Polish Knight Fighting League

[Darsc Zacal]

Holy Carp!

 

And I thought the SCAA guys were one crenellation short of a battlement.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVNThHbVbI

 

I'll... uh... um... just sit quietly on my sofa and sort out my minis. Thank you very much.

[Dilvish the Deliverer]

That is totally bad a$$. Me likey. Much cooler than half naked men grappling.

[unclebilly]

Now I would pay to see THAT on pay per view :D

[dwarvenranger]

Waaaay cool. Definitely beats watching the heavy fighters do their thing in the SCA

[The Inner Geek]

Wow. I think I have bruises just from watching that. I'd like more.

[Talae]

How have they not had anyone die doing that?

[TGP]

From observing the video once...

 

Looks like they have: fairly high-tech padding under the authentic looking armor, very high quality steel helms that look authentically medieval (but are far superior), refs or wardens who lunge in to call a halt when that one guy's helmet popped off, some basic safety rules like slash-don't-stab / no-striking-at-knees / no-striking-someone-on-the-ground / etc., limited swing arcs for long-hafted weapons, rebated weapons...

 

...that's how.

 

The SCA heavy fighter types are essentially using billets to hit each other with (plus a bunch more of their home-brewed safety rules). Billets were used in the middle ages as practice weapons. Rebated weapons were often used in medieval tournaments and most participants survived (though there were casualties).

Edited September 27, 2013 by TGP

[Talae]

One guy looked like his head got rocked pretty hard. Even in gear that could cause major problems with brain or spinal cord damage.

 

Don't get me wrong, I would watch it. And enjoy it greatly. I was more realizing why it isn't a US event...

[CashWiley]

Ouch, the throat jabs with the shields can't be fun.

[Orlando_the_Technicoloured]

Can't be much more dangerous than horse jumping/3 day eventing

 

bring it on (as long as I only have to watch)