Aspiring Knight

Who makes your favorite longsword?

I’m really curious who makes YOUR favorite longsword? My first (steel) longsword was a pretty generic one with a disc…

How to make arming points for armored combat, harnischfechten, etc. We discuss historical arming points and cover how to make your own.

This past weekend, I had an amazing opportunity to help out my friends at Bayt Al-Asad, a Persian historical combat…

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Traveling with Armor

Flights Many of us travel long distances to fight. Today, travel is so much more complex than in the middle…

Last weekend I traveled to England for an armored fighting clinic, but also got to ride a warhorse!

This past weekend, I worked with the Brotherhood of the Arrow and Sword (an educational reenactment demonstration group) at the…

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.

For those of you who heard (the camera was not working yet) the live stream of my last fight you’ll…

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Getting Started in Armored Combat

Flashing swords clang against steel armor! You’ve seen the excitement and the intensity and you want in. But where do…