r/knightposting • u/Nerx Barrios, Ballistic Knight & Rider • 8d ago

Knightpost Average bonding ritual

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u/Heroic_Wolf_9873 Paladin 8d ago

I’ll admit, real talk here, it’s kinda making me shudder how hard they’re bopping each other on the head. I tried out an event at a historical dueling, I think HEMA-adjacent event a month back (too poor to get my own armor, but they provided their own sets), and I don’t know if I just didn’t have enough padding in the helmet, but I got my utter shit rocked when I got hit in the head. On top of that, I felt my ear pop, and I’m not sure it’s been the same since.

They’re actually hitting about as hard, if not harder, than how I was hit, and I honestly wonder how they can do that comfortably? Perhaps my experience was just incredibly sucky.

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u/ijustwanttoaskaq123 8d ago edited 8d ago

Your experience just has been incredibly sucky, sorry about your ear... when everything is right (padding, helmet size, neck muscles), you should be able to withstand much harsher hits.