i went to wizard summer camp and have witnessed people break their wrists, dislocate their knees and get heat stroke from sword fighting. never question the dedication a nerd has to the larp.
Hey there! I’m the guy getting absolutely thrashed around 7:30. I am the Marketing Coordinator for this particular event, and we have grown to a significant size and venue. We would love to show you more and invite you to our event to get the full experience!! And maybe even try some armor on! -David
Hey so, this sport is called buhurt! And I am a buhurt fighter. I love fighting and have been in more than 2 fights, after the first fight you just want to get in and go again. No weapon is 30 lbs that would be impossible to wield in kit. Kits cost $1500-$12000 it just depends on the blacksmith and the intricacy, this also depends on time period and if you get it second hand. You're right there is not a lot of money in the sport, we pay for all of our travel out of pocket. Buhurt fighters who take care of their equipment and properly pad their helmets experience significantly less head injuries and concussions than football players. For such a violent sport, there's a lot of care for safety and love for other fighters. Also the reason some fights continue on the ground is because there's pro fights, melee, and several duel variations. Thank you for bringing some eyes to the sport! You're video was fun even if you called a kit a costume ;)
@Saga_Anserum Even with the Armour. Swords weren't made for bypassing armour like this, but if you found yourself fighting someone this heavily armoured with a sword there were three main options (that I know of): Halfswording: Halfswording is where you would use one hand to hold the handle of the sword and use the other to hold the blade and guide it through the plates in their Armour to impale them. Even with a blunt weapon this can pierce through flesh and risk the Armour breaking the sword and turning said blunt weapon into a sharp. Pommeling: To hit your opponent in the head or face with the very back of your sword. Hitting someone with the pommel is almost equivalent to hitting them with the ball-peen of a hammer. I have personally seen someone get a concussion from an accidental pommel even through their extra-padded helmet. Mordhau: Literally translated to murder-stroke. The Mordhau is where one turns their sword upside down and holds it with one or both hands from the blade and uses the guard and pommel to beat their opponent. All of these options can injure or kill someone in metal armour.
@@perfectpomegranate8193 don't mind me, just gonna frantically write all those down for use in writing and drawing! Still, wouldn't there be a way to enforce rules about it? I did fencing when I was younger, and I know there's some variety of rules amongst sabers and epees, and with haedong kumdo.
First one actually looks like how a fight between two knights would turn out like, I think. One guy just drops his sword and starts bashing the other guy's head with his shield. You can't really slash him if he's wearing plate armor, but you can still bonk him half to death.
Notice how they don't stab each-other; that's the main difference between this and real armoured combat, chiefly because stabs are incredibly more dangerous than cuts and if they were allowed in modern sports like this there would be... issues. Also, armoured combat had a tendency to end in a sort of horrific dagger-armed wrestling match which is likely too grotesque, and *definitely* too dangerous, to incorporate into any sort of legal modern sport. In most other forms of combat you at least have a good chance of dying quickly, not struggling desperately for three minutes straight in dirt and mud while your adversary repeatedly tries to slip their blade between your armor's plates and nick your femoral artery.
Nah, 2nd & 3rd fights are more representative - the guys in the first fight just forgot they had weapons in their hands and started wrestling lol krplus.net/ushortsG4rnn7kZU9Y?si=s0_nxTolCEy0PgaD These guys are also wearing medieval kit, but their technique is far far better
Can we all just appreciate Danny's dad look? The stubble? The cardigan? The clearly-no-sleep dad eye bags? He's rocking this look and I hope that baby Danny will be king of the gregs someday
Haha not sure if you looked it up but it’s a themed restaurant experience where you eat “medieval food” and are the audience to a scripted knight battle that happens in the arena in front of you. It was featured in the movies Cable Guy and Garden State. I think they have locations in California and Vegas. Maybe other places as well.
@LilFrg for instance, I've fought in something called 'Dynamo Cup' which was an invitation only tournament held in Russia. It was the highest level of fighting at the time, I took an axe to the hip and had an open wound about 10cm wide by about 6cm deep and that went through 3 layers of padding. It's an actual fighting sport wear you need to have you armor dialed in or you can and will be hurt. There's always a lesson to be learned.
Alright now that Ive watched the video through I’ll answer some questions. Armor is very expensive, usually the helmet is the heaviest piece and most expensive often minimum of $300. My knight’s armor cost $9,000 but it is hand made, beautifully detailed, and uses both stainless steel and brass with engravings. My personal armor cost me like $100 because most of it is stolen road signs bent into the correct shapes. I’ve been fighting for about a year now, my knight has been fighting for over 30 years, and another Sir I know has been going for over 40 years and has even been crowned king. There are many different ways to be part of medieval combat, I am specifically part of SCA, which has much more relaxed guidelines. Overall its actually very safe. All of the armor prevents basically all injuries aside from bruising. The only thing I fear is a 300lb man holding a great sword. For a decent majority the reason for fighting and wars is the reinactment portion. Its actually helped to establish what has occurred in history. One occasion I know of, not in fighting unfortunately though, is historians thought shoes were made one way, but many reinactors making shoes found other ways that made more sense and explained various holes in the bottom of soles or other niche things. There have been many occurences where reinactors have proven historians wrong, and historians have even come to the SCA for help!
first of all, this is actually cool and a very unique and interesting hobby. secondly, there are a lot of parallels here to furry culture and i think that definitely says something about humanity. /pos
@@Cationna Knights at Tourneys and Jousts used to knock other Knights off their horses and steal their stuff wholesale. It's unchivalrious, but actually VERY knightly to steal signs. They're just keeping the tradition alive!
Hi Danny! I used to be one of the knights at Medieval Times. I assure you, we got injured plenty, mostly because of the horses. The sword fighting can be safe if people know what they’re doing but not everyone did, so there’s always the risk
@@TheBuddel not the average peasant or commoner, and who knows what it was like during an actual battle (probably less graceful lol) sure, but swordfighting has always been its own martial art.
Question: Does learning the choreographed fights give you actual usable fighting skills? Like if you where teleported to the actual medieval period, could you competently fight? As a fantasy writer, I've always been curious.
medieval times is live theatre, of course its scripted and choreographed. theyre actors, not mma fighters. even with all of the safety precautions they take, the knights get injured often. if they genuinely fought, it wouldnt be sustainable due to the amount of injuries there would be
Buhurt is not "choreographed " it's a live combat sport like boxing or mma Theres Buhurt or hmb Sca Hema Larp Then theres reenactment which is "choreographed"
Actually in medieval time using hand to hand vs someone with a sword was an actual thing. Because grappling someone and throwing them to the ground can be more deadly than a sword hit
Especially when armor became too powerful to be effectively defeated with a sharp object. At that point people began to use maces and other heavy blunt weapons so that they can cave in armor and win fights that way.
Yup. I would choose a good shield over a sword any day. People often don’t realize how you could use them not only to block as a defensive weapon but to punch like the dude in the first fight. Getting pounded by the edge of a sturdy shield is brutal… especially if it’s made out of vibranium.
@@Mayflower-Yev Not exactly. Armoured combat revolves heavily around wrestling, but it very much involves sharp weapons. The idea with using a sword in armoured combat is that it's a nimble in-fighting weapon that can be maneuvered to exploit gaps in the impenetrable plate defence. These gaps are generally covered by more flexible chainmail, which is still mostly impenetrable, but thrusts to such areas are still very useful. Firstly, the tip of the blade can still cause shallow injuries through the chainmail; obviously, if you're about to go into a life-or-death wrestling match, bleeding freely from your armpits does not give you good prospects. Secondly, planting the sword in your opponent's mail gives you an opportunity to control their movement: if they press forward, the combined force from both sides can force the sword through the links and turn a small cut or stab wound into a fatal injury; since they can't effectively push back against you, this also allows you to force them to the ground. Given a stab wound followed by a hard impact with the ground, your opponent is thus less likely to effectively resist your putting them in a hold and stabbing them in the thigh/throat/face/etc. with your dagger. Maces, hammers, axes, and other top heavy weapons, meanwhile, work in a very different way - instead of exploiting gaps in your opponents defence from up close, they deliver powerful impacts from arm's length. Ideally, you manage to land a powerful blow or two to the head (not likely to be lethal or anything through all that armour, but as before with the stab wounds, this is an every bit counts kinda situation) or to joints (with the hope of damaging the armors articulations, thus mobilizing your opponent, but also because articulated sections of extremities tend to be somewhat less well defended and you have a greater chance of actually damaging something underneath. The problem, however, is that to generate sufficient power for this sort of thing to work, you really need some space to get a proper swing in. Bludgeoning your opponent at that range still isn't usually going to be lethal, and often doesn't even have much stopping power through all the armour, so there's a real danger that your opponent just tanks a hit or two as best they can while closing the distance, and now they're within measure and your weapon becomes fairly useless. This is why swords remained extremely popular sidearms throughout history and up through the heights of plate armour use, while hammers and axes saw use rather more rarely, and usually in mounted contexts, where riders have more difficulty getting into or staying in close quarters, for obvious reasons. And finally, it's always prudent to remember that the sorts of swords, maces, etc. referred to above (often single-handed, always portable) were sidearms; the first weapons an armoured fighter would resort to in combat would be lances, any of the obscene plethora of halberd-like two-handed polearms, and pollaxes (the short, heavy, brutish cousins of said polearms, made for close single combat). Those could actually fuck someone up without the rolling around in the dirt.
Yes and no. Any sword can be deadly but there are ways to minimize the risk. For one, banning thrusts. Thrusts were illegal in duels and if you thrust your opponent you were tried as if you had the intent to kill them. A popular German sport all the way up to WW2 called Mensur involved fighting each other with sharp swords with only the head as a target as that considered less deadly. All they had was goggles as protection
Using a sword as a baseball bat would be very ineffective most the time. It takes quite a bit of skill to hit with the sharp edge of the blade correctly, failing to do so wouls end in results closer to hitting someone with a metal ruler than a bat and risks injuring yourself. The handles of Swords aren't circular, so hitting with the flat edge without meaning to risks the sword rolling and breaking the structure of your wrist, sending all the energy from the impact back into it. If you want to bludgeon someone with a sword, you use the back end, the pommel. Pommeling someone is so dangerous that it's banned in most tournaments, even when your opponent is fully geared. When it is allowed you're only allowed a light tap or even to mime and call out that you would be pummeling them.
As someone who was president of my high school's Renaissance Faire club, and whose friends do Dagorhir (foam weapons) and SCA (real weapons) as an adult, Danny's incredulity that this sport exists is both hilarious and wonderful to me.
For anyone wondering, there are injuries occasionaly, but much rarer than you think. These men train for a long time before they go out and fight for real. This armor is quite expensive as well. My father and his friends spent lots of money, even less than most since there was a blacksmith in their friend group. One on one battles are popular, but so are teams, and even championships between contries. I never got the chance to attend an international event, but as a child there were lots of tournaments in Ukraine during the summer. Our family had had historic clothing for these occasions, and almost always they were hosted at old fortresses and castles
In Poland (and many other European countries) professional knight fights were a thing for years. I've been to several events, and I agree that the judge wearing armor is crucial, I've seen swords break and send pieces of metal flying during matches. The knights are really nice people though, I always enjoy chatting with them when they're chilling after the competition in the camp.
I love how Danny created a nice way to make time to do his job AND care for his child. Getting a guy to make some slideshows and or setting up videos for him to react to, absolutely an amazing dad.
@@latioslad1 uhhh...i was going to write a funny reply, but i genuinely cant tell if your comment is satire or not...soooo...this is awkward edit: imagine there is a comment above mine and im not just responding to myself like a strange person
@@WoolyCow In that case there's only one way to settle this. I'll get my armor and axe. We shall settle this matter of honor at the Medieval Times. (I wasn't paying attention to the OP comment and only saw yours out of context while scrolling. So R.I.P my humor detectors I guess LOL sorry about that)
@@latioslad1 A DUEL YOU SAY? Why my record of medieval fighting is a flawless and categorically undefeated 1-0 (i am too scared to get back in the ring as last time, despite my heroic victory, i broke my collarbone, four ribs, lost one finger and my dignity with it) but for you i will make an exception! on the forth toll of the 6pm bell i will lay siege to your person in a brief yet equally bloody display of my physical superiority! umm...so...uh, is thusday good? i think the steaks are half off that day, could we maybe also get some drinks while we're there?
Danny I NEED you to know my friends and I have been watching medieval MMA for a few years and what WE do is we smoke some weed, put medieval MMA on, turn off the volume, then play the saddest music we can find to accompany the fight. It's AWESOME. sometimes the music lines really well and it's like a movie. It's romantic, tragic, and oddly homoerotic! Would reccomend!
My brothers and I had a variant game where we'd turn off the sound for TVv shows and talk for the characters. I have a feeling these two concepts could be combined, with great success.
I love how no matter obscure the subject is that Danny covers, there's always someone in the comments going "HELL YEAH THAT'S MY SHIT" because I think it's a testament to how diverse an audience Danny has :D
Damn cool ass idea! Dude and what if you got you and your friends to do this in person and fight between yourselves?! Maybe I will see to that with my friends 👀
The way the first guys only use their weapons to muscle themselves into each other's space so they can kick each other completely recontextualized what I thought this sport was gonna be
This sport is rather safe from what I heard, but it does hurt quite a bit. The weapons are blunt and generally you are 'out' once your knees touch the ground. It's also actually based on an actual medieval sport called buhurt which eventually lost popularity, before being revived in Russia some time ago.
@@JonasTheBonas that would cave in the armor and actually hurt the person inside, blunt weapons are usually banned. Think of the weapon more as a tool for spacing, disorientating, and grappling against your opponent.
8:44 to answer the question, to get a relatively cheap kit of armor. You’re looking at about $2000 or more. And then depending on what league you go through you’ll need to pay the insurance fee for liability. That amount is dependent on what league you go through.
SCA armored fighter here 😉 Alright don’t usually comment on these but this is my hyperfocus so here we go lmao; okay so there are tons of medieval fighting “leagues”; this type is called Steel fighting, theres a few different leagues in the US and Europe. Then there’s rattan fighting where they use sticks instead of steel swords biggest group that does this is the SCA; then there’s foam, one of the groups I’ve heard of for that is Dagorhir. Hope this helps any curious onlookers 😉
This isn't SCA and you know it lol. Sca plays stick tag, this is actual fighting with weapons. This is buhurt. Don't lead people astray by telling them its a different sport. Buhurt is one level up from sca.
@@andrewbarron6303 Buhurt is pretty cool, and definitely more intense then the SCA. I got a few buddies that do it. I'm a smaller fighter so any game where the only kill that counts is if you're opponent is on the ground, like in a Buhurt Melee, is not really my cup of tea. The singles could be cool but I haven't been impressed with any of the swordsmanship, at least not yet. The sport is still young so that could develop. What can I say, I like the stick tag 🤷.
My dad is a retired marine in his 50s and he does this sport like weekly. My mom hates it bc he comes back with like black eyes from practice lol. But honestly it’s such a fun way for him to stay in shape and connect with people. I love that he does it bc whenever my dad comes up I get to drop in the fact that he has a suit of armor and fights guys on the weekend. So fun
I totally recommend looking into HEMA, it’s the practice of learning how to use polearms, swords, also shields, it’s an abbreviation for Historical European Martial Arts
Was looking for this comment! HEMA is awesome, been doing it for a few months now, mostly focusing on longsword but dabbling in quarterstaff and dagger. Its so much fun
the quiet clinks of the swords in that last clip absolutely killed me hahaha it's like those tiktok sounds of like screeching shoes and being out of breath, used on videos of people doing crazy dances lol
Hey Dany! Czech person here the last video u talked about where there was a group fight took place in Czech republic (or at least the narrator was czech) In czechia its not that uncommon to have medieval battles that are important to our country's history recreated in yearly events, they are not actually fighting for life in the last clip, rather i believe all the people are actors or people who just love the history of our country and the weapons are fake and wont actually harm anyone :) im not typing this out of malice, just thought i would clear some things up!
they have an event like this in aigues-mortes in the south of france and it's usually quite fun to go and watch (usually the russians win everything tho)
fuck danny i’m so stressed right now about so many things, i watched this to take a quick break from my homework and i laughed out loud for the entirety of the video, the positive affect you have on the world is so much larger than you can imagine
My friends do Armored Combat League. It's an international competition in fact The Dallas Mythics will represent the USA as the National Melee team for the women’s division at the IMCF World Competition in Mexico this upcoming May. I just wanted to brag on them a bit. These fighters work hard for these competitions, and I'm super proud of them. They are an LGBTQ+ friendly crew and great people all around.
Ok now that I have finished the video: Yeah buying the armor is very expensive, however these organizations are aware or it, and some will have loaner gear for new people. If you're interested in a local group with Armored Combat. SCA is the most popular one, and they definitely keep loaner gear. They consider themselves a "historical reenactment" group. So you would see fights like Samuri vs Knight and that's usually because the player has chosen that esthetic and the really committed ones will fight with that style. There tends to be strategy in the 1 v 1 fights, but big army battles not really, just hit as many of the other guys as you can. SCA however doesn't do competitions like you were talking about (they do have internal tournaments, but they are usually very local, and they're not sending an official team to compete nationally or anything). Armored Combat League on the other hand is international, and they do have group fighting that has strategy. Another thing to note is that both of these groups have safety standards the fighters must meet with their equipment. For example the bare minimum for SCA is all of your joints have to be protected along with your neck and head, from there long sleeves and pants as full coverage, and torso padding. Obviously in large competitions people are going to protect themselves much more, but the minimum isn't uncommon in a practice setting amongst friends that you trust not to injure you. The general idea with the safety standards (similar to most Combat sports) is having good fights, but also keeping the players safe enough that they can fight more later. As I tell people when teaching Combat for my larp: we want our friends to come back so we can hit them more.
@@bookfreak360 Glad to see another person with first hand knowledge! It's such an amazing sport, I hope to bulk up and get enough endurance to join my friends team some time.
I went to the Ohio Ren Fest last year and randomly wandered by a tiny fenced off square in the middle of a field where this exact sport was taking place. It was the most entertained I was in years and they just kept throwing more guys in whenever one fell down. There were no rules I could discern. It made me really understand why gladiator matches were so popular in the olden days.
Armored Combat is an amazing sport, I know many people who have done it and are part of the midwestern league. Watching it first hand is really something to see. I also do boffing, a combat sport similar to fencing almost, but with foam handmade weapons. My room mate has fought before in plate mail and is trying to get his own set rn. He already has the helmet and gauntlets, and the shoes you noticed! Those are usually period accurate leather shoes that usually go under the platemail foot coverings. There are different leagues and rulesets found across the sport, but different variations have been around for a long time. EDIT:: You can actually find leagues performing at different venues around the country/world, the most accessible being at some renn faires. The guys I know go by the rules where if you fall and hit the ground you are out, this looks a lot more brutal lmao.
As someone who LARPs, knows medieval re-enactors and has been to jousting events (my country has a few that happen) and my god it is so brutal and so mush fun to watch. Saw a 20-knight free for all fight and the crowd was going absolutely *crazy*, so many dirty tactics (that the announcer was talking us through and yep, those tactics were in fact historically accurate). It's very oddly fun and I'm going to see it again :) the peasant within me must be entertained by violent fun
my brother and i was in a local medieval fighting club for a year, and yeah buying equipment is super expensive. the regulars made their own gear (swords, armour, etc), and were teaching us how to make out own gambesons (padded cloth armour). it's super fun hanging out and learning to fight, but all the weapons and shields are heavy, and i always came home with at least one bruise
I feel like these fights are probably the most accurate look we can get at what actual fighting was like back in the day. They're not just competing, they're out to _wreck_ the other person by any means necessary.
My brother actually does this as a sport. Part of the hand-to-hand aspect is genuinely getting the other person on the ground. Some bouts will have a rule of the first person to the ground loses, but not always. In armour like that, if you do it enough, it's not impossible to get to your feet. With someone punching you, it is a lot harder. I'm saying this from my own experience in regular sword sparring in a fabric gambeson. If the armour is made properly, it's probably something like... 55-60 lbs? Normal for a medieval knight to be able to move around, roll, and run in since the weight is distributed over the body. That said, if you're not used to the weight or the armour has shitty points of articulation, good luck standing after being knocked down.
if they just fought with the weapons the fight would never end. pretty much all full plated sword fights are gonna end in wrestling, punches, and stabs when the opponent is down.
Kinda. The way that they use the weapons to make it safe make fights happen this way, if they used the weapons as intended in an actual duel to the death then the weapons would become a whole lot more effective.
8:20 actually war hammers were typically under 8lbs. Even back then they actually would use war hammers on heavy armor targets and yes the sword is usually an afterthought once you enter fully close range, the tactics really were “just punch” and knock over with the shields and then find soft spots on the targets and lean on your blade until something squirts out so obviously this modern version isn’t trying to kill so it’s very very good to use the weapons less for that reason. Remember even wrestlers end up with lots of health issues down the road so I’m actually more interested because they’re not just fencing and treating it like a fist fight also.
Do HEMA guys do this "sport" or what? Because all these guys seems to be bonking each other as hard as they can with no technique, even the "pros". From What I can tell.
Hi! I have been practicing a form of WMA for three years now (HEMA, specifically.) This is Buhurt. Men and women dress up in metal armour and essentially beat on each other until only one can stand. I think most commonly you see it as an attraction in Renaissance Fairs. In terms of realism there's a few things to take into consideration. The main thing is these weapons are... not really being used how they would be if you were actually trying to kill your opponent (go figure). Armour is quite effective at what it was designed to do, protecting you from getting your limbs chopped off. When wielding a sword, to get through the armour one would "half-sword", keeping one hand on the handle, using the other to grab the flat of the blade and slip it through the plates in their opponents armour to impale them* . Alternatively they turn the entire sword upside down, holding onto the blade like the handle and beat their opponent senseless with the blunt end of the sword. I have seen first hand how dangerous this can be, even with full head protection. Anyone interested should look into HEMA too, Buhurts nerdier cousin meant to simulate what armourless duels would look like, without all the blood and guts associated with it (most the time). *In a legal duel, impaling (or thrusting) your opponent was illegal. You could recover from a cut, you could not as easily survive being made into a shish kebab, for this reason when you would thrust your opponent you were tried as if you had the intent to kill.
In the US, we have SCA (society for creative anachronism idk) which is basically this exact thing and aside from the fighting, they also have absolutely INCREDIBLE artisans who make everything by hand-there’s a chapter in every state If SCA seems too intense, there’s a similar LARP called Amtgard which focuses on less intense fighting paired with magic-super fun and there’s also a chapter in every state
hey i do historical fighting but fencing style so i can only speak from observation of ppl who do stuff like this but im taking my chance to infodump - grappling and blunt stuff is actually more effective against metal armour than weapons like swords damage-wise iirc war hammers can break bones thru the metal (which is why blunt weapons were so prevalent) - to get into stuff like this you can do a lighter version of this (heavy fighting in SCA or HEMA). SCA in particular can be pretty cheap because most groups have loaner armour for people to use & most end up making their own armour out of plastics and leathers. SCA also has rebated steel fighting which is just a version of this & then it can progress from there, or alternatively some renfaires also do stuff like this. - even in lighter versions it still can hurt you like a motherfucker and it is very scary at first. Theres a tradition of signing rlly bad bruises in my group. Its like any combat sport though really, this is just more of a spectacle whereas usual historical fighting stuff is more regulated and friendly. This version is basically "if you wanna go out and try to die" lol
I will note that war hammers being able to break bones through armor is somewhat of a misconception. In reality, armor is really really good, and you're much better off getting in-between gaps or tackling your opponent and trying to remove their armor. Blunt weapons have considerably concussive damage at times, but really don't cause permanent damage to a target, polearms are effective because of their range and leverage. I think this misconception comes from places such as D&D or video games, where in order to find a good balance to make blunt weapons good, they get modifiers that do additional damage to armored opponents because that seems realistic.
I feel like it look me way too long to find a comment that mentioned the SCA (I’m a proud Calontir). I love Danny’s surprise and confusion when this is a normal weekend for me 😅
I've tried this type of fighting before locally (it was called Buhurt) and honestly it's extremely fun. There are some less intense match types that remove the ground-and-pound stuff. I highly recommend trying it out if there's a Buhurt/Society for Creative Anachronism group near you. They usually have spare kit you can use; Danny's right, a full steel kit can cost several thousand dollars (unless you're doing SCA combat, which has lower armor requirements)
As other commenters have mentioned, the sport is called Buhurt which, fun fact, comes from the French “béhourd” meaning “wallop” so it’s not too surprising to see guys just straight up punching each other in full armour
Knight fighting is cool, but they also do like actual jousting tournaments too. With the lances shattering and everything. Actually saw one in person and it's insanely dope.
What I love most about this sport is because of how rare it is, the average skill level among athletes might not be that high yet. Imagine a pro medieval fighter!
Danny, if you like this you should look up HEMA videos! HEMA is a more technical martial art meant to simulate unarmored combat, it's historical and has weapons from cultures all over the world!
@@vickygayming dang, that's actually pretty cool. But does that mean that cultures with less or no written records can't use their weapons? or are they allowed to make new written records so they can fight with them now? I feel like there are a few cultures automatically excluded
You know, this seems to be one of those things that sounds cooler than it looks. Because swords don’t do anything, and there isn’t a point system I see, actually using a sword seems like it puts you at a disadvantage.
when that guy with the axe chucked the other dude to the ground, i just immediately knew homie wasn't getting back up. armor like that weighs like 60 lbs, bro was down for the count
I used to fence (without interior armor/padding because I'm poor) and while it definitely looks boring to watch, it can be genuinely brutal for the people competing, even with the padding
@@RavnicaRaven of course! It’s an amazing sport with so many great people!! I’d say find you a good studio with good teachers. If they do group classes, start with those. Ask if you can borrow gear before buying your own cause it can be very expensive. Also, do some research on what style you’d like to do! There’s 3 main styles: foil, Sabre, and epee and they’re all pretty different. Figure out which one you think you’d enjoy the most and find a studio that specializes in it. Good luck man!!
Tbh this is pretty accurate to how they were fighting in those days. If you had two dudes in full armor like this it was pretty much just wrestling and punching until one gave up or got stabbed with a dagger or something. Armor is sword-proof but expensive, so they'd mostly kill the poor people just running around in shirts and the knights and rich guys in armor would be captured for ransom
![[EN/JP] 사람이 할 운동이 아니다(?) | 운동짱범규 EP.01](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gbp-HJKp0qk/mqdefault.jpg)
i went to wizard summer camp and have witnessed people break their wrists, dislocate their knees and get heat stroke from sword fighting. never question the dedication a nerd has to the larp.
“I went to wizard summer camp” is the best thing I’ve heard all day.
i would have LOVED that as a kid
@@goldensloth7 not if you were the one dislocating your knee 😂
sounds like a cross between harry potter and percy jackson
Go to camp in the summer and Hogwarts for the school year
gregs need to fight like this so danny can be entertained
Absolutely, He entretains us and now I think we should entretain him
Everyone are spitting bars rn
he's sitting on a golden throne with a crown and maniacally laughing as 2 greg's brawl in suits of armor
Absolutely agree I volunteer
Come join the SCA! We have swords and kings and mead......
Hey there! I’m the guy getting absolutely thrashed around 7:30.
I am the Marketing Coordinator for this particular event, and we have grown to a significant size and venue.
We would love to show you more and invite you to our event to get the full experience!! And maybe even try some armor on!
-David
DANNY SEE THIS NOW
If you want Danny to see this it might be a good idea to email him. I don't think he reads the comments on here.
@@yourshoulderdevil5229 Yeah. Definitely shot him an email! Looking forward to it!
omg I need this to happen
@danny-gonzalez DANNNYYYY
Hey so, this sport is called buhurt! And I am a buhurt fighter. I love fighting and have been in more than 2 fights, after the first fight you just want to get in and go again. No weapon is 30 lbs that would be impossible to wield in kit. Kits cost $1500-$12000 it just depends on the blacksmith and the intricacy, this also depends on time period and if you get it second hand. You're right there is not a lot of money in the sport, we pay for all of our travel out of pocket. Buhurt fighters who take care of their equipment and properly pad their helmets experience significantly less head injuries and concussions than football players. For such a violent sport, there's a lot of care for safety and love for other fighters.
Also the reason some fights continue on the ground is because there's pro fights, melee, and several duel variations. Thank you for bringing some eyes to the sport! You're video was fun even if you called a kit a costume ;)
No
@@pap-fr ...yes? I'm confused what don't you agree with?
That’s so cool omg
What team do you fight on??
I fight for Ordo Draconis/Warpigs out of California.
@andrewbarron6303 I fight for slc crusaders! Hey you guys did awesome at carnage! It's always a treat to watch 😁
I like how he said "Knight Fighting" is his favorite sport rather than "Sword Fighting" because THEY NEVER USE THE DAMN SWORD
The sword here is sadly not very useful, anything they could do with it actually risks heavily injuring their opponent
@@perfectpomegranate8193 not with the armor, though, right?
@Saga_Anserum Even with the Armour. Swords weren't made for bypassing armour like this, but if you found yourself fighting someone this heavily armoured with a sword there were three main options (that I know of):
Halfswording: Halfswording is where you would use one hand to hold the handle of the sword and use the other to hold the blade and guide it through the plates in their Armour to impale them. Even with a blunt weapon this can pierce through flesh and risk the Armour breaking the sword and turning said blunt weapon into a sharp.
Pommeling: To hit your opponent in the head or face with the very back of your sword. Hitting someone with the pommel is almost equivalent to hitting them with the ball-peen of a hammer. I have personally seen someone get a concussion from an accidental pommel even through their extra-padded helmet.
Mordhau: Literally translated to murder-stroke. The Mordhau is where one turns their sword upside down and holds it with one or both hands from the blade and uses the guard and pommel to beat their opponent.
All of these options can injure or kill someone in metal armour.
@@perfectpomegranate8193 don't mind me, just gonna frantically write all those down for use in writing and drawing!
Still, wouldn't there be a way to enforce rules about it? I did fencing when I was younger, and I know there's some variety of rules amongst sabers and epees, and with haedong kumdo.
@@perfectpomegranate8193Mordhau must be a German word?
First one actually looks like how a fight between two knights would turn out like, I think. One guy just drops his sword and starts bashing the other guy's head with his shield. You can't really slash him if he's wearing plate armor, but you can still bonk him half to death.
Notice how they don't stab each-other; that's the main difference between this and real armoured combat, chiefly because stabs are incredibly more dangerous than cuts and if they were allowed in modern sports like this there would be... issues. Also, armoured combat had a tendency to end in a sort of horrific dagger-armed wrestling match which is likely too grotesque, and *definitely* too dangerous, to incorporate into any sort of legal modern sport. In most other forms of combat you at least have a good chance of dying quickly, not struggling desperately for three minutes straight in dirt and mud while your adversary repeatedly tries to slip their blade between your armor's plates and nick your femoral artery.
Nah, 2nd & 3rd fights are more representative - the guys in the first fight just forgot they had weapons in their hands and started wrestling lol
krplus.net/ushortsG4rnn7kZU9Y?si=s0_nxTolCEy0PgaD
These guys are also wearing medieval kit, but their technique is far far better
"bonk" xD
@@melanoc3tusii205even with foam swords, stabs are brutal
Nah they just can't swordfight 😅
I'm a part of a team in Los Angeles. Reach out to the Golden Knights, Danny. We can put you in armor.
looking forward to seeing him trying to stand up in it!
This feels like such an intimidating threat
EMAIL HIM THIS HAS TO HAPPEN
@@froggy5748 it really does LOL its sweet though
Can we all just appreciate Danny's dad look? The stubble? The cardigan? The clearly-no-sleep dad eye bags? He's rocking this look and I hope that baby Danny will be king of the gregs someday
idk what ‘medieval times’ is so at first i thought he was just casually saying “if youve ever timetravelled to the medieval period” lmao
Haha not sure if you looked it up but it’s a themed restaurant experience where you eat “medieval food” and are the audience to a scripted knight battle that happens in the arena in front of you. It was featured in the movies Cable Guy and Garden State. I think they have locations in California and Vegas. Maybe other places as well.
Same 😭 genuinely made me laugh anyway though
@@heyjustjThey have locations all over the U.S. probably with the exception of the midwest
@@oo4758 Yeah they're all over the place! I've been to the Baltimore one twice! Personally - I love it. 😂
@@oo4758they have one in the Chicago suburbs
For anyone curious, the sport is called "Buhurt" and has a lovely community. It's actually a revival of an old popular medieval sport.
I read that as butthurt
So cool
How is this different from SCA or LARP tho?
@LilFrg for instance, I've fought in something called 'Dynamo Cup' which was an invitation only tournament held in Russia.
It was the highest level of fighting at the time, I took an axe to the hip and had an open wound about 10cm wide by about 6cm deep and that went through 3 layers of padding.
It's an actual fighting sport wear you need to have you armor dialed in or you can and will be hurt.
There's always a lesson to be learned.
@@__julia___749 I read it right the first time, but I went back to read it as Butthurt after reading your comment. Your way is better.
Alright now that Ive watched the video through I’ll answer some questions.
Armor is very expensive, usually the helmet is the heaviest piece and most expensive often minimum of $300. My knight’s armor cost $9,000 but it is hand made, beautifully detailed, and uses both stainless steel and brass with engravings. My personal armor cost me like $100 because most of it is stolen road signs bent into the correct shapes.
I’ve been fighting for about a year now, my knight has been fighting for over 30 years, and another Sir I know has been going for over 40 years and has even been crowned king.
There are many different ways to be part of medieval combat, I am specifically part of SCA, which has much more relaxed guidelines.
Overall its actually very safe. All of the armor prevents basically all injuries aside from bruising. The only thing I fear is a 300lb man holding a great sword.
For a decent majority the reason for fighting and wars is the reinactment portion. Its actually helped to establish what has occurred in history. One occasion I know of, not in fighting unfortunately though, is historians thought shoes were made one way, but many reinactors making shoes found other ways that made more sense and explained various holes in the bottom of soles or other niche things. There have been many occurences where reinactors have proven historians wrong, and historians have even come to the SCA for help!
Not very knightly of you to steal signs
Fr tho thanks for the comment!
Super cool!
Please I need to know everything about this journey you've gone on. How did you find a knight? Why is he your knight? Are you his squire?
first of all, this is actually cool and a very unique and interesting hobby. secondly, there are a lot of parallels here to furry culture and i think that definitely says something about humanity. /pos
@@Cationna Knights at Tourneys and Jousts used to knock other Knights off their horses and steal their stuff wholesale. It's unchivalrious, but actually VERY knightly to steal signs. They're just keeping the tradition alive!
Hi Danny! I used to be one of the knights at Medieval Times. I assure you, we got injured plenty, mostly because of the horses. The sword fighting can be safe if people know what they’re doing but not everyone did, so there’s always the risk
I dont want to be petty, but the people at medieval times do not know what they are doing with their swords
Thank you for your service sir 🙏
@@TheBuddel not the average peasant or commoner, and who knows what it was like during an actual battle (probably less graceful lol) sure, but swordfighting has always been its own martial art.
i was just wondering about the equestrian side of doing that. i own a horse and was wondering how many time you've fallen off doing that???
Question: Does learning the choreographed fights give you actual usable fighting skills? Like if you where teleported to the actual medieval period, could you competently fight? As a fantasy writer, I've always been curious.
People: watching the Super Bowl
Danny: watching two knights battle with swords in a boxing ring with an unprotected referee in heaven
Danny is a legend.
@@Ringos_mom genuinely ❤️
The way you worded this makes it seem like Danny is in heaven watching this lol
The way you worded this makes it seem like Danny isn't human
Of course, Danny is a robot. Don't you know that? @@s-viper1462
This is the most non-American American thing I’ve ever seen and I’m here for it
Why does this make sense?
I'm an American that fights in this sport and the buy in is extremely expensive
Non American because it’s Russian or non American because knight culture has never existed in America? I don’t really see where America fits in here
@@user-du7if7xq3k american because it's considered "american" to do stupid shit like this for fun. non-american because it's russian.
@@user-du7if7xq3kbecause its so cringy, thats where america fits.
10:00 Samurai breaks sword.
Samurai: Oh no! Somebody call an ambulance!
.........but not for me.
''It was holding him back''
Bro this is what I want medieval times to be, I was so disappointed when I found out the fight were choreographed and the winner is picked
In the UK we have lots of living history events at castles and historic sites, the fighting is unscripted and you get to see people cook and craft
I still liked medieval times more than I expected tbh. But I may have been older? I was like 19 the first time I went.
medieval times is live theatre, of course its scripted and choreographed. theyre actors, not mma fighters. even with all of the safety precautions they take, the knights get injured often. if they genuinely fought, it wouldnt be sustainable due to the amount of injuries there would be
Buhurt is not "choreographed " it's a live combat sport like boxing or mma
Theres
Buhurt or hmb
Sca
Hema
Larp
Then theres reenactment which is "choreographed"
Actually in medieval time using hand to hand vs someone with a sword was an actual thing. Because grappling someone and throwing them to the ground can be more deadly than a sword hit
Especially when armor became too powerful to be effectively defeated with a sharp object. At that point people began to use maces and other heavy blunt weapons so that they can cave in armor and win fights that way.
@@Mayflower-Yev in a lot of ways armor evolved past even heavy blunt weapons being useful, in duels half swording was predominantly used
Yup. I would choose a good shield over a sword any day. People often don’t realize how you could use them not only to block as a defensive weapon but to punch like the dude in the first fight. Getting pounded by the edge of a sturdy shield is brutal… especially if it’s made out of vibranium.
@@Mayflower-Yev
Not exactly.
Armoured combat revolves heavily around wrestling, but it very much involves sharp weapons. The idea with using a sword in armoured combat is that it's a nimble in-fighting weapon that can be maneuvered to exploit gaps in the impenetrable plate defence. These gaps are generally covered by more flexible chainmail, which is still mostly impenetrable, but thrusts to such areas are still very useful.
Firstly, the tip of the blade can still cause shallow injuries through the chainmail; obviously, if you're about to go into a life-or-death wrestling match, bleeding freely from your armpits does not give you good prospects. Secondly, planting the sword in your opponent's mail gives you an opportunity to control their movement: if they press forward, the combined force from both sides can force the sword through the links and turn a small cut or stab wound into a fatal injury; since they can't effectively push back against you, this also allows you to force them to the ground. Given a stab wound followed by a hard impact with the ground, your opponent is thus less likely to effectively resist your putting them in a hold and stabbing them in the thigh/throat/face/etc. with your dagger.
Maces, hammers, axes, and other top heavy weapons, meanwhile, work in a very different way - instead of exploiting gaps in your opponents defence from up close, they deliver powerful impacts from arm's length. Ideally, you manage to land a powerful blow or two to the head (not likely to be lethal or anything through all that armour, but as before with the stab wounds, this is an every bit counts kinda situation) or to joints (with the hope of damaging the armors articulations, thus mobilizing your opponent, but also because articulated sections of extremities tend to be somewhat less well defended and you have a greater chance of actually damaging something underneath. The problem, however, is that to generate sufficient power for this sort of thing to work, you really need some space to get a proper swing in. Bludgeoning your opponent at that range still isn't usually going to be lethal, and often doesn't even have much stopping power through all the armour, so there's a real danger that your opponent just tanks a hit or two as best they can while closing the distance, and now they're within measure and your weapon becomes fairly useless.
This is why swords remained extremely popular sidearms throughout history and up through the heights of plate armour use, while hammers and axes saw use rather more rarely, and usually in mounted contexts, where riders have more difficulty getting into or staying in close quarters, for obvious reasons.
And finally, it's always prudent to remember that the sorts of swords, maces, etc. referred to above (often single-handed, always portable) were sidearms; the first weapons an armoured fighter would resort to in combat would be lances, any of the obscene plethora of halberd-like two-handed polearms, and pollaxes (the short, heavy, brutish cousins of said polearms, made for close single combat). Those could actually fuck someone up without the rolling around in the dirt.
The shield bash is a true classic, you really can never go wrong with that.
The thing is, if you’re not actually trying to KILL each other, a sword doesn’t become much use.
Heavily disagree. If you’re trying to kill each other you just need to change the way you use a sword.
Depends how big the sword is, looking at some larger ones I imagine you could just kinda use them as a baseball bat
@@ItsDesca Any sword is deadly, and yes, you do kinda use them like a baseball bat. Baseball bat and close range spear, or you just stab with it.
Yes and no. Any sword can be deadly but there are ways to minimize the risk.
For one, banning thrusts. Thrusts were illegal in duels and if you thrust your opponent you were tried as if you had the intent to kill them.
A popular German sport all the way up to WW2 called Mensur involved fighting each other with sharp swords with only the head as a target as that considered less deadly. All they had was goggles as protection
Using a sword as a baseball bat would be very ineffective most the time. It takes quite a bit of skill to hit with the sharp edge of the blade correctly, failing to do so wouls end in results closer to hitting someone with a metal ruler than a bat and risks injuring yourself.
The handles of Swords aren't circular, so hitting with the flat edge without meaning to risks the sword rolling and breaking the structure of your wrist, sending all the energy from the impact back into it.
If you want to bludgeon someone with a sword, you use the back end, the pommel. Pommeling someone is so dangerous that it's banned in most tournaments, even when your opponent is fully geared. When it is allowed you're only allowed a light tap or even to mime and call out that you would be pummeling them.
4:42 “that robot is fine” I CANT DANNYS SO FUNNY
chill bro
As someone who was president of my high school's Renaissance Faire club, and whose friends do Dagorhir (foam weapons) and SCA (real weapons) as an adult, Danny's incredulity that this sport exists is both hilarious and wonderful to me.
Danny may not be gregnant but he always delivers
gregnant
Real
PREGANANANT!?
Only the og’s know that video.
Yeah hes a Gregther
gregnant?
Danny talking like he's a tenth century peasant from the outskirts of the kingdom
Hinterlands
For anyone wondering, there are injuries occasionaly, but much rarer than you think. These men train for a long time before they go out and fight for real. This armor is quite expensive as well. My father and his friends spent lots of money, even less than most since there was a blacksmith in their friend group.
One on one battles are popular, but so are teams, and even championships between contries. I never got the chance to attend an international event, but as a child there were lots of tournaments in Ukraine during the summer. Our family had had historic clothing for these occasions, and almost always they were hosted at old fortresses and castles
🧠 Damage: "Am I a joke to you?"
@@markdotinc8371still less brain damaged than football players
In Poland (and many other European countries) professional knight fights were a thing for years. I've been to several events, and I agree that the judge wearing armor is crucial, I've seen swords break and send pieces of metal flying during matches. The knights are really nice people though, I always enjoy chatting with them when they're chilling after the competition in the camp.
I love how Danny created a nice way to make time to do his job AND care for his child. Getting a guy to make some slideshows and or setting up videos for him to react to, absolutely an amazing dad.
I assumed it was just in the backlog as most youtubers have a ton a content backed up
@@abysmalwilson6597 no, it was his small child. stop spreading misinformation
@@latioslad1 uhhh...i was going to write a funny reply, but i genuinely cant tell if your comment is satire or not...soooo...this is awkward
edit: imagine there is a comment above mine and im not just responding to myself like a strange person
@@WoolyCow In that case there's only one way to settle this. I'll get my armor and axe. We shall settle this matter of honor at the Medieval Times.
(I wasn't paying attention to the OP comment and only saw yours out of context while scrolling. So R.I.P my humor detectors I guess LOL sorry about that)
@@latioslad1 A DUEL YOU SAY? Why my record of medieval fighting is a flawless and categorically undefeated 1-0 (i am too scared to get back in the ring as last time, despite my heroic victory, i broke my collarbone, four ribs, lost one finger and my dignity with it)
but for you i will make an exception! on the forth toll of the 6pm bell i will lay siege to your person in a brief yet equally bloody display of my physical superiority!
umm...so...uh, is thusday good? i think the steaks are half off that day, could we maybe also get some drinks while we're there?
Danny I NEED you to know my friends and I have been watching medieval MMA for a few years and what WE do is we smoke some weed, put medieval MMA on, turn off the volume, then play the saddest music we can find to accompany the fight. It's AWESOME. sometimes the music lines really well and it's like a movie. It's romantic, tragic, and oddly homoerotic! Would reccomend!
My brothers and I had a variant game where we'd turn off the sound for TVv shows and talk for the characters. I have a feeling these two concepts could be combined, with great success.
My friends seem to think I'm weird for watching things without volume when stoned so thank you.
I love how no matter obscure the subject is that Danny covers, there's always someone in the comments going "HELL YEAH THAT'S MY SHIT" because I think it's a testament to how diverse an audience Danny has :D
Damn cool ass idea! Dude and what if you got you and your friends to do this in person and fight between yourselves?! Maybe I will see to that with my friends 👀
you’re a genius
Danny just repeatedly showing that once clip of the guy punching the other one sped up LMAO😭
5:04 technically hands and legs are weapons of every time period, I mean I think in the medieval era people gave a good punch
Now, all I can think of is getting slapped by a knight's glove like in Men in Tights
I mean you have like a whole ass gauntlet on that shits gonna HURT
The way the first guys only use their weapons to muscle themselves into each other's space so they can kick each other completely recontextualized what I thought this sport was gonna be
It’s also entirely historically accurate
This sport is rather safe from what I heard, but it does hurt quite a bit. The weapons are blunt and generally you are 'out' once your knees touch the ground. It's also actually based on an actual medieval sport called buhurt which eventually lost popularity, before being revived in Russia some time ago.
that makes sword actually usless so it make sense not to use them kinda lmao
so maybe they should use only maces and stuff
definitely read that as butthurt at first
@@JonasTheBonas that would cave in the armor and actually hurt the person inside, blunt weapons are usually banned. Think of the weapon more as a tool for spacing, disorientating, and grappling against your opponent.
I feel like they need to wear ear plugs because that would be so dang loud getting banged on the helmet
was wondering what that hashtag meant
8:44 to answer the question, to get a relatively cheap kit of armor. You’re looking at about $2000 or more. And then depending on what league you go through you’ll need to pay the insurance fee for liability. That amount is dependent on what league you go through.
SCA armored fighter here 😉 Alright don’t usually comment on these but this is my hyperfocus so here we go lmao; okay so there are tons of medieval fighting “leagues”; this type is called Steel fighting, theres a few different leagues in the US and Europe. Then there’s rattan fighting where they use sticks instead of steel swords biggest group that does this is the SCA; then there’s foam, one of the groups I’ve heard of for that is Dagorhir. Hope this helps any curious onlookers 😉
i love finding more SCA folk on the internet
@@sierrasmiley9638 Nothing brings more of a smile on my face.
This isn't SCA and you know it lol.
Sca plays stick tag, this is actual fighting with weapons. This is buhurt.
Don't lead people astray by telling them its a different sport. Buhurt is one level up from sca.
@@andrewbarron6303 nobody said this was sca andrew
@@andrewbarron6303 Buhurt is pretty cool, and definitely more intense then the SCA. I got a few buddies that do it. I'm a smaller fighter so any game where the only kill that counts is if you're opponent is on the ground, like in a Buhurt Melee, is not really my cup of tea. The singles could be cool but I haven't been impressed with any of the swordsmanship, at least not yet. The sport is still young so that could develop. What can I say, I like the stick tag 🤷.
My dad is a retired marine in his 50s and he does this sport like weekly. My mom hates it bc he comes back with like black eyes from practice lol. But honestly it’s such a fun way for him to stay in shape and connect with people. I love that he does it bc whenever my dad comes up I get to drop in the fact that he has a suit of armor and fights guys on the weekend. So fun
Is your dad in the SCA?
@storyranger From what he described it sounds much more like HEMA or Buhurt.
Your dad sounds really bad ass
The announcer having someone hold his mic so that he can touch the fighters is something I think we should see more in other sports
They could call it the reach around.
Thats what they do in UFC and Boxing depending on the set up they have at a venue
0:24 No Daniel, I've never been to a medieval time
Imagine not going to medieval times. Couldn't be me.
@@yourshoulderdevil5229 How good is the internet there?
@@nourhanaboulnasr6566 Good enough to watch KRplus lol
I totally recommend looking into HEMA, it’s the practice of learning how to use polearms, swords, also shields, it’s an abbreviation for Historical European Martial Arts
Was looking for this comment! HEMA is awesome, been doing it for a few months now, mostly focusing on longsword but dabbling in quarterstaff and dagger. Its so much fun
I thought that this was about people who were half awake fighting at bedtime, not gladiatorial combat at day time
nope, that’s called Sleepy Sparring
no that's called bedtime battles
nah that's bed wars
no that’s called nightly knockouts
Nah, that's called Tired Tussle.
we all know that Danny is from the 14th century and couldn't help watching his childhood sport
Made me lose it
He is an immortal being
the quiet clinks of the swords in that last clip absolutely killed me hahaha it's like those tiktok sounds of like screeching shoes and being out of breath, used on videos of people doing crazy dances lol
Hey Dany! Czech person here
the last video u talked about where there was a group fight took place in Czech republic (or at least the narrator was czech)
In czechia its not that uncommon to have medieval battles that are important to our country's history recreated in yearly events, they are not actually fighting for life in the last clip, rather i believe all the people are actors or people who just love the history of our country and the weapons are fake and wont actually harm anyone :)
im not typing this out of malice, just thought i would clear some things up!
Ah! Prosím pěkně pod čím mám hledat takové eventy? Hrozně ráda bych se jela podívat ale do teď jsem ani nevěděla, že se konají celé bitvy 👀
FINALLY GETTING THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES, I FOUND A BUNCH OF VIDEOS OF THESE FIGHTS BACK IN 2017 AND I THOUGHT IT WAS COOLEST THING EVER
Same
they have an event like this in aigues-mortes in the south of france and it's usually quite fun to go and watch (usually the russians win everything tho)
SAME
SAME
The absolute dad vibes exuding from this sweater? Unmatched
fuck danny i’m so stressed right now about so many things, i watched this to take a quick break from my homework and i laughed out loud for the entirety of the video, the positive affect you have on the world is so much larger than you can imagine
hope things are less stressful for you now, take good care of yourself! wishing you all the best man :>
i am loving all the passionate knights in this comments section teaching us abt this sport. so wholesome
3:40 they really look like my cats when they playfight
I hate that this is so accurate💀
Your cats playfight in armor 😂 ?
@@Cipher_PaulIf they don't then they should! 😹
My friends do Armored Combat League. It's an international competition in fact The Dallas Mythics will represent the USA as the National Melee team for the women’s division at the IMCF World Competition in Mexico this upcoming May.
I just wanted to brag on them a bit. These fighters work hard for these competitions, and I'm super proud of them. They are an LGBTQ+ friendly crew and great people all around.
Ok now that I have finished the video:
Yeah buying the armor is very expensive, however these organizations are aware or it, and some will have loaner gear for new people. If you're interested in a local group with Armored Combat. SCA is the most popular one, and they definitely keep loaner gear. They consider themselves a "historical reenactment" group. So you would see fights like Samuri vs Knight and that's usually because the player has chosen that esthetic and the really committed ones will fight with that style. There tends to be strategy in the 1 v 1 fights, but big army battles not really, just hit as many of the other guys as you can. SCA however doesn't do competitions like you were talking about (they do have internal tournaments, but they are usually very local, and they're not sending an official team to compete nationally or anything).
Armored Combat League on the other hand is international, and they do have group fighting that has strategy.
Another thing to note is that both of these groups have safety standards the fighters must meet with their equipment. For example the bare minimum for SCA is all of your joints have to be protected along with your neck and head, from there long sleeves and pants as full coverage, and torso padding. Obviously in large competitions people are going to protect themselves much more, but the minimum isn't uncommon in a practice setting amongst friends that you trust not to injure you.
The general idea with the safety standards (similar to most Combat sports) is having good fights, but also keeping the players safe enough that they can fight more later. As I tell people when teaching Combat for my larp: we want our friends to come back so we can hit them more.
Hahahahahah Cannot believe there's another Mythics fan in the comments, I was deadass about to send this video to Beau
@@bookfreak360 Glad to see another person with first hand knowledge! It's such an amazing sport, I hope to bulk up and get enough endurance to join my friends team some time.
cool!
Hey Cincinnati Barbarian here would love to come fight with y'all some time!
I went to the Ohio Ren Fest last year and randomly wandered by a tiny fenced off square in the middle of a field where this exact sport was taking place. It was the most entertained I was in years and they just kept throwing more guys in whenever one fell down. There were no rules I could discern. It made me really understand why gladiator matches were so popular in the olden days.
Armored Combat is an amazing sport, I know many people who have done it and are part of the midwestern league. Watching it first hand is really something to see. I also do boffing, a combat sport similar to fencing almost, but with foam handmade weapons. My room mate has fought before in plate mail and is trying to get his own set rn. He already has the helmet and gauntlets, and the shoes you noticed! Those are usually period accurate leather shoes that usually go under the platemail foot coverings. There are different leagues and rulesets found across the sport, but different variations have been around for a long time.
EDIT:: You can actually find leagues performing at different venues around the country/world, the most accessible being at some renn faires. The guys I know go by the rules where if you fall and hit the ground you are out, this looks a lot more brutal lmao.
can we all just stop and appreciate how much violence blood sweat and tears danny puts into his videos
Exactly
you mean robert
why do people always do the “can we appreciate” thing like I can’t tell if it’s satire or not anymore 😭
Nuh uhhh
Idk how he'd bleed by sitting there and being him but I mean I sure do appreciate the uploads and his humor x)
Robert is absolutely carrying
Robert is a true greg
10:39 hearing czech in a danny gonzalez video was a jumpscare
omg exactly i was like ‘why is this happening in my country’
TRUE
Trust me Danny, in medieval fights you would pummel the shit out of your enemy
As someone who LARPs, knows medieval re-enactors and has been to jousting events (my country has a few that happen) and my god it is so brutal and so mush fun to watch. Saw a 20-knight free for all fight and the crowd was going absolutely *crazy*, so many dirty tactics (that the announcer was talking us through and yep, those tactics were in fact historically accurate). It's very oddly fun and I'm going to see it again :) the peasant within me must be entertained by violent fun
God I’d love to watch that
Yall should look up Battle of the Nation's 150vs150.
That was intense to fight in.
It was in Serbia a few years ago. Precovid.
"We are growing out of war" we really, really aren't
I heard that and I was like bruh no
my brother and i was in a local medieval fighting club for a year, and yeah buying equipment is super expensive.
the regulars made their own gear (swords, armour, etc), and were teaching us how to make out own gambesons (padded cloth armour).
it's super fun hanging out and learning to fight, but all the weapons and shields are heavy, and i always came home with at least one bruise
I feel like these fights are probably the most accurate look we can get at what actual fighting was like back in the day. They're not just competing, they're out to _wreck_ the other person by any means necessary.
My brother actually does this as a sport. Part of the hand-to-hand aspect is genuinely getting the other person on the ground. Some bouts will have a rule of the first person to the ground loses, but not always. In armour like that, if you do it enough, it's not impossible to get to your feet. With someone punching you, it is a lot harder. I'm saying this from my own experience in regular sword sparring in a fabric gambeson. If the armour is made properly, it's probably something like... 55-60 lbs? Normal for a medieval knight to be able to move around, roll, and run in since the weight is distributed over the body. That said, if you're not used to the weight or the armour has shitty points of articulation, good luck standing after being knocked down.
Lots of my partner’s Buhurt group wears 80 or more lbs of armor!
if they just fought with the weapons the fight would never end. pretty much all full plated sword fights are gonna end in wrestling, punches, and stabs when the opponent is down.
Kinda. The way that they use the weapons to make it safe make fights happen this way, if they used the weapons as intended in an actual duel to the death then the weapons would become a whole lot more effective.
no but in the times they also used more blunt weapons because it's naturally more effective against people in armor@@samnunnink7575
8:20 actually war hammers were typically under 8lbs. Even back then they actually would use war hammers on heavy armor targets and yes the sword is usually an afterthought once you enter fully close range, the tactics really were “just punch” and knock over with the shields and then find soft spots on the targets and lean on your blade until something squirts out so obviously this modern version isn’t trying to kill so it’s very very good to use the weapons less for that reason. Remember even wrestlers end up with lots of health issues down the road so I’m actually more interested because they’re not just fencing and treating it like a fist fight also.
danny’s lack of research of medieval fighting techniques such as “knee them in the groin” is really something that gets on my nerves.
danny turning into cody ko because why did i literally just sit down for lunch …
lunch at 5pm?????
time zones @@riley33987
@@riley33987time zones exist lol
@@alhol7558yeah it’s 3 for me😭😭
@@riley33987is that abnormal?
Don’t bring a knife to a knight fight!
10:15 dawg it's like larping but with real weapons wtf😭😭
i'm so glad there was a clip of the princess bride because that was my immediate first thought about swordfights in movies
3:14 Not danny gaslighting youtube 😭
Half my HEMA friends love this shit, the other half go foaming at the mouth at the historical inaccuracies xD
Do HEMA guys do this "sport" or what? Because all these guys seems to be bonking each other as hard as they can with no technique, even the "pros". From What I can tell.
Hi! I have been practicing a form of WMA for three years now (HEMA, specifically.)
This is Buhurt. Men and women dress up in metal armour and essentially beat on each other until only one can stand. I think most commonly you see it as an attraction in Renaissance Fairs.
In terms of realism there's a few things to take into consideration.
The main thing is these weapons are... not really being used how they would be if you were actually trying to kill your opponent (go figure). Armour is quite effective at what it was designed to do, protecting you from getting your limbs chopped off.
When wielding a sword, to get through the armour one would "half-sword", keeping one hand on the handle, using the other to grab the flat of the blade and slip it through the plates in their opponents armour to impale them* .
Alternatively they turn the entire sword upside down, holding onto the blade like the handle and beat their opponent senseless with the blunt end of the sword. I have seen first hand how dangerous this can be, even with full head protection.
Anyone interested should look into HEMA too, Buhurts nerdier cousin meant to simulate what armourless duels would look like, without all the blood and guts associated with it (most the time).
*In a legal duel, impaling (or thrusting) your opponent was illegal. You could recover from a cut, you could not as easily survive being made into a shish kebab, for this reason when you would thrust your opponent you were tried as if you had the intent to kill.
the historian in me dies a little whenever someone calls the medieval ages the dark ages 💀💀
New trend to replace KRplusr boxing
Thank you Danny.... I needed a New Sport after The Superbowl
and there's no one complaining about Taylor swift coverage in knight fighting
Danny bought a suit of armor
Danny bought a suit of armor
any minute now…🤞🏼
dang it
In the US, we have SCA (society for creative anachronism idk) which is basically this exact thing and aside from the fighting, they also have absolutely INCREDIBLE artisans who make everything by hand-there’s a chapter in every state
If SCA seems too intense, there’s a similar LARP called Amtgard which focuses on less intense fighting paired with magic-super fun and there’s also a chapter in every state
Those robots move quickly and are so human-like in their movements. AI is really advancing in strides 🤺🤺
3:55 bro broke out of prison to watch this fight thats how you know its legit
Honestly your videos are a delight man lol the editing is so good, the concepts are always like okay I'll bite and by the end I'm dyinn
I genuinely love how many participants in this sport are in the comments. You guys are fun and I love your hobby.
This is how all fights should be fought
hey i do historical fighting but fencing style so i can only speak from observation of ppl who do stuff like this but im taking my chance to infodump
- grappling and blunt stuff is actually more effective against metal armour than weapons like swords damage-wise iirc war hammers can break bones thru the metal (which is why blunt weapons were so prevalent)
- to get into stuff like this you can do a lighter version of this (heavy fighting in SCA or HEMA). SCA in particular can be pretty cheap because most groups have loaner armour for people to use & most end up making their own armour out of plastics and leathers. SCA also has rebated steel fighting which is just a version of this & then it can progress from there, or alternatively some renfaires also do stuff like this.
- even in lighter versions it still can hurt you like a motherfucker and it is very scary at first. Theres a tradition of signing rlly bad bruises in my group. Its like any combat sport though really, this is just more of a spectacle whereas usual historical fighting stuff is more regulated and friendly. This version is basically "if you wanna go out and try to die" lol
I will note that war hammers being able to break bones through armor is somewhat of a misconception. In reality, armor is really really good, and you're much better off getting in-between gaps or tackling your opponent and trying to remove their armor. Blunt weapons have considerably concussive damage at times, but really don't cause permanent damage to a target, polearms are effective because of their range and leverage. I think this misconception comes from places such as D&D or video games, where in order to find a good balance to make blunt weapons good, they get modifiers that do additional damage to armored opponents because that seems realistic.
I feel like it look me way too long to find a comment that mentioned the SCA (I’m a proud Calontir). I love Danny’s surprise and confusion when this is a normal weekend for me 😅
Thank you so so much for the blood announcement 😭❤️ ppl often forget how triggering violence can be to others.
Right after Danny said “I think they’re robots” I got an ad for robot killers… they’re onto you, buddy
Wait or is Danny onto them???
I've tried this type of fighting before locally (it was called Buhurt) and honestly it's extremely fun. There are some less intense match types that remove the ground-and-pound stuff. I highly recommend trying it out if there's a Buhurt/Society for Creative Anachronism group near you. They usually have spare kit you can use; Danny's right, a full steel kit can cost several thousand dollars (unless you're doing SCA combat, which has lower armor requirements)
Danny and Descartes: "They're robots"
I went to a medieval show in Orlando and those actors are PROS. Doing flips and shit while dodging swords and horse poop.
As other commenters have mentioned, the sport is called Buhurt which, fun fact, comes from the French “béhourd” meaning “wallop” so it’s not too surprising to see guys just straight up punching each other in full armour
Next time we see Danny, hell be covered in full HEMA gear dueling some bystanders
Can not wait for Day fighting to drop
oh
@@gracielalalaa oh
absolutely ecstatic over the amount of people offering to get danny into the sport
this was so much more violent than i anticipated they were fully out for blood
Danny my cat is obsessed with you and today is her gotcha day so thank you for paying tribute to her on this special day.
Your cat is a real one
@@sakareeh and another video on Valentine's day, I'm planning the wedding for them now
Knight fighting is cool, but they also do like actual jousting tournaments too. With the lances shattering and everything.
Actually saw one in person and it's insanely dope.
i thought this was about larp but this is so much better and i will be introducing this to all my larp friends lmao
What I love most about this sport is because of how rare it is, the average skill level among athletes might not be that high yet.
Imagine a pro medieval fighter!
There's world championships for this so there are some extremely skilled fighters out there!
I GUESS YOU SHOULD SAY "GOOD KNIGHT"
Real
Danny, if you like this you should look up HEMA videos! HEMA is a more technical martial art meant to simulate unarmored combat, it's historical and has weapons from cultures all over the world!
All over? Like machetes too??
@@oo4758 the rule is if there's a historical writing explaining how to fight with it, it's fair game!
@@vickygayming dang, that's actually pretty cool. But does that mean that cultures with less or no written records can't use their weapons? or are they allowed to make new written records so they can fight with them now? I feel like there are a few cultures automatically excluded
You know, this seems to be one of those things that sounds cooler than it looks. Because swords don’t do anything, and there isn’t a point system I see, actually using a sword seems like it puts you at a disadvantage.
when that guy with the axe chucked the other dude to the ground, i just immediately knew homie wasn't getting back up. armor like that weighs like 60 lbs, bro was down for the count
Fencing but they go absolutely lethal on each other
I used to fence (without interior armor/padding because I'm poor) and while it definitely looks boring to watch, it can be genuinely brutal for the people competing, even with the padding
I fence Sabre. This is fencing but both combatants are 12 yo boys with crippling legend of Zelda addictions. (From experience)
@@justayeet5905 lol true. Also ive always wanted to try fencing, any advice ti beginners?
@@RavnicaRaven of course! It’s an amazing sport with so many great people!! I’d say find you a good studio with good teachers. If they do group classes, start with those. Ask if you can borrow gear before buying your own cause it can be very expensive. Also, do some research on what style you’d like to do! There’s 3 main styles: foil, Sabre, and epee and they’re all pretty different. Figure out which one you think you’d enjoy the most and find a studio that specializes in it. Good luck man!!
@@justayeet5905 thanks!
Tbh this is pretty accurate to how they were fighting in those days. If you had two dudes in full armor like this it was pretty much just wrestling and punching until one gave up or got stabbed with a dagger or something. Armor is sword-proof but expensive, so they'd mostly kill the poor people just running around in shirts and the knights and rich guys in armor would be captured for ransom
Danny: "their $1000 costume" Me: you couldn't buy a suit of armor for anything close to $1000.
New title for this video: "Danny Discovers what Renaissance Fairs Are"