armored combat fighting

English

Alternative forms

• armoured combat fighting

Etymology

From armored combat +‎ fighting.

Noun

armored combat fighting (uncountable)

1. (sports) A gladiatorial combat sport, where medieval recreationists fight each other while fully armored in recreation medieval armor with recreation medieval weapons. Several variations of the sport exist, which include melee combat for last man standing winners, team-versus-team, and one-on-one combat.

Synonyms

• armoured combat / armoured combat (shortened form)

Related terms

• armored combat fight / armoured combat fight (a match in the sport)

See also

• gladiatorial combat (Ancient Roman bloodsport)
• mixed martial arts
• tae kwon do (martial art and Korean armored kickboxing sport)
• jousting (medieval re-creation sport; and medieval knightly contest)
• fencing (suited French-style sword dueling sport)
• kendo (martial art and Japanese armored sword dueling sport)