International Medieval Combat Fighting is a new martial art which combines traditional martial arts and larping.
Teams from across the world get together at historically inspired tournaments to battle it out to see who reigns supreme.
Knyaz fighter James Walters said: “It’s very good fun, it’s good exercise and the adrenaline rush you get from it is great, especially if you like medieval history.”
Knyaz is a medieval fight club based in Hounslow that are partaking in a tournament in Italy later this month.
I attended one of their training sessions at their hub, Backstreet Dojo, to find out more about this peculiar pastime.
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