The development of modern armored combat has changed the way devotees of motorsport and mixed martial arts treat their sports by moving away from historical reenactment toward regulated buhurt weapons ...

In one corner is thirty-seven-year-old Matt Gifford, five foot ten inches, weighing in at 185 pounds. Over his armor, he wears a red brigandine, a cloth garment studded with metal. On the other side ...

CHESAPEAKE — In the Middle Ages, knights sparring in combat as a public spectacle might have been a typical entertainment option. Hundreds of years later, some locals are dedicated to keeping the ...

On sunny Friday afternoons at Northwestern, foam swords clash against shields and other weapons as fighters duel each other on Deering Meadow. The fighters are part of the Belegarth Medieval Combat ...

Fighters from Poland (in red) and France (in blue) fight against each other in a "5 vs 5" competition during the Medieval Combat World Championship in Belmonte, Spain, May 1, 2014. Medieval combat is ...

Medieval archers were not limited to ranged combat. Once their arrows were spent, they often joined the fight using melee ...

An American team is in Europe this week for a medieval combat competition. They dress up in period costumes and fight with dulled weapons. Two medieval armored combat world championships are happening ...

If you’ve watched movies or played games… you probably think you understand medieval weapons. Heavy armor that makes knights ...

Speaking of Medieval combat, I've recently stumbled across the upcoming first-person title Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. "Designed to play and feel like a FPS," the game's description reads, "players ...