Medieval Fighting was kind of... Insane

I put on 80 pounds of Knights Armor and Tried BUHURT! A Medieval Fighting Sport that pits teams of Fighters against each other in the most extreme way possible, with swords, shields, axes and armor!
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[@SenseiSeth]

P.S. I’m okay, please share this video with your friends lol

[@metalhenri7912]

Love your vids I’m so happy you gave me the idea to look up 50 more knight mma vids

[@HeatedFrost]

the production of this video deserves a lot more views

[@temporaldisplacement]

Shared with the sword fighting group I'm in.

[@HaychBjj]

It would be awesome If u learned kobudo

[@SenseiSeth]

🙏

[@EvolveNowYoga]

"You are gonna be perfectly safe" - Guy with a big ass axe that he is going to swing at you

[@oldschoolkarate-5o]

😂

[@robertbamza7253]

The "You flinched...." response... 😂 Seth is lucky he didn't get hurt

[@Gustavo-vt5rk]

turns out he wasn't perfectly safe

[@XEpicGodX]

@@robertbamza7253 yup. Someone with a previous shoulder or back injury might've been bedridden for a couple weeks after that lmao. You'd think the expert wouldn't miss the plate on a man mostly covered in well.. plate

[@captainobvious2538]

@@XEpicGodX especially when he's showing how concerned he is about it 🤣

[@heraldofoblivion727]

Imagine fighting a war and seeing a soldier do a side kick to another soldier

[@stanisawzokiewski3308]

Side kicks, push kicks, oblique kicks and sweeps are all found in historical european manuals from the 15th and 16th centuries. One manual by talhoffer even looks like a roundhouse kick to the body with the tip of the shoe

[@thecarnosaurchannel2819]

Me laugh in HEMA 😂😂😂

[@snaxximan5737]

well it wouldnt work anyways.

[@IncredibleMD]

If sidekicks don't work on unarmored opponents, what makes you think they'd work on armored opponents?

[@Scipionyxsam]

@@stanisawzokiewski3308 There are some in Talhoffer, but mostly for locked and crossing blades if I remember correctly. It might not be a great tactic for other situations in this type of combat.

[@Kitlun79]

I think having your head locked inside a tiny, heavy metal box while someone tries to bash it from the outside with a heavy object is enough to give anyone a panic attack. Helmet horror looks like it sucks hard.

[@kakhakheviashvili6365]

It's still way better alternative to someone either slashing or stabbing your face with sword. So it's a matter of perspective, ya know.

[@moz5831]

I’m claustrophobic so I’d prob get a panic attack just from putting that thinkg on.

[@SwordTune]

It feels great when you have it on, you feel like a tank. Then you get hit and remember weapons were built for a reason.

[@dovahbear0]

I'd guess a similar thing would be running around clearing buildings in a gas mask.

[@godoftenors]

@@dovahbear0 I haven't done that, but fighting in a closed helmet does take a bit of acclimation. Once you're used to the limitations, your conditioning improves significantly. I've found swimming to be the best cardio for armor.

[@chuanfaman]

I tried this back in the 90’s for a while and found out that this type of combat is extremely demanding and rewarding. Every fighter should try it.

[@MajorWilliamHampton]

I mean just like any other full combat fighting sport, it definitely seems that you would have to do high intensity training and then all that training would pay off once you are on the battlefield

[@jonathanmora8208]

I will leave like thumb up to 69 just because

[@Benw8888]

Seth: "can you imagine being in the water in this?" "yeah no prob it's stainless steel so it won't rust" Seth: "..."

[@nidhoggvomwalde2280]

Remember the battle on lake peipus...

[@superschnitzel]

Haha yeah😂

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

Priorities.

[@xanthekeogh4358]

Bruh

[@louisfussell2378]

They were kinda weird man

[@joshuakim4769]

Imagine being the person on the third floor paying $1400 rent and seeing this outside.

[@bilbocoffeman1392]

I'd pay to see this

[@Templar135]

Me and my team were practicing in a park one day and after a few rounds we heard a enthusiastic "Woooooo" from the upper floors of an apartment building near by ha ha it was great.

[@Navesblue]

That sounds like a perk if I've ever heard one.

[@annasolovyeva1013]

This is approximately what I saw from my school windows (but soft weapons, they don't go steel). One day, I came there to join.

[@jaredgerman3386]

Hold my mutton honey, I’m joining this fight! ⚔️😂

[@degiguess]

I think it's interesting to see the different habits people form when fighting with armor vs without. You can see during these fights how Seth is bouncing on the balls of his feet and bobbing his arms around to try and fake the other guy out while the other guy is standing relatively still. In an unarmored/unarmed fight Seth has the right idea, but in this situation with the added weight it's the other guy who has the right idea standing still to conserve energy.

[@shotya9403]

Yes! It seems that conserving energy becomes one of the upmost prioritize, to only strike when it actually matters, aswell only move when needed. Its still very important to move with the enemy, as just bashing blindly into them will tire you out and wont bring him down. A lot of people see this sport as just random people bashing at each other like there is no tomorrow, but in reality it has some very important factors to play with, stamina being one of those.

[@DkGaston]

So true! As a guy who started in karate and did armored stuff for decades...bouncing is not the way. Extra movements are not the way. You can always tell people who learned to swing a sword with no armor first because they bounce while people who learned wearing their armor never bounce. In Buhurt outside USA people practice mostly with foam and save their armor for competition...they usually bounce and move a lot, while Americans traditionally have practiced more in their armor and less out of it and rarely bounce (that's changing a bit as people emulate Europe).

[@grailknight6794]

You see why daggers were so important in the age of plate armor.. you see how grappling becomes important? Good place to have a pointy dagger in the clinch and try to stick it in the gaps and soft bits...

[@stewartsmalls2024]

Don’t tell Icy mike. Blades are terrible self defense weapons.

[@MrBenwaan]

...and if that fails - stick the dagger on a stick and pike the knight.

[@whodis5444]

The armpit has always been a devastating place to slip a blade in when it comes to fighting in full plate. A nice thick long ice pick/stiletto would probably mean death.

[@crustybomb115]

@@MrBenwaan out of curiosity... do you know how LONG pikes are? cuz daggers are extremely close range, a pike is like a spear, but WAY longer... to the point where its kinda rediculous...

[@crustybomb115]

@@whodis5444 not just, the joints in general are the weakspots in armor

[@pvtred]

That is some tiny shoulder armor. I wasn't surprised he felt those hits to his shoulder. I'm pretty sure having armor fit your body proportions is a big component in keeping you safe everywhere.

[@chaos_omega]

I just want to point out that historical armor wasn't as heavy. They add even more protection for this because it's a modern sport. Not that it takes anything away from the toughness of the competitors. BTW, I think you should try some longsword or other HEMA now, as it is mostly based on unarmoured combat. Might be a better fit for you... ;)

[@b.h.abbott-motley2427]

Some historical full suits of armor were 77+lbs, particularly if you include arming clothes with their mail bits, but not too many of them. Of course, historical warriors were probably a bit smaller than people today on average.

[@aaronnieborak4455]

Tournament armour and battlefield armour were different weights. Tournament armour being heavier.

[@geshscale6068]

@@b.h.abbott-motley2427 The people using this sort of armor were taller and heavier on average, due to good food and living conditions because it was expensive. they also had a racial advantage in size and strength because they were Caucasian.

[@nathanc939]

@@b.h.abbott-motley2427 not battle field armor. You are looking at 30 to 60 pounds for a full set (Everything). Note that both extremes are rather rare, most would be in the 40 to 50 pounds range. For tournaments and display, it could get to 80 pounds.

[@b.h.abbott-motley2427]

@@nathanc939 Yes, battlefield armor. See Neil Bockus's study.

[@twigsagan3857]

4:03 "You're safe I promise". I don't know guys, I think this guy should not be someone who teaches others about this. This guy is actually dangerous.

[@Domitianvs]

That was my main feeling about that dude as well, this did not seem like a good/safe group of people to train with!

[@scythianking7315]

You're safe I promise..... proceeds to instantly injure him with a 2 handed axe due to bad fitting armor

[@ElDrHouse2010]

oh cmon he wasnt that dangerous but yes he probably won't use such a hefty weapon anymore. The big 2 handed axe is not for teaching. He should have aimed for the chest with an horizonal not vertical stike, which was better protected than the shoulders.

[@twigsagan3857]

@@ElDrHouse2010 Bro, it showed he disregards safety completely. Don't try to make this look good, it wasn't good.

[@tvinforest5255]

@@twigsagan3857 yeah he should use just a pole big two handed stick instead - like in the club that i was visiting. All newcomers were using big 2 meters pvc pipes with metal rod inside, or just a solid tree branch - much more safe.

[@thejanitorssweeps5883]

Seth you continue to have the best martial arts channel on KZbin

[@Ninja0608]

The fact you did a side kick with armor on was sick 😂

[@KingFate20]

I have no problem with this sport. It's neat and people can do whatever they want... but for the love of God, no one ever mistake this as how people fought in armor.

[@ElDrHouse2010]

This is how people fought armor vs armor on the ground. They wrestle and then shank each other with a dagger in the gaps of the armor. Upper body strength was extremely important in Armor vs Armor fights. Usually through a knight never left their horses, they were knights for a reason, they were good at riding & rich so why would they risk themselves fighting like the peasants on foot, its too risky.

[@KingFate20]

@@ElDrHouse2010 A major factor here is that the armor they are wearing in this video weights between 50-100% more than the average set of full plate during the medieval era. Their weapons being blunt combined with the suits having so much more inertia means that far less momentum is transferred to the wearer when hit by a heavy weapon. A sharpened hardened steel axe head or spike will bite into armor and transfer all the momentum, the shear transfer of energy at times could break bones or kill from brain hemorrhaging/concussion. Wrestling to the ground and going for a stab was a well known way to take down someone in full plate, but 1 or 2 good hits in the wrong spot and you will have a dead iron man.

[@hemmydall]

@@KingFate20 yeah its like 2 people in full swat gear fighting each other with the police baton. Its just not reflective of medieval combat.

[@hemmydall]

@@ElDrHouse2010 notice how the dude that used a slightly larger axe hit him in the shoulder and hurt him? Now imagine a even bigger, sharpened polearm coming down on you. Or the blunt end. Plenty of fights, even when they were lucky enough to have that much armor (the average was 50-65 lbs) a solid blow from a halberd would knock you right out. They purposefully use lighter weapons in this sport.

[@wimmer3324]

@@hemmydall many "weapons" made for this sport are heavier than their historical counterparts. This sport turns every weapon into a blunt-impact-weapon (including those that were primarily used for thrusting or against unarmored targets) and thus they have to be heavier. That falchion for instance looked very heavy (historically usually less than 1kg) and a real one would be rubbish against even mail.

[@Ozymandiaz1260]

I’m thinking these guys might not be the best representatives of the sport.

[@user-xq4st9ie7r]

They aren't the worst

[@LethalByChoice]

@@user-xq4st9ie7r They're pretty damn close.

[@angledcoathanger]

"Do not cheapen my sport with your bullshit" ..these guys need to get over themselves and lighten the hell up a bit. The whole scene had a real insecure vibe to it, like they'd feel a sense of superiority if you got injured or panicked from claustrophobia

[@dbjdi]

Having messed around with some from Seattle.....yeah these guys are not the best representation of the physical. Pretty slow

[@frankwashburn6680]

@@angledcoathanger yeah, ultimately it's playing pretend as knights, just as we make fun of football players for wearing shiny colorful tights and men's soccer players for being oscar-worthy actors when someone steps on their pinky toes, if you can't take a friendly jibe about your playtime, that demonstrates some pretty intense insecurity

[@VaizardDaishi]

Okay here's what we need Seth. You, Hard2Hurt, Houston Jones, 2 other YT dudes if you so desire. Y'all get together, train, and fight 3v3 / 5v5 and see if the YT martial artist can hang with the knights. I'd pay money to see that.

[@randombencounter263]

Icy Mike would go NUTS with those weapons.

[@redacted9164]

why would you assume houston needs armor? his skin is dense enough

[@Robertfarabaughjr]

I was thinking seeing Icy Mike in this would be fun. How about Wonder Boy and Sweet T to round out the team. Or even Armchair violence and Metrolina?

[@ryannachtrab]

uhhhh 5v5?? If Houston is there it should be 1v9 MINIMUM

[@brittakriep2938]

Please gentlemen! Watch serious KZbin videos about medieval weaponry like ,Scholagladiatora'' or ,Metatron' The men behind this two channels are both educated academics and experienced practitoners of HEMA ( Historical European Martial Arts). This channels my be to boring for action interessted people, but intressting for people who want to have serious knowledge.

[@Adam-je2xs]

Fair play for putting yourself through this just to show what it's like, that looked tough as heck

[@chocolatesquirrel2002]

Imagine the brutality of the actual fights where to loose meant you died

[@Matt_PunchEnthusiast_Morris]

There are many historical paintings depicting these kinds of battle's, Getting stabbed straight through the butthole wasn't common but it could happen 😂, That and the face You're probably gonna get stabbed in the face

[@dmandy7968]

Typically Knights were attempted to be captured alive and ransom back for money. You just kill off the normal footsoldiers which were typically far less armored until much later periods.

[@Kali-8]

Just lie on the floor pretend youre dead

[@randombencounter263]

The most terrifying thing about pre-modern warfare is that 90% of battlefield casualties didn't happen during the battle, they happened *afterwards*. It's not the blow that puts you down that kills you. But if you go down you pray to every god you can think of that your side wins cause otherwise the guy who's coming to loot your body will get you. Or you just get trampled to death when your side runs away and the other guys run after them.

[@beelzebub9972]

@@dmandy7968 true the lords are alway the priority cause they have the money and resources

[@harnischfechter]

To be honest, that wasn’t really the best introduction to the sport. To work/protect properly armour needs to be made for a person and their specific measurements. Wearing someone else’s kit will always feel awkward, and increases the danger of injury. Plus this here was definitely way too heavy, both historically and for buhurt standards. Most kits weigh around 40-55 pounds. The weight of the helmet they gave you was also quite extreme. It’s as if they wanted to limit your movements and exhaust you as much as possible ;P I agree with other comments suggesting you try HEMA. It’ll be definitely more suited to your skills and is actually a much better representation of the real way people fought in the middle ages.

[@godoftenors]

Agreed about the fit, but let's be honest, no one's going to spend $3k+ to try something out. Loaner gear is the first enemy you fight. The armor for ACS/HMB is overbuilt, but it's to increase survivability for the power level generated. We want people to go home without fractures and concussions. 600 years ago, a broken rib/collarbone didn't matter as much, as you'd just get captured and ransomed back, but now, it's debilitating for work. Same for a concussion- you're just a big, shiny paycheque to anyone who sees you unable to defend yourself.

[@harnischfechter]

@@godoftenors sure, no one expects him to buy his own kit and wait a couple of months to have it made for a single video, but what Seth received was quite clearly mismatched and overly heavy even for buhurt standards. I've been in buhurt for 15 years now (I'm on my 3rd armor currently) so I know quite well how the gear works and what the modern standards are, and 80 pounds is not it. I think fighters often like to overplay certain aspects of the sport in such displays for dramatic purposes, or they just gave him some old kit that no one's been using for quite some time. Be that as it may, I'm sure he'd still feel the weight of the armor in something closer to what we actually use now, but it would also show much better how dynamic actual buhurt can be. Not to mention IMCF/HMB pro-fights.

[@godoftenors]

@@harnischfechter As I said, loaner gear is the first enemy. When I started with SCA armored combat, everything was a little too big except the gauntlets, which were a tad too small. I enjoyed it enough to commit to armor, and am working on getting a kit finalized to take to BoN 2023 qualifying next year for USA. If I can swing it with work and make the cut, I'll have a (cloth) swan crest on my helmet.

[@scythianking7315]

HEMA is NOT how people fought in battles..... it's how they faught in duels. U are clearly biased

[@scythianking7315]

I agree they could've picked better armor for him tho

[@randombencounter263]

I had heard how important wrestling and clinching is in HEMA/Buhurt/Zornhau/swordy smashy fun times sports but it's really cool to see that in action. The guy using his axe handle for a Thai plum was dope.

[@stanisawzokiewski3308]

Some sword instruction manuals have more wrestling techniques than cuts

[@defa2136]

I’m a buhurt fighter and with polearms one of the best clinches is the tai plum when using longer polearms. It gives you a lot of leverage for throws with a polearm and it’s easy to get out of with a long polearm if you want to get away and swing.

[@sixjhontongalamar979]

I guess it makes sense since full armors are good enough to defend from cuts. Other than stabs on weak areas of the armor, blunt force is the best way to deal damage. The heaviness of armors also reduces mobility and wears the body more so clinches and throws becomes even more effective.

[@TEXASAXE]

@@sixjhontongalamar979 Plate armor does not Reduce your Mobility as mutch as you think, atleast when its good made, A Full Plate Armor is as Heavy as an Full Geard soldier from our time, there is even a Test with a Firefighter, a Knight and a Modern Soldier, the Soldier was the Slowest of them all, so Late Plate Armor was very good

[@trapperscout2046]

I love watching Battle of the Nations medieval tournaments. 5v5 is the most entertaining in my opinion because I find that individual skill is just as important as teamwork in those types of small team competitions.

[@tkfritz5790]

You did great in the armor but those shots from that 'coach' should of never happened. It is NOT okay to shoulder strike someone with a polearm outside of national/international tournaments. For him to do it to you as a 'haze' and MISS the shot.. That's seriously not okay and would be considered a 'dick move' to anybody else involved with Buhurt.

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

That was lame.

[@ryancollins8837]

I agree. I've seen his type before. Not very welcoming lol.

[@sway9935]

NERD

[@tabletoptales7679]

I was thinking the same thing, "you'll be okay", right..

[@StudyingForHours]

Theres another 3 people among us

[@imstupid880]

Hey Seth, I'd recommend you check out HEMA after this. Buhurt/Battle of Nations is known for favoring strength and endurance over technique, and obviously for the sake of safety you see less of actual anti-armor techniques. However, HEMA studies that in depth a lot more. For example, Fiore has a manual that includes anti-armor fencing, in-armor fencing, and grappling.

[@FightinFubijar]

Whenever I hear someone say "Buhurt is known for favoring strength and endurance over technique," I know I'm about to read some ignorant ass shit. I trained HEMA for 5 years before converting to Buhurt. Saying Buhurt lacks technique is like saying HEMA lacks anyone who can actually fight: It's reductive & ignorant. The stereotypes propagated about the various sword sports are propagated entirely by fools who have only ever tried one, or bitter old men who were pushed out of one sport for being cunts.

[@stephensimmons7140]

This should have more likes.

[@chreg89]

They say a stab is killing knights. But its a lot easier to crush them with a hammer.

[@neoprower777]

Been in the sport for over a year now an I love it. The people and brotherhood that comes with it is insane

[@sugerwsp1235]

I like how he went from "holy shit this is terrifying" to "Imma kick your ass" near the end lmao

[@musthaf9]

The way the armor dent at 3:41 after being half-heartedly hit with a blunt weapon gives away the "quality" of the armor. Real medieval armor is most certainly stronger than that

[@robertagren9360]

Armor was looted from battlefields and patched up that it was hard to tell who was the manufacturer and what caused their death. Smiths had reputation for making better or worse quality since each had their own recipe.

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

I think it depends, there were heat treated high quality high carbon steel armor suits which were incredibly strong, and on the other end munition armor suits which were far weaker in comparison.

[@NikoxNobu]

at least it wont get stained

[@vast634]

There was plenty of crappy armor around back then too. Not everyone wearing armor was a rich lord.

[@jamie_d0g978]

@@robertagren9360 Infantry armor, yeah. Knight duel armor? Nope

[@ThemanwhoLARPs]

The crazy thing is that those matches last around 2 minutes, Knights dealt with that armor and those symptoms for 3-9 hour sieges.

[@tardarsauce3355]

That part about taking full breaths to purge the CO2 out of your helmet is wild. Gotta remember that if you're gonna try this

[@LethalByChoice]

I would strongly recommend you avoid going there again. Those guys don't know what they're doing and seem like bad news. 1) They didn't gave you jousting armor that was 10-20lbs heavier than real field armor, so they didn't give you proper armor, 2) the "coach" made fun of you for flinching when he swung a fucking axe at you, which is a huge douche move, 3) the "coach" gives me serious McDojo instructor vibes who doesn't seem to give a shit about safety, let alone historic accuracy, 4) the fact that he said you wouldn't get hurt and he hurt you not 30 seconds later with a 2-handed axe on your shoulder area was incredibly dangerous and could have given you hematoma which could have caused a blood clot, or worse, fractured or straight up broken your clavicle. 5) that armor was so shitty and not well protective for real weapons, but if it was any less protected you definitely would have gotten pretty injured and at least fractured a bone. 6) "Palmetto Knights"? Dude that's just cringey. Doing it for fun is one thing, but that dude is clearly not a knight so he should stop calling himself one. That's the equivalent of a Karate orange or green belt calling themselves a an expert or a master. 7) they're trying to come off as rough and tough and are self-conscious that their sport is nerdy and thus are overly uptight about it being looked at as such. FFS they can't even take you making a joke about their sport being nerd shit, saying "this is a fucking sport." Like chill bruh, it's not serious. Overall it looks like the equivalent of a McDojo. Please try HEMA. It's way more professional and suits your skills better.

[@baronbirdman]

Should be noted, that this hmb team is an outlier. My team is fantastic and we always joke around about our crazy sport

[@LethalByChoice]

@@baronbirdman Absolutely, that sounds like a good team right there.

[@baronbirdman]

@@LethalByChoice hmb or hema, never want a bad apple to ruin the bunch. I do agree with your post he should try hema or something similar

[@fergerlrr7481]

Hey cool to see you doing some buhurt! You actually did really good for a first time in kit. But that two hander shot to the shoulder shouldn't have happened

[@AntonAdelson]

I liked how he protected himself with his arms. And the sudden buckler jabs can be a credible threat if improved and comboed later. But that's just my feelings and I didn't do the sport but you do!

[@fergerlrr7481]

@@AntonAdelson you learn to let some attacks come through. Getting hit in the head isn't that bad because it's your thickest piece of gear but getting arms chopped by a pole axe can definitely hurt. But he seriously did great for a completely new guy in kit.

[@MisdirectedSasha]

@@fergerlrr7481 He did OK, but part of that was his opponents going pretty easy on him. Their hits on him weren't too hard and they were very forgiving with the grappling and shield punches. Which is good, because there's little benefit in going all out against a beginner who is trying to learn. But I have to wonder if they weren't overcompensating after the Santa impersonator claiming to be an instructor almost took Seth's arm off for no reason...

[@LutherBlissett94]

"Are you ready?" "Maybe.... I don't know, man" I feel you, bro

[@My_Personal_Youtube]

if you're using a shield, extend it out in front of you. It's much more effective that way than if you're holding your shield close.

[@operator0101]

he had a small shield so he had to keep it close to move it accordingly

[@CyberJellos]

@@operator0101 It is the opposite, having a small shield means that it is even more important to hold it out from your body.

[@operator0101]

@@CyberJellos oh ok i thought about it and yeah that makes sense.

[@tonydismukes4409]

Yep. Buckler technique is all about keeping it extended to get the maximum cone of defense. Of course that ends up demanding some good shoulder endurance.

[@AliasAerius]

That would work in a HEMA fight, but not in this situation. The shield is more useful as another weapon than it is for defense.

[@fuzzyco.3336]

Seems like they gave this guy some real cheap armour considering the buckle on the helmet broke so easily along with how easy and deep the armour dented

[@dr.skillz77mgpl92]

They mainly only used heavy armour during jousting competitions and armed forces except for shock troops were wearing more light armor like leather with chainmail or sometimes platemail and other materials but it really depends on which era you focus on. A knights armor was by no means unchangeable and developed throughout the centuries parallel to the development of new weaponry.

[@posermatt1293]

plus the constant cycles of “oh they are using piercing weapons now, heavy armor…oh their big clubs just make a milkshake inside back to faster lighter armor bc you’re screwed either way…oh they brought back the stabby back to heavy”

[@Kahuna_huh]

imagine walking outside and seeing a medieval battle

[@docaff]

What? No spinning roundhouses or flying jump kicks in 80 lbs of armor! Anime has lied to me! Looks like a lot of fun!

[@SenseiSeth]

Wish I would’ve tried

[@BlurpGooDiJabba]

It is possible to do all of those things in full armor with a little training and proper fitting gear.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@BlurpGooDiJabba although significantly more tiring. And significantly worse for whoever happens to be on the reciving end. An extra 40 pounds of mass being flung at you results in significantly more broken bones.

[@BlurpGooDiJabba]

@@Santisima_Trinidad not at all, the padding absorbs alot of damage.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@BlurpGooDiJabba for the person your kicking whilst wearing the armour? Intresting

[@rickydolbier1338]

6:25 Awww there hugging!🤗

[@sebastianiglesiasperez8472]

This sport is very cool to watch and certainly is similar to medieval tournaments, but in a more lethal contex, people this heavily armored would not do what they were doing; they would either be hit with something heavy( like a polaxe, that long axe he gave you or a warhammer or a mace) or wrestle and stab into the gaps in the armor. It would be fun to see you try HEMA.

[@oscaranderson5719]

there’s also a fair argument to be made that you wouldn’t fight with visor down, since it destroys your breathing and vision/hearing. visors like the hounskull even have pins that can be easily removed to remove the visor entirely, supporting this possibility.

[@florinsimigiu6109]

@@oscaranderson5719 Someone swings a warhamer at you and you want to go open face ?? Good knowing you . What they did was fight in ranks , so that they could get some rest by switching the ranks . Also .. training almost every day of your life in armor helps a lot with stamina and getting used to the lack of o2 for longer. The difference in training just a month with armor on vs not is incredible ( 80% more up time ).

[@oscaranderson5719]

@@florinsimigiu6109 dude a thin bit of metal isn’t going to do anything to stop a warhammer to the face, that’s an argument _against_ faceplates. check out Scholagladiatora’s video on open-face helmets. he literally goes over the tournament setting vs. real combat.

[@florinsimigiu6109]

@@oscaranderson5719 I have no HEMA experience , nor did i ever wore a full suit of armor . That being said i did a lot of outdoor work and play fight with my friends as a kid. Geting a glancing blow from a hammer ( that was just falling from 1-1.5 m away ) , or being hit with (the mighty ) a stick in a play fight makes you realize why they wore plate armor. Not to mention i got a tooth nicked just by walking behind someone taking a pool shot . So while it may not stop a perfect blow , it sure as hell helps with all other hits.

[@oscaranderson5719]

@@florinsimigiu6109 it does, but the fact is face protection has existed since antiquity and yet open-face helmets have stuck around up to present-day. the benefits of vision and breathing are just too much to write off. also just watch the dang video. (I tried linking it but youtube didn’t like it :P)

[@xhappybunnyx]

8:13 that whole experience with the broken buckle had me s-w-e-a-t-i-n-g

[@Klomster88]

Having fought in heavy fighting, it's always scary seeing the safety levels in Bohurt. Since heavy fighting, is very very very safety oriented. Lots of stuff not allowed since it's dangerous. Like shield edge strikes full force is not joke. (So not allowed in heavy.) Trip people? Nope. But it's also something i kiiiiiiiinda want to try, since more interesting stuff is allowed. Like kicks and punches. Grappling, tripping and stuff. But 18lbs helmet? Wut? How even? My helmet is 2mm steel and it's not near that heavy. Sure mail is heavy, but still. No idea if i'd do well in Bohurt. Probably not.

[@KamiRecca]

This looks fun. As far as entertainment, why not. As far as "Medieval combat" goes, its on the level of Airsoft being "Accurate depiction of gunfights", and then somebody with akimbo Uzi naruto-runs trough the field, firing wildly.

[@KamiRecca]

@LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 yea well i can't argue against that.

[@bomk1680]

Helmet tear is a scary experience man

[@PNWAffliction]

Love seeing everyone coming to watch.

[@magna92]

I was actually curious how your empty hand skills would transfer and it seemed to work pretty well #sidekicksdontwork

[@sirbobulous]

My concern when he threw those side kicks was someone swinging the weapon and hitting the softer bits round the back of the leg when he did it!

[@WarlordFlanker]

I wish I could find the link for you, but Ive seen a nasty af sidekick delivered in a 1v1 in Europe, in armor. Totally leveled the dude. You can also look up some of Vyascheslav Levakov's fights. Hes well known for a head-kick k.o. in armor. Basically, non-weapon martial are absolutely effective in armor. Just very different and difficult to do comparatively. Muay Thai techniques are most effective for buhurt, from personal experience.

[@AntonAdelson]

Same! His defense was very good too imho (as someone who never did anything like it) I'd love a comment from someone who does the sport!

[@madmaxiemartialartsnerd485]

Honestly what would transfer the most is simply the body conditioning. Speaking as a guy who recently got back into martial arts after a LONG hiatus, you honestly shouldent even attempt any type of combat sport, if you didn't at least give yourself a solid 2 months of body conditioning. Prepping your muscles, flexibility, your cardio. For if your lacking any of these things, your going to feel like utter dog shit when the class is over, and not in a good way, the kinda shit tier way that makes u quit.

[@Dondlo46]

I think you should definitely do a collab with Skallagrim

[@fionasabre]

Oh yes, that would be awesome!

[@glenmcinnes4824]

and Shad, the Metatron & Scholagladiatoria

[@vast634]

And Kentucky Ballistics

[@Wasgood480]

I love how there kids in the background at 7:35

[@Bigelderturnip14]

Honestly when he said he was getting a song to get the medieval mood my brain just went to FOR THE GRACE AND MIGHT OF OUR LORD

[@GrantTheKnight]

Dude awesome! I love it when people try this sport! I love doing it :)

[@mrxanimation330]

These people have the best chance to catch my interest rn.

[@ignacnovotny2808]

From what I heard from friends this armor tends to be heavier than it was because they don't use hardened steel (it holds more without damage but once it cracks it gets much more dangerous while with "worse armor" it dents sooner but still protects) (besides most of their equipment isn't really historical). It's not really swordfighting but it has quite a lot in common with situation of two armored opponents meeting on battlefield because it often tended to end in grappling and punching because you needed to get that oppening to stab him with dagger, swords aren't really good for that. If this feels extreme watch battle of nations when you see those guys from eastern europe that is really frightening, they just don't respect human life so it's mostly just boxing using edge of bucker.

[@battlebrothertifesrolilios4423]

I like this stuff and always wanted to get into it, im not one of those people who thinks that everything should be open to people who dont want to put in the effort of learning something but the head coach guy seemed like a not to fun person, the others seemed fine though, Seth seems like such a level headed person who knows how to laugh things off I really look up to that kind of attitude.

[@fabrice1013]

Seth thai blocking an axe swing is probably the best thing ive seen all year😂

[@ajwall1]

It's amazing how historically inaccurate all of this was, especially the arms and armor weights' balance and material

[@sirsteam6455]

The reason for the weight and arms material and balance is probably more for cost and safety which is why historically jousting armor was much heavier than battlefield armor

[@ajwall1]

@@sirsteam6455 I doubt the safety part since the weapons are far too heavy so they can hit harder than the real thing

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

@@ajwall1 They did make the armor sturdier for safety, but then started making the weapons heavier to hit through the armor. Big brains all around.

[@sirsteam6455]

@@ajwall1 True but I was inferring more on the armor being heavier

[@ajwall1]

@@sirsteam6455 I could see that with the armor, although if it were the correct type of metal it would probably be lighter but more durable. That's probably a cost prohibitive choice

[@scaleworksRC]

Hey just a tip from an old mechanic: If you wanna know how old a tire is, find the DOT code on one side of the tire near the rim lip. There's a 4 digit number at the end that tells you the # of week the tire was made and the year. So, "DOT CC9L XYZ 1920" for example would be the 19th week of 2020. Be safe out there!

[@JoelTheII]

Round 3 is just a friendly round, they're so cute hugging each other.

[@frankunbaphomet3206]

7:50 And here we witness a beautiful yet rare sight; that being two knights embracing each other endearingly in the midst of battle.

[@michaelsexton8885]

Really pleased to see you trying out some HEMA and the typical nerd arguments in the comments are fun too!

[@nathanv.4397]

I'd love to see a Karate Nerd adaptation. Jesse gets his Japanese armor and weapons preference. If he opts for a minimalist approach you'd have to facilitate less traumatic weapons and score them as mortal blows.

[@oscaranderson5719]

-fun fact: aikido was once trained by samurai. yes, that’s right, finally its turn in the spotlight!- …well, at least once its big brother judo stops hogging it.

[@counselorchandru]

Whoooaaaa man I'd watch that!

[@YoutubeCommenter1]

@@oscaranderson5719 The founder of Akido was not even born when the samurai lost their power

[@silveriver9]

European Knights are so lame. No wonder why the Mongols easily took swathes of Europe. They would also stand zero chance against Samurai.

[@oscaranderson5719]

@@silveriver9 European and Japanese knights were fairly similar in tactics, combat technique, code of honor, etc. big differences tho: 1. Japan had shitty open-faced furnaces that’d lose all the oxygen content in their iron making it incredibly brittle and meant they lacked a lot of weapon/armor tech. 2. Japan didn’t advance shield/bow technology (or really use shields much at all) while Europe had a massive arms race between shield-power and ranged weapons (arrows/crossbows/guns) Japan did at least make guns, tho I don’t know how powerful they were. if I had to guess, not very if samurai continued to exist. 3. siege weapons. Europe had cannons. Japan had wooden forts. 4. the mongols historically invaded China not Japan lmao, not a useful point of comparison edit: the mongols successfully invaded Japan lollllll, Japan survived ‘cuz of tsunami

[@machetejames8336]

The people in the apartment are probably like just a regular day when there’s knights fighting

[@fux696]

Actually took me a second as a German to get the "Das Boot" joke...

[@cmayotte9431]

Don't worry, man. I loved your puns, and I just got here! i would have come sooner, but I've had a lot on my *plate*

[@eliseerickson5994]

Imagine going to your friend's apartment and there are a bunch of dudes in medieval armor side kicking each other down a hill

[@WrangleMcDangle]

"my wall of pain" i bet the collects funko pops

[@brimmers4922]

I really never imagined how claustrophobic it would be in a helmet that you can barely see through not to mention hard to breath through as well

[@bearzercher]

BROTHERS WE STAND FIRM AGAINST THE BULWARK. WE ARE HIS WRATH, HIS JUDGEMENT AND NO HERETIC, ALIEN, XENO SHALL LIVE WHILE WE DRAW BREATH

[@internetuser6602]

It is medieval but very late medieval. The full plate armor appears massively in the 15th century. And it reached its maximum splendor in the 16th century of the Modern Age due to the rise of gunpowder and firearms. Badass video :O

[@Borz321]

This video gave me that middle of the night motivation

[@drehnest7707]

Imagine you looking out your window and seeing knights just going at each other in your parking lot😭😭😭

[@DjDolHaus86]

Fighting in armour is like crashing is a race car, in theory you're much safer but the forces are much higher so it's all relative

[@Benw8888]

The jokes not landing made this 100x better

[@charlottegoldman3580]

The side kicks!!! I love it. Ser Karateka

[@Melanias_Consort]

Man....imagine living at that complex and looking outside to see a bunch of knights having battle

[@candypower9988]

"And even then it can still be dangerous" what were u excpecting

[@charlesbutcher373]

Jeff is a cool guy, I have experienced the same terror. Need to refit my armor and get back into it. Thanks for the video!

[@williammacgregor7788]

Are you allowed to have full-fledged Shields because if so I feel like dual wielding Shields would work extremely well considering the rules

[@Romans122YT]

Yes you can. Two punch shields would be really interesting except hard to grapple

[@williammacgregor7788]

@@Romans122YT I don't think that's the case it would be hard to grapple with somebody wielding two Shields especially if they're repeatedly punching you and even if you did grapple them they can just hug you with the shields not to mention the strategy I was thinking of is using your shield like a battling ram and just ramming into the mid full speed

[@Romans122YT]

@@williammacgregor7788 meant it would be hard to grapple your opponent if you are the guy with two shields

[@ricksgaming7298]

this was the kinda video i was lookin to see how it was, thanks for sharing.

[@andrewjones4774]

Imagine living in that apartment building and u look our your window and see 3 knights fighting on a small hill

[@softenbysam]

The craziest part is having landlords that lets them do this at the complex

[@ILS_Aviation]

notice how every neighbor suddenly had to take the trash out

[@SuperBlob42]

Mike Loades is a great resource for everything medieval combat related.

[@thekirbykingdom8089]

Guy:what's your favorite sport? me: medieval fighting

[@seosaidh]

Honestly… this was, I’m sure, a lot of fun… but we know how people fought in plate and what they are doing isn’t even remotely close.

[@andusz5518]

sadly this wasn't even that close to proper Buhurt or BoTN either. These guys seemed rather incompetent. As if a bunch of friends found out about a sport but don't really know what they are doing. Lots of McDojo vibes.

[@seosaidh]

@@andusz5518 near as I can tell, neither of those are particularly accurate, either. Sword and buckler is an un armored form. Longsword is also unarmored- fighting with a longsword in armor is done by halfswording. Etc, etc. I’m sure it’s fun, but historical;y accurate? Nope.

[@tkfritz5790]

@@andusz5518 I do buhurt. I train with international champions. You do NOT shoulder strike someone with a polearm, outside of national+ tournaments. What that 'coach' did was not only dangerous, but poorly executed and a dick move.

[@Mercury_cougar_lover223]

Yeah, I’m being the guy who never dies and bringing a Samurai armor suit if it’s allowed, their armor covered literally everything with what was basically mobile shields

[@David-ns4ym]

Spanish and Italian sword and buckler men were absolutely lethal. That art died out with Europe developing the gun and largely banning the sword. They were essentially in conquistador armor with a rapier and hand shield. Fast, nimble, the rapier goes right where it needs to inbetween the leather straps of armor. Only full plate would have been an obstacle. To see someone even remotely close to that skill level check out the end fight scene of rob roy the dandy rob was fighting was absolutely lethal. Wouldn’t matter mma, Judo, ninjitsu, medieval knight. You wouldn’t get close to one of those. They trained several hours a day for life. They rented themselves out to lords as teachers such as in Venice etc. but the art firm died out with the gun

[@ArtemisTherion]

I can imagine someone coming with their family to check out the apartments just moving into the area. Then they see this....

[@LeviticusMoriarty]

swinging that giant axe straight into your collar bone was a dick move

[@yourfilipinotv6477]

Imagine you're in a war and see a knight doing guillotine.

[@mikecobalt7005]

Yes, Despite all of the "You start like...", "If he does this, you counter with..." and all of the "Trained since childhood" a Knight would've had it always devolved into alot of grabbing, wild swings, half swings, grunting and pushing. The tourneys end like that and the real "To the Death" fights would've gone south just as fast or faster (because life & limb depended on winning). I do appreciate the years of training and professionals, but I've seen the chaos of war and passion too many times to believe the "Code(s) of Chivalry" lasted very long.

[@nicholasmunroe8989]

Okay so we know who to go to in a zombie apocalypse. That man will be a savior! Although guns are still useful and preferred.

[@dillhole2800]

People back then were in shape and actually knew how to fight omao

[@naomimisora2998]

Glad that this has absolutely nothing to do with historical sword fights and shield or armor usage. It was just a senseless brawl between guys without knowledge about medieval times.

[@Psykrom]

Awesome workout, I would love to get into this sport.

[@freddytucker9931]

Just imagine looking outside and seeing armored knights dueling for conquest over the park💀 🤣 🤣

[@lilrara1291]

It’s funny actually,you actually get helmet terror a little bit in sparing for boxing,and with your mouth guard in

[@CaptainLazerus]

Come to Arizona and check out the armored academy of Arizona. Fun times

[@williamcornell5001]

Watching this video with my kids, they said, "Oh, he's like Kung Fu Panda, only a human being."

[@rocklee5434]

The two kids chilling in the back at 7:40 casually watching men partake in knightly combat

[@redneckgamer2516]

Romance music played to this would be gold.

[@shavedata5436]

9:13 your tactic actually did work!