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Armored combat & live-action roleplay · the Carolinas and Virginia
Bring a shield. We'll teach the rest.
Full-contact fighting in armor — HEMA, Buhurt, and large-scale LARP battles. Every ruleset is briefed before the first bout and every weapon checked at the door. Most of us walked in knowing nothing.
2021Founded
130+Active members
WeeklyPractice
ProvidedLoaner kit
Who we are
Two things at once
We run organized combat sport and live-action roleplay side by side. On the sport side that means HEMA and Buhurt — historical martial arts and modern armored fighting, fought full contact in blunted steel. On the roleplay side it means scenario battles in polypropylene and foam, closer to the films and series that got most of us into this in the first place.
We aim for period-correct where we can, and we make a lot of what we wear and carry. Tools are shared and members teach each other — getting a seam wrong twice and right the third time teaches you why the original looked the way it did.
There is no audition. New members spend their first months in loaner kit, learning footwork and the rules before anyone puts them in a line.
What we do
Three things, seriously
Discipline 01
Armored combat
HEMA and Buhurt, fought full contact under trained marshals. Steel is blunted — rounded at the tip, dulled along the edge — and armor and weapons are checked on arrival, every time. The ruleset for each event is posted and walked through before anyone steps onto the field.
Discipline 02
Live-action roleplay
Scenario fighting in polypropylene and foam: group battles, duels between one or two fighters, and larger set-piece engagements. The inspiration is the films and series everyone already knows. The difference is that nothing we carry is sharp.
Discipline 03
Craft
Armor, leatherwork, and weapon maintenance, plus whatever a member has taken up this month. Tools are shared and people teach each other, and the craft nights are open to anyone curious enough to sit down at the table.
Where to find us
Upcoming
Event 2
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Anyone!
Come and watch before you fight.
Practice runs most weeks, year round. The group sets the day between them rather than holding one fixed night, so send a note and someone will tell you where the next one is. Wear something you can move in, bring water, and stand at the edge until you feel like stepping in.
No need to sign up — but if you would rather say hello first, send a note and someone will meet you at the gate.