A long campaign finally came to a conclusion today. For those who don’t know my husband’s passion and sport is armored sword fighting with HMB (historical medieval battle). Earlier this year they decided to do something crazy and do three tough tournaments in four short weeks. (more…)
Category: Armored Fighting
Kearney Tournament 2016
Pre Tournament
Kearney tournament was held on 12th and 13th with two full days of fighting. This event was local for us and only 20 min from our front door! To help grow this local event my husband and I hosted as many fighters as we could stuff into our house. The day before the event was set up for anyone who arrived early enough; they set up tents, a barricade for the fighting arena, and much more. We ended up having 9 women in attendance which is a LOT of women fighters. We were able have two teams with substitutes and get some solid fighting in. (more…)
ITOC 2016
Almost 90 fighters from around the world gathered in Springfield, Illinois for The International Tournament of Chivalry. Included in their ranks were nine fighters from the California team Ursus. My husband and I have been driving down to San Jose every weekend for team practice and to build my armor in just over a month. It’s been a whirlwind getting everything finished (more…)