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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 gaun...