Historical Medieval Battles
Full contact sport based on medieval hand-to-hand combat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) or Buhurt[1][2] (from Old French béhourd: "joust", "tournament")[3] or Armored Combat is a modern full contact fighting sport with steel blunt weapons characteristic for the Middle Ages.[4] Armour and weapons have to follow regulations on historical authenticity and safety published on official Battle of the Nations website.[5]
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Fighters are covered in full modern produced protective armour, made from steel (or other metal alloy if permitted)[6] made to aesthetically be close to their historical counterparts.[7] This in contrast to Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) that uses modern protective equipment such as a modern fencing helmet, padded fencing jacket, modern padded/heavy duty fencing gloves, forearm and leg protection.[8]
Hits and blows may be aimed at any parts of the body (with the limitations set in the regulations); both wrestling and percussive techniques are permitted, thrusts are forbidden.[9][10]
Unlike staged battles, that can be seen at festivals of historical reenactment of the Middle Ages[9] the competitions in buhurt are the full contact sporting events that are refereed by the referees called knight marshals who have special training and combat experience.[11]