If you've ever fantasised about donning a suit of medieval armour, flicking down the visor, and laying waste to your fellow human being with a two-handed axe, then historical combat — or "buhurt" — ...

Armed with a simple sword, small buckler shield and clad in over 30kg of authentic metal armour, the 26-year-old says she is a very different person when she steps into the cage or onto the ‘field of ...