Johanus Haidner founded The Academy of European Swordsmanship in 1994 as a university club researching and learning the historical martial arts of Germany and England. The AES now has three chapters and founded another (The Forge WMA). Johanus also writes non-fiction, fantasy fiction, and wrote a tabletop RPG called "Mythic Hero." He is the head instructor at the Edmonton chapter of the AES and continues to practice HEMA and probably will until his body physically won’t let him.