CANTON − Medieval madness swept over the Hall of Fame Village as fighters sparred in body armor while wielding swords in a bizarre sporting spectacle. Smoke, pyrotechnics, rabid fans, strobe lights, ...

LOVELAND, Colo. — Pinned against a wooden rail, battered with axes, the knight staggered. Two attackers, clad in armor from head to toe, tried to kick his legs from under him. There was a flash of ...

In one corner is thirty-seven-year-old Matt Gifford, five foot ten inches, weighing in at 185 pounds. Over his armor, he wears a red brigandine, a cloth garment studded with metal. On the other side ...

A study of medieval human remains from a castle in Spain has unraveled fascinating insights into a group of warrior monks. Researchers examined the remains of 25 individuals buried between the 12th ...

While most people think of cage fighting as two warriors trading strikes with their fists and feet inside an octagon, Houston resident and fighter Taylor Jones has had a different kind of experience ...

Several years ago, I spent a rainy afternoon at the Wellcome Library in London examining a 15th-century birthing girdle. The eagle-eyed curator watched my every move, making sure I didn’t touch the ...

THE COMBAT IS VERY REAL. COMBAT SPORTS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE POPULAR, BUT THE FUTURE OF COMBAT SPORTS MIGHT TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO STRAP ON SOME ARTHURIAN ARMOR AND LITERALLY ...

Medieval MMA was in Canton on June 7 at the Hall of Fame Village, and it was outrageously entertaining. Armored MMA featured fighters who wielded swords, axes and shields. A Canal Fulton area resident ...