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 ...

SIDNEY, Ill. -- Not all weapons makers are huge conglomerates like Smith & Wesson or General Dynamics. Some supply an entirely different market -- and build their weapons in rural Champaign County.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Milwaukee, there's a group of combat athletes that practice sword fighting in full suits of armor.

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 ...

THE COMBAT IS VERY REAL. COMBAT SPORTS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE POPULAR, BUT THE FUTURE OF COMBAT SPORTS MIGHT TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO STRAP ON SOME ARTHURIAN ARMOR AND LITERALLY ...

CANTON, Ohio – OK, this was a new one on us: There is an Armored MMA league featuring professional medieval combat. And it’s bringing an event to Northeast Ohio on Saturday, June 7. The Hall of Fame ...

Bastion is a Historical European Martial Arts academy reviving the fighting arts of medieval times Inside a quiet industrial ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

It’s no secret that George R.R. Martin often uses real history to inspire events in Westeros. From William the Conqueror being the template for Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of the Seven Kingdoms to the ...

The Tennessee Renaissance Festival features live medieval combat as history comes alive through steel, skill and spectacle.

Located in Williamson County, the Tennessee Renaissance Festival transports visitors to 1595 with medieval shows, events, food and experiences each weekend in May.

The timeline of Medieval Combat as a sport starts in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when knights sought to fill their downtime with even more fighting. (You could go back to Roman gladiators, ...