Gregor Medvešek began his HEMA journey in 2005. As many others, he was first introduced to the historical martial arts by studying longsword, but as he began researching the manuals, he soon discovered his true passion – wrestling. To better understand the teachings of medieval masters, he began cross-training in other martial arts, primarily modern Greco-Roman wrestling, in which he also successfully competed, winning the 2012 Slovenian national championship in the middleweight division.

The primary focus of his interest are German wrestling texts from the 15th and 16th centuries, such as those of Talhoffer, Ott and Auerswald. He has also tried his hand at translating, producing English translations of Lignitzer’s and Ott’s treatises currently available at wiktenauer.com.

Gregor has been teaching medieval wrestling internationally since 2011 and has held workshops at major European HEMA events such as Dijon, Swordfish, Celje and Dreynevent.