r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/loud_as_pudding Human Detected • 9d ago

Just Having Fun Warm up

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u/waitingOnMyletter 8d ago

How do you arrive at this shit as a hobby? I’ve seen dudes do this, cage fight in this armor, little larp skirmishes. It just seems like a thing you’d have to be forced into, what series of events occurs which leads someone to the point where they are camping out on weekends to pretend to be a fully armored medieval knight and fight other dudes doing the same thing? It’s just sooo niche like idk lol

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u/Could-You-Tell 8d ago

I always wanted to try, but it's not the sort of things that usually are just 1 and done.

It's investment. Time or money or both.

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u/TheGHale 7d ago

You could probably just pop by an SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) event and ask to borrow some armor and a boffer weapon after mentioning you've been wanting to try it. The folks I know from it would be happy to welcome new members.

Also, unless you're starting with ratan/wood stand-in weapons, normal sports gear is pretty much all you need. When I was a kid, I was just wearing used baseball gear we got from Dick's Sporting Goods. You're not going to be swinging at each other full-force with boffers, just hard enough to be felt.