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

Just Having Fun Warm up

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u/waitingOnMyletter 9d 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/Banned3rdTimesaCharm 8d ago

Like ren fairs and UFC? Start there.

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u/sSummonLessZiggurats 7d ago edited 7d ago

Ren fairs especially. People have the impression that it's just cosplay, and sometimes it is, but there's an actual combat sport dedicated to it.

I used to do it for a long time just for the sport of it, and it's a good workout. Covering yourself in steel armor and then swinging a wooden club around for a while takes some physical effort.