Pennsic War SCA Battle Combat

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This is a highlight reel of battle action on the field at Pennsic War 43 in western Pennsylvania, the biggest annual event of the Society for Creative Anachronism. If you want the feeling of being in a medieval battle of this scale, with up to a thousand fighters on each side, this is the biggest game around. The weapons are made of rattan and most blows are full-force (except for thrusts to the face). one blow to the head or body is a kill, one blow to a limb and you must fight without that limb. Blows to the hands and the knees and below are not allowed and not counted. No punching, kicking, or grappling.

The armor is required for protection, and, for the most part, is styled after historical analogues, with some license allowed for safety.

The footage was all shot by myself with one camera over two days. I moved around to get different vantage points and edited it for effect.

The music by Ken Weissman is from my documentary "Return to Pennsic" available on amazon.com and at http://captainzorikh.com/returntopenn...

For more info about the SCA, go to http://www.sca.org

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