>>16814578I'm 31 and have been in every medieval combat society that's available.
>Amtgard>Belegarth>Dagorhir>HEMA>SCA>EMP>BoTNMany others I can't even remember the names of. I've fought with live steel, rattan and even done some boffer fighting. Never got into LARP because I'm not here to be a nerd with a character sheet casting magic I'm here to pound some chucklefuck who thinks he's the Highlander into the dirt or ring his dome.
I've fought with two handed swords, can effectively dual wield, developed my own small round shield technique and have handled almost every medieval weapon that would be found in a museum.
I travelled all across the US to go to massive events with huge fields full of hundreds sometimes thousands of combatants to experience what warfare was actually like back then.
I've been in heavy recreation societies like SCA to bow to the king and learn to craft armor and been in combat only societies like HEMA learning how to properly fight with the obstruction of a basket helmet.
Pic related is me in a boffer fight. We were getting our pictures taken for the paper. I was on the cover twice.
In as few words as possible I am a swordsman. A real one. I didn't just learn tournament styles or how to fight one type of opponent. I've fought a million skirmishes with other fellow fighters going for combat efficiency as opposed to show or sport.
I am the grizzled veteran in the barracks with the winter beard teaching the younglings how to fight with sticks and rocks like they're master swordsmen.
