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Knights - Fight in the City
Copyright Tadej Znidarcic 2025
Updated May 2025
Location New York City
Topics editorial [featured]
In medieval armored combat sport, fighters wear steel medieval armor, use real blunted medieval weapons and fight full-contact, full-force. The armor and weapons are historically correct and can weigh over 80 pounds. They either fight three one-on-one rounds, collecting points for strikes and take-downs, or fight in a melee, where last person standing wins. In addition to striking with a weapon, kicking, pushing, smashing, shoving, and boxing are allowed.

In 2024, a new organization, The Armored League, started putting together medieval armored combat tournaments in New York City. Fighters from across the USA and from abroad compete for cash prizes and so far two tournaments took place: the first at the Ground, usually an indoor soccer space, in Chinatown in November 2024 and the second at Ideal Glass Studios in West Village in February 2025.
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