Guys Windsor is an international expert in historical European martial arts (HEMA). Windsor travels internationally teaching HEMA combat around the world running workshops in many countries throughout the year. He is also an author of books on the topic. Windsor was born in Cambridge, England in 1973, and he grew up in England, Argentina, Botswana and Peru. He learnt fencing initially from his grandfather, before taking up once he started studying at the University of Edinbourgh. He was one of the original founders of The British Federation of Historical Swordplay in 1999. In September, he decided to teach HEMA full time, becoming one of the first people to do so. He moved to Helsinki, in Sweden and opened a school there, The School of European Swordsmanship in 2001. The School now has a number of branches all around the world.<ref name="swordschool.com"/> He has written six books on historical European martial arts.
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