The International Medieval Combat Federation (IMCF) presents historical armoured combat as a regulated competitive sport. Its duel classes place two trained…
A loose or missing rivet can turn a minor armour repair into a serious equipment problem. On a breastplate, shoulder lame, elbow cop, or knee cop, a failed…
Mental training has quietly become one of the most discussed performance tools among historical medieval combatants in Australia. From Melbourne training halls…
Medieval armour was never a single, standardised object. A knight preparing for a mounted joust needed protection from a narrow, predictable impact delivered…
Across Australian medieval combat clubs, summer evenings stretch past nine in places like Brisbane and Perth, while winter dusk settles over Melbourne and…
The clang of blunted steel echoes across a tournament field as a fighter adjusts a helmet and takes a long, slow breath. Beside them, a squire checks every…
Every fighter who has stepped into a tournament list remembers the moment a flag goes up. One second you are in the flow of a five-on-five scrum, the next you…
Historical medieval combat rewards fighters who can read a swing before it lands. Inside the ring at a buhurt tournament, a half-second hesitation is the…
Arming swords, side swords and short falchions sit at the heart of medieval full-contact fighting, and within the structured bouts run by the International…