ATLANTA — Inside Craig Ivey’s travel bag are objects reminiscent of the Middle Ages.Read the rest here.
He has a steel, rounded shield; a five-sided, wooden shield; a red, white and blue surcoat; a protective vest; a wraparound helmet, pockmarked with dents; steel pads to hide his forearms, knees, legs and hands; and a blunt-edged sword designed to inflict pain but not cut. His collection cost about $4,000.
Ivey, a fitness trainer in Atlanta, will use all 60 pounds of the equipment Thursday at an outdoor arena in Aigues-Mortes, in the south of France. He will compete in his first Battle of the Nations, a modern-day, medieval-like combat involving national teams of fighters.
“Everybody thinks I’m a little crazy,” Ivey said, without refuting the perception.
Thanks, but I will stick with baseball.
I hope that keeping in the spirit of things that anyone who gets hurt will not resort to antibiotics or any medicine that actually works? Authenticity!
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