Aspiring Knight

Acquiring Your First Real Armor (Getting Started, part 2)

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Getting Started in Armored Combat

First piece of advice: BUY NOTHING till you’ve done a great deal of homework. Second piece of advice: Consult those…

The modern world seems to start the Christmas season much too early and also end it much too early. In…

They say it is easier to teach a great rider how to fight than to teach a great fighter how…

This essay is primarily focused on later period, European, full plate armor. In my case, late 15th century. As some…

Do you want to see some great fighting? Me, too! This weekend, I’ll be at the Armored Combat Sports North…

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Getting Started in Armored Combat

Who’s Who and What’s What. A rough list of terms to know.

It’s been a long plague but there are signs of hope! One of these is the return of the Renaissance…

This morning while sipping coffee and waiting on a work meeting, I got to thinking about what goes into the…

“Is that armor hot?” Hotter than you might imagine. Here’s how we cope with it.

I set up my GoPro MAX this weekend and recorded all the fights. Here is the footage of my rematch…