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Jeff Tsay

Jeff Tsay is currently director of Forte Swordplay, a group based in Boston, Massachusetts devoted to the study of HEMA and actively training the German tradition of Kunst des Fechtens. Jeff has an eclectic martial background, having studied wing chun and several other unarmed and armed Eastern arts before finally succumbing to the hidden mysteries of the Western traditions. In his spare time, Jeff's efforts have focused on refining his interpretation methodology and using it to analyze both greater- (e.g. "Krump") and lesser-understood (e.g. "Rose", "Aussere Mynn") KdF techniques, putting them to the test in national and international tournaments (e.g. Swordfish, Longpoint, and Fechtschule America), and pushing the bounds of using video as an effective medium for sharing HEMA research. 2013 has been a banner year for the HEMA Series Livestream, including the first US HEMA livestreams at Fechtschule America and Longpoint, produced by Jeff and his technical team from Forte Productions. Every fall, Jeff also helps host the Iron Gate Exhibition, one of the premier HEMA/WMA conferences in the US (www.irongateexhibition.com). In the remainder of his very full life, Jeff is a professional project manager, a devoted husband, and dedicated father of 2 awesome boys. To find out more about Jeff's efforts, check out www.forteswordplay.com, www.irongateexhibition.com, and the Western Martial Arts Coalition (www.wmacoalition.com).