Yakup Efe Tunçay - INDES Akademi

Yakup Efe Tunçay.

HEMA Fencer, Historical Researcher

Studied at St. Michel French High-School and having completed his undergraduate studies in Koç University International Relations & Political Sciences and Archaeology & History of Arts departments, Yakup Efe Tunçay is currently focusing his studies on HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) studies since 2016.

His past sportive achievements include licensed rowing and mountaineering as well as Japanese sword martial arts Ken Jutsu (Shindō Musō-ryū)

In 2016, He helped found and then subsequently served as the president of the Association of Historical Martial Arts for 3 terms, helped organize various events, training and promotion activities and seminars on HEMA and historical martial arts and historical swordsmanship and invited various international Masters and Instructors to Turkey.

He left the position of Association president in 2019 to further focus on his HEMA studies as a unique multidisciplinary endeavour combining martial arts, competitive sports and academic research into one.

Had the fortune and honour of working with various contemporary Masters and Instructors such as Tom Outwin, Devon Boorman and Miroslav Lesichkov.

His current studies are focused on foreign manuscripts that form the basis of HEMA research and he endeavours to translate these historical texts into Turkish.

As an active HEMA fighter, he actively participates in various international HEMA tournaments, seminars and events.

Seminars, Trainings and Tournaments Organized

IFMSF Instructor Training
Instructor training seminar by IFMSF President Mariia Davydova. Israel. January 27-28, 2017.
Italian Longsword Seminar
Italian Longsword Seminar, by Devon Boorman and Tom Outwin. İstanbul. June 3-4, 2017.
Hematolia 2018
1. Turkish HEMA Gathering. Istanbul. July 21-22, 2018.
IFMSF Referee and Instructor Training Seminar
Advanced Instructor and Referee training seminar by IFMSF President Mariia Davydova. Istanbul. September 24-25, 2017.
Turkey 1. IFMSF Tournament
Modern Sword Fighting 1. National Tournament, Head Judge. September 25, 2018.
Hematolia 2019
Istanbul. April 13-14 2019.

Other Seminars and Trainings

IFMSF Instructor Training
Instructor training seminar by IFMSF President Mariia Davydova. Israel. January 27-28, 2017.

HEMA Tournaments and Events Participated

Wessex League - Reading Chapter
Longsword category. Reading, UK. October 28, 2017.
Swordplay 2018
Longsword, Rapier and Sidesword categories. Belgrad, Serbia. November 30, December 2, 2019.
Hematolia 2019
Longsword Category Head Judge, April 13-14, 2019. Istanbul.
Swordplay 2019
Longsword, Rapier and Sidesword categories. Belgrad, Serbia. December 6 – 8, 2019.

Other Tournaments and Events

Israeli Challenge (HMB Soft / IFMSF)
HMB Soft / IFMSF Tournament, Triathlon category. Israel. January 27-28, 2018.
Battle of the Nations 2017
Battle of the Nations 2017 International Medieval Armored Combat Tournament. Turkish National Team, 5vs5 category. Barcelona, Spain. April 29 – May1^st , 2017.
JustOut 2017
HEMA Longsword and Sidesword categories, JustOut 2017 Medieval culture festival, Manasija Monastery, Serbia. August 25-27, 2017.

Presentations and Promotions

GeekFest Avrasya 2017
HEMA and Historical Martial Arts presentation at GeekFest Avrasya, held in İstanbul Kültür University on November 11-12, 2017.
METUCon 2018
Joint HEMA presentation and basic training, together with the representatives of Turkish HEMA clubs and teams at Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. April 21-23, 2018.

Research, Publication and Articles

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