead by Beau Brock who instructs on the basis of Capo Ferro. Rapier training is on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. - November 19, 2008		Periodically, AEMMA donates time and energy for the kids at Sick Kids Hospital, treating them to a "How a man shall be armed" coupled with heraldry and their drawing their own coats of arms for the prize of a wooden shield. This go around, David and Russ Howe. - November 19, 2008
	Aaron Bolarinho, challenged to do his scholler test, has had a desire to train in the medieval arts ever since he was a boy, and found himself joining the Guelph Chapter in 2005 starting training at 16. He successfully achieved the rank of scholler. - December 14, 2008
2007
	For the third year, AEMMA presented their medieval arms & armour parapernalia for the ROM's March Break, including tactile samples of the "artifacts". - March 12-16, 2007		David M. Cvet on a trip to Scotland, England and Slovenia, delivered a Fiore dagger and grappling class at a fencing salle in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the Saturday of a 2-day workshop. - March 24, 2007		David M. Cvet on a trip to Scotland, England and Slovenia, delivered a Fiore arming/longsword class at a fencing salle in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the Sunday of a 2-day workshop which concluded with a visit to the National Museum, and an examination of their medieval arms & armour artifacts. - March 25, 2007
	David M. Cvet on a trip to Scotland, England and Slovenia, delivered a Fiore dagger class at Maestro Paul Macdonald's salle in Edinburgh, Scotland. - March 26, 2007		David having fun in harness, showing what a "knight" in Smith's Cove, NS might do as part of his routine, which doubles as conditioning in armour, in this little village just outside of Digby. - August 2, 2007		Shawn Zirger, instructor for JKD at FACT, challenged AEMMA for the scholler test. Over the years, Shawn had "inserted" himself into periodic training, and with his in-depth skills in martial arts, was able to perform very well during the test. - September 09, 2007
	David Murphy, free scholler who founded AEMMA Guelph organized this first unarmoured tournament weekend, with the thought of conducting such an event annually. All participants had a great time to test their "mettle" against combatants rarely or never fenced before. - October 20-21, 2007
2006
	The Discovery Channel crew, including their hostess, Natasha Stillwell filmed a piece entitled "Behind the scenes - Armizare" which aired December 5, 2006 on Discovery. - November 30, 2006		A ROM presentation of "How a man shall be armed in the 14th century" organized by the ROM FMSS. The audience numbered about 35 and were limited to FMSS members only. - December 10, 2006
2005
	A couple of photos of the Fiore weekend workshop, conducted by Bob Charron of St. Martin's Academy. The fairly large class included students from OMSG. - January 15-16, 2005		A few photos of a training class at AEMMA's salle d'armes on Dupont (called Ossington). Notice the traction trebuchet in the foreground. - February 2005		Brian McIlmoyle and Kel Rekuta deliver an introduction to medieval swordsmanship course at the Royal Ontario Museum, in the Currelly Gallery. - March 2005
	Photos of an indoor archery practice. The targets (butts) are approximately 18m away from the shooting line. - April 2, 2005		Photographs of Frank William's free scholler challenge. His zugadore being Kel Rekuta. Frank successfully achieves the rank of Free Scholler, and the day ends with a BBQ at Brian's place. Photos by Peter Yu. - April 17, 2005		AEMMA puts on a display and presentation of Fiore's armizare which includes a regular class on the Sunday, and a number of armoured bouts. Volunteers include John Woods from OMSG. Photos by Peter Yu. - July 2-3, 2005
	Photographs of various activities at the annual OMSG camping weekend located near Hull, PQ. Photos include the armoured charge or the conclusion of the charge. Photos by Liz Woods. - August, 2005		David while visiting Slovenia visited the home town of Fiore dei Liberi, and met with the Minister of Culture, visited the house that Fiore was born in (or at least the small part that remained standing) and received a copy of the 1902 publication. - October 5, 2005		Some photos of a training class at AEMMA's salle d'armes on Dupont working with arming sword. - November 13, 2005
2004
	A presentation of "How a man shall be armed" at Toronto's Havergal College. The presentation was conducted in front of about 130 students, and was narrated by Phil Groff. - January 20, 2004		A presentation of "How a man shall be armed" at Toronto's Donwood Park Public School. The presentation was conducted in front of about 250 students from their Grade 4,5 and 6 classes. - February 26, 2004		A typical training class at the salle d'armes at Ossington. This is the new salle in which AEMMA moved into in February of this year. - November, 2004
2003
	During the FACT Open House, AEMMA setup sharp sword cutting exercises for those in attendance. The tightly rolled mats offer an excellent opportunity to test one's cutting skills. - January 5, 2003		Photos of an indoor archery practice at the salle on St. Clair. Individuals include Julian Siggers from the ROM giving some advice and counsel to Gail Smith on the finer points of archery. - February 15, 2003		AEMMA's participation during the ROM's March Break included a display area with arms and armour on display for visitors to physically examine or try on, and a demo of an armoured trial by combat. (Photos extracted from videos) - March 11-14, 2003
	A presentation of "How a man shall be armed" at the Queenston Public School in Mississauga. The presentation was initiated by a friend's daughter who attends this school. - April 14, 2003		Another presentation of "How a man shall be armed" at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). This presentation was the 10th over the past three years at the ROM. (images extracted from videos only) - May 11, 2003		AEMMA participated in the City of Toronto's Annual Street Festival, by delivering a series of armoured bouts, patterned after Trial by Combats. Other presentations include unarmoured fencing. (Photos extracted from videos) - July 4-6, 2003
	In the city of London, AEMMA participated in the International Dragon's Lair Jousting Tournament by delivering a series of armoured bouts, patterned after Trial by Combats. (Photos extracted from videos) - July 11-13, 2003		Another fabulous weekend in Hull, PQ, hosted and organized by the OMSG folks. This year's weekend featured Pete Kautz, who delivered intensive conditioning training. (Photos by Liz Woods & Peter Yu) - August 2003		Periodically, with the assistance of Dr. Robert Mason, AEMMA students are treated to a visit to the ROM which provides the opportunity for them to examine the medieval arms & armour artifacts. - October 2003
	A couple of photos of the sword & buckler workshop delivered by Australian Stephen Hand. The work was entirely based on the treatise I.33. (Photos extracted from videos) - November 1-2, 2003
2002
	Some photos taken during the Canadian Historical European Martial Arts (CHEMA) Workshop. The workshop featured Pete Kautz and Scott Nichols. The day ended with a small armoured tournament. - May 11, 2002		A first presentation delivered by Frank Williams, shortly after he had achieved his scholler rank at the Holy Rosary School. The presentation was on the foundations of swordsmanship. - May 16, 2002		A very popular presentation is the "How a man shall be armed in the 14th century". This presentation was delivered at the Sheridan Park School in St. Catherines, ON. - June 10, 2002
	The day we had unpacked the largest sword order by AEMMA, with 28 longswords from Valentine Armoury. The delivery included two medieval pavilions as well. - July 2002		A workshop delivered by Bob Charron of the St. Martin's Academy of Medieval Arts. He presented on the basic themes and methods of Fiores approach with respect to grappling and dagger. - November 23, 2002
2001
	AEMMA hosted a one day workshop on Fiore entitled "A Day with Liberi". The morning session was devoted to the overall introduction to the text and illustrations in the Getty's version. - February 17, 2001		Photos of a practice held at Innes Community Centre, depicting drills on grappling, dagger and some freeplay swordplay, using the old wooden wasters. The training class also featured Anton and David having a go in armour. - March 25, 2001		Photos of a practice held at the Regent Park Community Centre. The usual drills can be seen, and Murph is trying on his new harness, and the two David's have a go in armour. - June 1, 2001
	Photos of a practice at at the Regent Park Community centre, with drills focused on grappling and dagger. The training session included throw and take-downs. - June 3, 2001		Armoured training day, outdoors at the Regent Park Community Centre featuring David and Anton fighting in harness. This practice session was conducted once the regular training was concluded. - June 24, 2001		Photos of AEMMA's participation in the WCJA Jousting Tournament held in Orangeville. The day included a presentation of a "Trial by Combat" between brothers David and Anton on this very hot summer day. - July 14, 2001
	Armoured practice and swordplay outdoors behind the Innis Park Community Centre. This hot and sultry day featured Brian McIlmoyle and David in harness. - September 9, 2001
2000
	A collection of photos of a typical training class at the Innes Community Centre, featuring past students Filip, Elizabeth and Mike performing the moillenette. - April 2000		David and Brian McIlmoyle delivering a presentation at the Guelph School of Japanese Sword Arts. The presentation was at the invitation of Kim Taylor, the organizer of the event. - July 2000		A couple of shots of a class at the Innes Community Centre, which features past students including Elizabeth S., David H. and Mary D. - August 2000
	The same training day as the previous collection of photos at the Innes Community Centre, but outdoors at the rear of the centre where David, Anton and Brian are training in armour. - August 2000		Some stills taken during the first armoured tournament organized by AEMMA at the WMA2000 workshop. This event took place at the Medieval Times Restaurant which provided an extremely large venue for the event. - October 2000
1999
	David and Brian McIlmoyle performing a sword opening and then working through the "delta" level drills. These were pairs drills designed to take the student through all of the angles or attack and defense. The classes were held at the Innes Community Centre. - October 1999		Mike Rasmusson and Brian working on the "gamma", which further highlights the angles of attack and defense, but works on the timing attribute of fencing. - October 1999		Photos depicting the first ever Western Martial Arts Workshop, hosted by the Chicago Swordplay Guild in Chicago. Photos include David posed with a hewing shield constructed by Jared Kirby. - October 1999