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And now armor...





So, I have put Strongman competitions on the back burner and now training really hard for Armored Combat. My local team the Durham Dragons is an ACL (Armored Combat League - www.aclknights.com) Chapter. We have one person in full armor and three more will be in full armor by November. So Armored Combat is like MMA/ Football with full metal armor and real weapons. It is absolutely crazy and I love it.



I am hoping my first competition will be on October 1st in Springfield, IL (springfieldpc3.com/events-tickets/itoc.aspx). Then in late October, there is a regional ACL competition. Then in November 12th, we will host the Louisville Wild Bunch which is another ACL chapter. This is a huge step for our local chapter and really helping us get the respected battle chops we need in order to get better at fighting and possibly work our way up to regional and national teams.


Now on to my armor. I have my great helm which is a sugarloaf style great helm. I also have the gauntlets pictured above. Both offered for sale from Craig Nadler. My wife and I have designed and with the help of friends, we have almost finished my padded armor which goes under the metal armor. I go for my final fitting of my metal armor. Upon completion, they will harden it and assemble it for me.. The only thing left is possibly a pair of sabatons (foot armor) that make me feel better about running around when people are swinging axes.

So, here in the next month, there will be lots of updates and a full kit of armor. My fitness training has changed from power lifting and strongman to lots and LOTS of HIIT/explosiveness/and endurance training. Time to kill it!

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