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From armored combat + fighting.
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armored combat fighting
Today it means: A gladiatorial combat sport, where medieval recreationists fight each other while fully armored in recreation medieval armor with recreation medieval weapons. Several variations of the sport exist, which include melee combat for last man standing winners, team-versus-team, and one-on-one combat. Full definition →