A list of all the resources I’m aware of in North America. It is woefully under representative of Canada and Mexico. Primarily resources are online but there a list of a few in person places. Please contact me with the form on the bottom main page to have your resource added.
Event Calendars
A list of the online resources that document events in North America
- Calendar of North American Events
- A list of North American Events maintained by Armored Combat Sports.
- It is not updated frequently anymore
- ACW events
- A list of ACW specific events.
- Ringo’s News Event List
- Running event list I peroidically update
Team Finders
A list of the online resources to help you find teams near you
- ACS Knight Finder
- A list of teams in North America. Includes ACS and HMB teams as well as some ACW teams. Accruate as of June 2023.
- HMB Clubs
- A list of HMB teams in North America. Does not appear to include ACS or ACW teams. May be out of date
- ACW Locator
- A list of ACW teams. Appears to only be ACW. May be out of date
League Websites
A list of the current websites for organizations hosting events in North America
- Armored Combat Sports(ACS)
- An organization dedicated to bringing fun and exciting events to a domestic market.
- Medieval Combat USA(MCU)
- An organization dedicated to interfacing with Buhurt International for the US.
- American Medieval Combat Federaion AMCF
- An organization dedicated to interfacing with IMCF for the US
- HACSA
- An organization for Western Canada
- Armored Combat World Wide
- An organization dedicated to making Armored Combat a spectator sport
Informational Text Resources
A list of written informational resources
- South Jersey Pine Barons Practice Archive
- A detailed breakdown of how to run practices with additional information for fighters trying to build a club
- Start Fighting.info
- A website dedicated to helping new fighters navigate the first year including gear, training, etc.
- IloveBuhurt
- General informational website
- Armored Combat Academy
- An app created by members of Dominus, the top US team, to provide teaching resources. Mix of free and paid content. App free to download.
Fight Gyms
A list of Armored Combat dedicated training facilities
- The Knights Hall
- The first full time Armored Combat and oldest buhurt gym in the country. Home of 2023 IMCF world champions. Based in Nashua N.H.
- Warlord Combat Academy
- Armored Combat and other fight sports gym. Home of the top non-super club in the US. Based in Dallas TX.
- IronHide Academy
- MMA gym with an Armored Combat program. Lead Instructor is IMCF gold Medalist and former MMA fighter. Based in Leesburg VA.
- Nashville Armored Combat
- Co-op owned Buhurt gym with a communal focus. Orginartor of AMMA. Mickey Gallus is head instructor one the top Duelists in the US
- Armored Academy of Arizona
- Gym with two of the biggest names in the sport and original 29 fighters who brought the sport to the us
- Barbarian Academy
- New gym hosted by a very active and growing club, the Cinicinati Barbarians.
- Armored Combat North West
- Home gym of Team Cerebus and Daniel Krug captain of Team Dominus.
- The Dungeon Training Hall
- Space in Grand Rapids Michigan
- Armored Chicago(not running yet)
- Soon to be founded gym in Chicago
English Video Resources
A list of Youtube Channels dedicated to Armored Combat
- WoodChuck Knight
- Progression of new fighter to vet to world champion. Personal journey and advice for new fighters
- Armored Combat Academy
- An app created by members of Dominus, the top US team, to provide teaching resources. Mix of free and paid content. App free to download.
- Cincinati Barbarians:Axing Questions
- Twitch Stream interview show.
- TrashTalk
- My twitch, where I primarily interview people but also watch tape and sometimes other random shit.
- WarlordBrett
- Tiktok where the top trainer in the country talks about fights. Primarily fight break downs
- Paul The Barbarian
- Veteran fighter and Knight Fight TV show Episode Champion. Provides content focused at new fighters, journeyman, and vets. Interviews and technical breakdowns. On Hiatus
- Bear Blackspear
- Veteran Fighter and Captain of Le Dogue de Montréal. Provides high level detailed video breakdowns of fights. On Hiatus
- Medieval Athlete
- Veteran fighter Captain of the New England. Provides General Content. On Hiatus
- Josh Karnage
- Head Medieval instructor at Ironhide Academy. On hiatus
- Brett Skinner
- Head instructor at Warlord Combat Academy. On Hiatus. Will return under a new name
- TrashKnightYoutube
- reposts of my stream along with some prepared videos. On hiatus.
Fight Video Channels
A list of Youtube Channels that show full fights
- IMCF
- Videos of the previous of current IMCF
- Timothy Hines
- High camera quality footage focused on US teams and tournaments. Moving angles, will not have the whole field most of the time.
- HonorAndArms
- UK club that posts practice and event videos.
- Yurijful
- Individual rounds of HMB tournaments going back to 2009
- Knights Hall Archive
- Archive of Twitch Livestreams of Knights Hall events. Chapter Match, Duels, Knight Fight, and experimental formats. Moderate Production Value. On Hiatus
- Buhurt League
- Tournament based fights across the globe leading up to Buhurt Prime. High production value. Defunct
- Battle of The Nations
- Videos of the previous or current Battle of the Nations. Defunct
Russian Video Resources with Translations
A list of Youtube Channels with Armored Combat
- Max Yun
- Well produced information content from one to the top Russian fighters. Most videos have english subtitles.
- Ukolov
- Technique based channel from perhaps the best Singles fighter so far. Some videos have english subtitles.
Clubs With Dedicated Space and Head Trainers
A list of groups that haven’t quite launched a full gym but have a practice space and program that is a bit above people just getting together in a park and hitting each other once a week.