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A vice news production (bleh), but it would certainly be a spectacle to beheld. I don't think I'd be gutsy enough to suit up myself. Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkDDBL7jNew _________________________ An unarmed man can only flee from evil and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it. - Col Jeff Cooper NRA Life Member Long Live the Super Thirty-Eight | ||
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Holy crap... just plain crazy. LOL Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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WOW! That's nutso! Get to watch though. Thanks for posting this. RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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Hmmmmm, that is a very "interesting" sport. I wonder what it costs to get into it (not that I would consider doing so). | |||
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I read somewhere that a broadsword of that era weighed 15 pounds. And required great strength and stamina to actually use it in a fight. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Drug Dealer |
I kept looking for Elizabeth Taylor, but no joy.  When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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I do the "lesser" version of this sport, which is SCA. We use Rattan weapons instead of real steel. Safer, but still a big potential for injury. I would NEVER fight real steel. That said, a decent quality suit of ACL(armored combat league) armor is gonna be around 2 grand minimum, and they get absolutely destroyed on the battlefield, so you're replacing parts constantly. My SCA full stainless suit cost me about 2 grand, but it's a lot more armor than required for SCA. This is me:   ________________________________________________ | |||
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100% baloney. A one handed sword weighs 2-3 pounds. A 2 handed sword weighs 3-5 pounds. Medieval weapons were made to be as light as possible. All the modern cheap "replicas" that you see online and at the ren faire and whatnot weigh 2-4 times more than a real sword. A real sword is gonna cost around or over 200 bucks at least. You will notice the difference in weight and balance immediately. This is the real (starter) sword that I own and I think it clocks in at 3.5 lbs: https://www.amazon.com/CS88ITS...300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch ________________________________________________ | |||
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This. Actually the strength required was to move (somewhat with agility) in plate armor. Early full plate was upwards of 40-50 pounds, and became heavier as hand cannons became more prevalent. Foot soldiers and mounted knights were dressed out differently, but freighting around 50 extra pounds was...wearing. Modern combat soldiers may carry as much, but modern combat requires considerably less physical whacking than 12th century one-on-one. "And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day" | |||
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In the early 1980's a girl I knew participated in SCA events, though not combat. She told me that a motorcycle gang tried to break up a SCA match one day, and had their asses handed to them. -------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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Wow. I never thought about the equipment that gets demolished, or damaged beyond repair, or damaged where it is no longer safe. I was just thinking you buy the stuff and just keep using it. Thanks for the reply. | |||
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Chip away the stone |
I think I would enjoy the hell out of that, so long as nobody hit me. I guess these folks aren't concerned about CTE. Seems like there's a lot of bell ringing going on. | |||
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A few years ago they tried to bring jousting out as a mainstream sport, had several specials, and a few tournaments on TV. Never really took off. "Hold my beer.....Watch this". | |||
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Jester814, how do they determine that a contestant is out, or that a team won? | |||
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