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 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Once a month, members of the Rust Knights meet at Cole Park to practice. The team is Corpus Christi’s Armored Combat Sports team. In an ACS competition, fighters go against one ...

Armored combat is a sport that's growing in Tulsa. There are two armored combat teams in the Armored Combat Worldwide league. The state's third team is based out of OKC. It's modern day, Medieval-era ...

Ian Webb at left and Travis Chuning spar using their soft kits during a Colorado Wardens medieval armored combat training session in Black Forest on April 15, 2023. During a melee, like the ones he’ll ...

Alarm clocks are not needed on Saturday mornings at the Villages at McCullers Walk apartment complex. Each weekend the sounds of clanging steel, blaring metal music and the thumping of 300-pound tires ...

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 ...

If anyone drove past the Eastpointe Memorial Library Saturday afternoon and thought a scene from Game of Thrones was unfolding on the lawn, fear not. Members of the Order of Pegasus femme armored ...

PHOENIX — Medieval Times is seeking candidates to join the Knights of the Realm at the Scottsdale Castle. The attraction is hoping to cast 8-10 knights to compete in games, jousting and sword fighting ...

So much to see and do at this year’s Louisiana Renaissance Festival, how will you ever choose what to check out first?

“Fighters, touch tips!” master of ceremonies Mickey Gallus booms over a loudspeaker. The clunky innuendo elicits a roar from the Saturday-night crowd inside Hammond Civic Center. Violence looms, and ...