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Battle of the Nations have held the UK national tournament in our local park for the last couple of years. My wife and I went to watch the first year, thinking
by mattkevan 10y ago
Battle of the Nations have held the UK national tournament in our local park for the last couple of years. My wife and I went to watch the first year, thinking it would be a quaint medieval reenactment thing.
It wasn't. A few minutes into the first bout we realised they were dead serious and properly going for each other. It was a lot of fun, but there was definitely an odd feeling of 'how much should I be enjoying this?' as it was so violent. Basically two people in full armour beating the crap out of each other with a heavy metal bar and a big wooden plank.
A fun day out for all the family.
- scotty79 10y agoTeam fights are even better. There's better dynamic and tactic to observe.
- morley 10y agoI found this video of a team fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjJT-8bY6x4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjJT-8bY6x4
- lloeki 10y ago> properly going for each other Some all-out kendo fights / training are downright frightening in that regard. Many blows would be maiming (some even lethal) were it not for the protective gear.
- DanBC 10y agoPeople have similar reactions to the Gloucestershire cheese rolling. "How fun!" they think. Then they see people hurling themselves down a really steep hill and realise that it's not so quaint. Most people aren't running, they're falling, and they have little control over those falls. Often multiple people end up with broken arms or legs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4n8KkOpqkY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4n8KkOpqkY