Female Fighters | The Iron Maidens
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- Опубліковано 11 сер 2016
- A group of trailblazing female fighters armour-up and step into the medieval ring.
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This was a great time and just the beginning for the women who fight in full contact medieval combat. Thank you for letting me be a part of it. Great job on the documentary!!!
Just the beginning indeed! You're wonderful, Amy.
I'm showing this to my wife..... Once she's done in the kitchen.... And I'm not joking or trying to be snide, I'm up here with the kids while she's making lunch. You really will inspire her.
Hell yeah! You killed it out there, i know it’s a bit late to the party for me to say so but it’s about time we had some girls out there kickin ass and representing the one part of our country that isn’t falling to pieces. Way to go girl. I aspire myself to make it out onto the field one day, and though I’m a dude I still think what y’all do is inspiring. Gender and identity don’t make a bit of difference when you’re head to toe in battle rattle and denting the shit out of someone’s helm with a poleaxe =]
Really liked Your story and possitive attitude in general. All the best!
that indomitable spirit truly leaves me an impression, really cool
"I've broken several bones over the years, luckily none of them mine" - Here's my like sir knight.
The U.S.A. might not have a "european" medieval history but many Americans have ancestors that come from countries that did.
Yea, that statement was damn stupid.The majority of the people in US do have their ancestors buried in Europe...Oh well it's bbc...
Pratically half of the american population comes from the british isle so yeah they have medieval background
when I saw the video I've got tears in the eyes. Because I stop fighting a year ago now and well yeah so much nostalgie
Nice little documentary piece, shame it's 2 years out of date. The caliber of female fighters at IMCF in 2016 is amazing, they really are very skilled & well trained and they could easily a lot of male fighters easily.
Hopefully the BBC will continue to cover the sport in more detail in the future, Maybe have some reporters up in Denmark at next years IMCF covering the English & Scottish teams.
Love to see females on the Knightly Arts . loved the story of Joanne of Arc
Joanne was burned at the stake for cross dressing... XD
You just read my mind😂😂
@@PerfectAlibi1 She was burned at the stake for heresy, not just cross-dressing. Cross-dressing was a form of heresy at the time, however, but it was not the only thing she was put on trial for. After all, she was a peasant teenage girl who had claimed to receive visions that called her to arms whose king betrayed her to their enemies.
@@PerfectAlibi1 heresy*
1:29 That was savage. xD
Forget football or baseball, this is a sport I’d watched for days! Maybe even participate.
Amazing! Somebody should turn this into a TV show.
love the enthusiasm and fighting spirit!
I love this soooo much!
Ah, man! I was already hyped to try this out! Now I really want to jump in!
Great little documentary-glimpse of female fighters in the sport!!
It just looks like damn good fun!
As an SCA female heavy fighter, this brings me such joy and I immediately feel the passion of these fighters. It's beautiful to see and hopefully a chance for all fighters to determine who is the best without regard for gender will be allowed soon
Excelent!
Bless u women. Keep fighting.
This was nice fr
I wish a met a woman who did this sport 😂
Im 20 btw
Got reminded of this sport than thought of Apollyon from for honor and decided to see if woman started in this sport and yes they did!
i want to try this out, but I don't know if there is a group in alaska
wow I want to do this :O
I was so hoping that they had a female division! I realize that this was in 2016 so that means that the female division grew more. I Just got done watching Knight Fight and now I’m hooked on Armored Combat League
Is there any in France please?
I wanna do this! But unfortunatly I'm german and I haven't found anyone who does this here
Really? Germany has quite a large team for this sport.
Lad, i am Greek... We have no team... I am a huge medieval fan and i found out that i cannot join because of my origin
LOL You've got to be joking... There are SO many live steel organizations in Europe, you just haven't' bothered to look.
Heart on an axe wthhhh
Joan of Arc, Durga, Athena, Morrigan, Sekhmet, all female beings who have all to do with war will be VERY PROUD INDEED! 👍 I tell you, women coming into this is a great step to gender equality. Way to go, BotN! 👏👏👏
MY KIND OF WOMAN!
Hmmm... those strikes look a bit dainty. Is this a technique issue or a muscle issue?
we still want an equal fight with them please give us the opportunity
The best band in the w....oh wait...
Ugh.. I would love to join the fight but since this does not have a Greek team, i guess it would be impossible for me to join.. Hell, i do not even know where it takes part at... It would be very lovely to spar with people who love medieval as much as i do.
Start up a team yourself. There are several places to get the kit, or you can make it yourself. Get some people together, and go along.
@@richardseaton1570 Oh, I can do that? Thank you!
@@anotherraingr Well, I'd advise first checking around your area for Buhurt teams. Just because people aren't going to international tournaments, doesn't mean they don't exist.
But yeah, each team had to apply the first time once. I admit, I'm not actually an active fighter (yet) but as long as you have good quality armour and weapons, and are willing to train, you should get into the sport no problems.
@@richardseaton1570 Thank you very much, man.
Love this sport! No weight classes and no speration do too sex know that is a real fight if you ask me
HMB
You act like this is the only sport that allows woman to fight. No one was talking about gender until you arrived.
😂😂😂
1:30
Are hammers and maces allowed? i feel like that would be a bit brutal for a sport.
Yes its allowed. It is Full Contact Sport. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nations_(Medieval_Tournament)
WHY is it 'courageous' any time a woman does something? She doesn't have to be courageous to don armor and fight...just a giant fkng nerd like the rest of us!!
So sick of people and commentators always feeling the need to talk/praise/hype about what's between their legs. Y'all act like women being boss is a new concept. It's been around for THOUSANDS of years, maybe you should try picking up a book sometime missy.
I hear ya... I was in the SCA in the 80s and there were female fighters, but this generation thinks everything they do is 'ground breaking'.. I qualified against "Sir Fern" who happened to be of the fairer gender.
Media and pop culture today want to pretend the past never happened. There was yet another "first female kicker in college football' recently in the headlines, claiming she was the 'first' and they do it about every 10 years! LOL It's pretty sad and pathetic that this generation has placed women in the same box they broke out of decades ago..
I'd prefer to fight co-ed.
i know who anore is omg
Andre*
i saw him in a full contact sparring video
he is a veteran
for us military
🪨🇺🇸🦅
My gay heart flutters
Um... Where's the unit cohesion? The disciplined fighting style?
I would at least ask aspiring women warriors to fight as Greek Hoplites or as Roman Legionaries (whose fighting styles' emphasis was on discipline and unit cohesion rather than brute force), as those types of combat would give them at least some degree of advantage against the brute force of male knights.
That wouldn't work. You would need far more than just 3 v 3 to make such ideas work.
Arm chair is comfy, eh?
Embarrassing
6:40 is that the luxembourgish flag I see?
IT IS OMG