Knight Fight: The War Mace (Season 1, Episode 1) | History

John, Jay and Andre discuss the brutal force of the War Mace in this clip from Season 1, Episode 1, "Vikings vs Byzantines". #KnightFight
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“Knight Fight” steps inside the world of the full-contact Armored Combat League - often referred to as “Medieval MMA” or “Knight Fight Club.” This blood sport is a full-contact armored combat league where modern-day warriors battle in over eighty pounds of plated armor with real steel weapons.
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[@makubex00]

I joined my local swordfighting club and there is a mace wielder role so I picked it, I had no idea how much more lethal than I thought it already was. Although it is softcombat we still do like we get damaged or hurt like roleplay.

[@mostafabellabiad3030]

The mace .... WILL KEEL !

[@aritrachakraborty602]

IT WILL KEEAAL !

[@panama-canada]

KEAL == keep them alive.

[@teonatsios491]

@@panama-canada alive but defeated

[@podsmpsg1]

That mace could still cause concussions even if you have a helmet.

[@malcolmpaull9324]

Majority of armored fighters used maces cause blades wouldn't do much to plate

[@DaddyHensei]

That mace could fracture a skull even if it had a helmet for protection.

[@sigmalpha_testostronewolf]

nwice OwO

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

That’s what they’re designed for.

[@gonzalosanchezblanco6598]

This weapon could destroy your skull like a coconut inside a metal bucket,mate

[@steffanyrubio1617]

For the benefit of those with flash photography we're going to take a 5-second pose..... love Edge and Christian

[@tarynstirrup7130]

Edge in Vikings, Christian on the KZbin channel, Matt Hardy will be in Knightfall next.

[@vipset87]

why? is lita the damsel in distress? lol jk. we all know shell play a dirty wildling wench beyond the wall in game of thrones

[@aliyahhussain8920]

this show airs on the history channel

[@rockinbells8351]

This is my favorite weapon.

[@vaxwagner]

using this to study for dnd combat hahaha

[@F15ElectricEagle]

I wish they made an episode featuring the Godendag.

[@sadiccorpus4508]

open wounds with sharp weapons are deadly and serious but in overall a blunt weapon is as effective if not more.

[@DaddyHensei]

I’d wager more. Armor will protect you from a sword, a blunt weapon will turn your armor against you. Not to mention bones will be shattered, organs ruptured, all kinds of internal hemorrhage. Blunt force trauma wounds are a lot harder to treat and the victims may never fully recover from them either. It’s easier to heal from cut or a stab, not so much from being turned into a mash potato.

[@FEARSWTOR]

@@DaddyHensei Indeed. Good luck trying to breathe in a dented breastplate.

[@gonzalosanchezblanco6598]

@@DaddyHensei Not so long ago i found a 1170-1180 priest manscript about a battle in nowadays France where an important nobleman was hit in the middle of the chest making him stumble and fall dead ( he might have suffered such an impact tah his heart stopped working right there )

[@gonzalosanchezblanco6598]

@@DaddyHensei Imagine if a hammer hits you full strength in the back,at least you get crippled and for worse the broken vertebrae piercing heart or lungs

[@vipset87]

CHRISTIAN! At last you're on your own!!!!!

[@litebohodtmohapi1106]

Hit someone right and it's a kill switch

[@whoknows8500]

So cool. Hope bannerlord has this in the game when it comes out

[@gallowglass3764]

Oh my word, YES...

[@imbaroud5273]

already have, same with old warband

[@stampedmetalsword8099]

Is that Christian from Edge and Christian?

[@Brass_Heathen]

I think your right

[@kevinjackson1275]

I suppose Christian Cage is a veteran of combat sport

[@mrkillz1609]

I think in a former life I used to morph feint bonk people with this right in the skull seeing their heads explode is fun

[@shatnermohanty6678]

It took 2 years but I gave the 1000th like 👍

[@wolvves4293]

Reason why Buhurt has regulations on how heavy a mace can be lol

[@lilyjane3426]

2:43 - 2:45 That face tho....

[@ceck5155]

Oh hi Christian

[@manusgargan7403]

Love this

[@stoxx_roxx]

*how do I contact the history Channel about being on the show I'm a big guy and I've always wanted to do this I in Hema already. Guys please help me out.*

[@fredfry5100]

I must admit, I've never figured that out.

[@stoxx_roxx]

@@fredfry5100 I've done everything I can to try to find out away it just seems like they have their people and that's it.

[@larrywatters5340]

Look into joining the ACL!

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Sto2ky Fireproof I think if you do well in tournaments they call ya not sure though

[@miiikelive3611]

Battle Beast weapon

[@ahmedmosaad4604]

Christian !!

[@WiggaMachiavelli]

It has six flanges, not five.

[@akbarfatkhurohman409]

Tank

[@gastropodahimsa]

Yakity yak. Let's see them move or find someone who can.

[@ilikejazz8070]

The bald commentator with the black shirt is the captain of the american full contact knight fighting team. U can see them in the imcf

[@prasitsundar7963]

Same here what happens to Christian why he in this show

[@joeydillon2]

What we got here is a failure to communicate

[@dexterchoy7756]

If you can’t cut the armour, you smash the f*** out of it!

[@tomasflores7175]

Christian?!

[@treeapologetics4431]

Christian ...?what is he doing here?

[@BrosBeforeHoes-L]

Kofi Amanfo good wasn't just me wondering that

[@tikkidaddy]

Yeah...I was like WTF??😆

[@warrior_mtl4895]

Where can i buy???

[@schonkigplavuis8850]

0:59 there’s no sword in the world capable of doing this 😂

[@noplate1049]

I searched after LA Knight Mace and found this.

[@emperorbartu2414]

But does it kEel

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

12 century weapon... armpieces and gauntlets..... No, just no. Gauntlets and armpieces diden't excist yet this thing would be contending with full mail, gambeson and helemets. Sow the weight of your mail sleeves and mittons would be behind it.

[@religionisatragedy9742]

Who made that mace?

[@emperorbartu2414]

Windu

[@drunkenghoul]

@@emperorbartu2414 oof

[@Shivam_Gupte]

Club

[@bartram33]

I got maced! I went inside and they pushed me out and they maced me!

[@kartikey926]

Is that Christian from WWE??

[@Dudebro500]

Yep

[@DwightMarten]

No that's Christian Cage from AEW

[@samuelkina8537]

thats not a mace *thats a toothbrush* *real mace's "ball" is bigger than a palm.

[@simplyzulu1426]

What's Christian doing here!!

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

He's reeking of awesomeness, that's what he's doing.

[@mathewmaldonado3570]

I like counting cars then this

[@liamgardner6033]

I recognise that guy in the middle whats his name anyone know? EDIT Wait is that Christian fae wwe holyshit 😮

[@nicolasdorlando8676]

does nobody realize that a mace is a single handed weapon used with a shield? a mace is a weapon that can kill even the best armored knight with a single hit do the head even with a helmet its basically a can opener for mediaval knights

[@gonzalosanchezblanco6598]

A well placed hit on the chest or head and game over

[@JammesJammes]

Mace like polearms did exist i think

[@lalli8152]

@@JammesJammes yeah i think maces like this existed, but they maybe were not as common than one handed types

[@mathewmaldonado3570]

I also like ice road truckers

[@Aloysius10]

Too bad this show was cancelled.

[@katakurithecalamity9840]

yoo what christian is doing here

[@jankozzcbro2389]

And i’m

[@lordj3793]

My like made the number of likes 666 . 😂

[@Thecopperleadthread]

(I've changed my opinion) two handed maces did exist in the form of morning stars and we have museum pieces and art depicting them, but weren't as common as one-handed ones. However, full steel two handed maces were used in India and much more prominently in later centuries rather than the middle ages. Plus, poleaxes and warhammers did exist in medieval Europe so why not use those instead of coming up with that thing? (Changed my opinion on this too, as using a poleaxe in a competition is going to be deadlier than using a mace, no matter if it's blunted or not) Sorry for being ignorant guys.

[@SchwarzArbeit]

Cheap ?

[@Thecopperleadthread]

@@SchwarzArbeit yeah that's a good point

[@tsuki5284]

Im not sure but I think sasanid soldiers used to fight with two handed mace or just one handed i dont exactly know

[@Thecopperleadthread]

@@tsuki5284 sasanid, you mean the Persian empire? Yes i recall them using maces too, but as far as i remember it, they were one-handed. If you find informations about two-handed maces used in history, let me know, i'm intrested

[@That1menace]

@@Thecopperleadthreadclosest thing I’ve found really is a polearm morning star that looks like the evening star from mordhau