A great show that I watched consistently every week. It's easentially MMA but with a medieval flair. It will give you an appreciation for the brutality experience by and physical conditioning required by medieval combatants.
Anyone who says that this was akin to watching grown men pillow fight probably has (1) never been involved in an actual fight and has no appreciation for the force that the blows actually impart even through armor like that and (2) doesn't realize this is a sport that has evolved from historic fighting techniques much like the modern sport of fencing.
Anyone who says that this was akin to watching grown men pillow fight probably has (1) never been involved in an actual fight and has no appreciation for the force that the blows actually impart even through armor like that and (2) doesn't realize this is a sport that has evolved from historic fighting techniques much like the modern sport of fencing.