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The International Medieval Combat Federation is a global historical full contact sport fighting revival movement, in which combatants use historically accurate reproduction medieval and early modern armour and blunted weapons to engage in competitive fights according to authentic historical tournament rules. Founded in 2013, the organisation ...
In 2010, several dozen HEMA schools and clubs from around the world united under the umbrella of the HEMA Alliance, a US-based martial arts federation dedicated to developing and sharing the Historical European Martial Arts and assisting HEMA schools and instructors with such things as instructor certification, insurance, and equipment development.
The Battle of the Nations is an international historical medieval battles world championship, first held in 2009, in Khotyn, Ukraine [1] and held in Europe, in April, every year until the cancelled 2022 tournament. It is a full contact competition using metal weapons and a standardized list of rules.
Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) or Buhurt [1] [2] (from Old French béhourd: "joust", "tournament") [3] or Armored Combat is a modern full contact fighting sport with steel blunt weapons characteristic for the Middle Ages. [4] Rules on armour and weapons for historical authenticity and safety are published on Battle of the Nations website. [5]
Society for Creative Anachronism armored combat participants. The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century.
A new report details the explosive growth of neo-Nazi groups using fitness to build ‘shadow’ armies
Belegarth Medieval Combat Society is a sport where participants fight with foam padded safety equipment made to reflect medieval weaponry. The sport's combat is hard hitting and fast-paced, governed by a set of easy-to-learn rules Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, and requires a level of skill and aggression that challenges its participants to be physically fit.
A National Geographic show on the fight book of German fight master Hans Talhoffer Podcast 39: Chivalry in Renaissance Martial Arts by Scott Farrell, February 24, 2010. An interview of John Clements, the director of the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts, on how the ideals of chivalry shaped, and were reflected in the culture and ...