Which one of you NA players Duel irl?

[Sasuko]

Battle of the Nations is a very poor show of martial arts. Unless the martial art being demonstrated is "how to hit someone who isnt defending themselves in the head with bits of wood and metal untill they fall down while your mate trips him". In which case, its top notch.

True, I won't denounce that, but it still seems like a shit ton of fun. Though, I'd have to admit that learning the historical swordsmanship and then applying them in a duel or a massive battle would seem "Bad Ass."
Although, me or you haven't been in a legitimate battle so trying to implement tactics as you would  in a duel may or may not be so helpful  in a full pitched battle.

[Torben]

certain fraternities in the german speaking areas of europe do fencing duels with little to none protection and sharp weapons.  Check out "Mensur" for more,  and mark twains very fun episode in heidelberg in his book "a tramp abroad" : )

[Adamar]

LOL, what's the US doing in medieval recreations?

[Christo]

LOL, what's the US doing in medieval recreations?

losing, hard

[Adamar]

Well, they deserted from Europe, they shouldn't even be allowed to take part in that.

[Sasuko]

Well, they deserted from Europe, they shouldn't even be allowed to take part in that.

Now, now, Adamar let us "Amerifats" have our fun.

[ShinySpoons]

The techniques found in historical manuals mainly pertain to unarmed fighting. In plate you become a walking tank pretty much. So, fighting in armour basically amounts to who can bash each other in the head hardest with the biggest metal tipped stick. (The russians won in that vid cause they had more guys with big metal tipped sticks)

[Sasuko]

So, fighting in armour basically amounts to who can bash each other in the head hardest with the biggest metal tipped stick.

Hmm makes since 
And do you think the sca is worth joining?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL0rgxxpMAM
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[ShinySpoons]

Hmm makes since 
And do you think the sca is worth joining?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL0rgxxpMAM
^(link doesn't want to work with hyper link)-_-

Depends on what you want. SCA is more than armoured dudes bashing each other. They have more general renaissance reenactment going on and have a wide reach. However, the techniques/rules they use for their individual fighting competitions are..suspect.

If its fighting in a historical manner that interests you ARMA/HEMA might be up your alley. They aren't as popular though so you may not have schools/groups in your area.

Another option if you're mainly interested in competition is to join a sport fencing club. Plenty of those around. If nothing else, a fencing clubs are easy to find and you'll figure out if you want to go deeper into the history or whether you just want to hit people with metal bits.

And lastly, if its purely the history that interest you there are plenty of books on the subject manner and internet resources.

A wiki with old manuals
Recommended books
Forum discussing HEMA

[Sir_Hans]

when I was in highschool I had a couple kendo sticks. Used to take them out all the time and fight with friends for fun, with no protective gear. We didn't duel like traditional kendo we just swung like madmen and tried to hit eachother. Was a lot of fun. I got smacked in the side of the head hard though right on the ear with a baseball type swing... it hurt like hell. Was pretty lucky I didn't get cauliflower ear or a minor concussion from that. Also there was a lot of blows which struck the hands and that also hurt like hell lol. 
Eventually one of the swords broke in and that was the end of that...

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[BlindGuy]

when I was in highschool I had a couple kendo sticks. Used to take them out all the time and fight with friends for fun, with no protective gear. We didn't duel like traditional kendo we just swung like madmen and tried to hit eachother. Was a lot of fun. I got smacked in the side of the head hard though right on the ear with a baseball type swing... it hurt like hell. Was pretty lucky I didn't get cauliflower ear or a minor concussion from that. Also there was a lot of blows which struck the hands and that also hurt like hell lol. 
Eventually one of the swords broke in and that was the end of that...

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Erm... that sounds fun, but you should know:

Cane grows wild on every continent, is cheap if not free.

A kendo stick takes under an hour to make. Theres no reason to stop bashing ppl in the head bro, make your own!

Source: have made kendo stick and bamboo spears for many years (Im a redneck from deep South, but I also have carved many boken, is one of most therapeutic things ive done, leaving you with beautiful object after also)

[Sasuko]

Depends on what you want. SCA is more than armoured dudes bashing each other. They have more general renaissance reenactment going on and have a wide reach. However, the techniques/rules they use for their individual fighting competitions are..suspect.

Yeah I've seen their 1v1 duels and I'm not a fan, but what interests me is the Massive battle they have. And Also, have you seen "DrachenFest" over in Germany?

Seems Like it'll be hell of fun! Though it looks like they are hitting each other with floppy dildos, Que. ;3

[ShinySpoons]

Haha, aye I've seen vids and they look like great fun. Its true you'll be hard pressed to get into a big battle like scenario outside the sca or something involving boffers. The largest group fight I've been involving fencing weapons was about 30; the largest for historical weight weapons was 8. Both are a lot of fun. With the small group skirmishes we found if one group doesn't charge they die

[Porthos]

Extreme sick fighting indeed.

[Sasuko]

Thank you for the info, even though I could just googled it(To lazy):"3,really makes me want to get out there. Plus just looking around at armors and they cost a lot. :/