Johanus Haidner

Ive always had a love of art and writing. I wanted to be world known for my art when I was in high school. And my B.A. concentrated on writing and drawing Its always been my passion. In 1994 Johanus helped found The Academy of European Swordsmanship (swordsmanship.ca) where he still volunteers in his spare time teaching German (KdF) and English mar... tial arts to people from all walks of life, aged seven and up. HEMA is fun! He is a single dad to a boy and a girl who inspire him every day. They are the most enthusiastic fans of his artwork as well as the Mythic Hero tabletop RPG game he wrote. He is working on many supplements to Mythic Hero, as well as writing some childrens stories, a couple of novels, and some other non-fiction. Johanus also he sells his artwork, his handcrafted jewellery, and the occasional knife. Johanus Haidner lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta. Born and raised in Calgary, he has lived in Canada for most of his life. He finished up his MBA while living in Germany and spent a short while traveling around western Europe and has also visited Central Asia and a few other countries. He lived in Houston, Texas for almost two years after completing his university studies. He has been a military police officer, a teacher (grades 4 through 12), a cook, a baker, dealt several games in casinos, made concrete countertops, built a couple of high-end, custom houses while managing a small construction company, worked as a graphic designer and editor, been a technical writer, worked as an internal auditor, a financial analyst, and spent more than twenty years as an accountant. He now does small business taxes as his primary income, although his first loves have always been art and writing. Choosing what to write is often my biggest challenge. I like so much! Its the same thing with my artwork Okay, I dont do comics. Ive just never enjoyed that style. Maybe someday. Ive written about business, and wrote a 300 page book on training trainers (the copyright on that is with Canadian Blood Services, since it ...Read More