Fencing & Sword-Fighting
Fencing is a renaissance sword-fighting sport. Gladiating is the ancient version revived for TV in Gladiators and Armoured Combat is the medieval version of sword-fighting.
Fencing
Fencing is a renaissance sword-fighting sport. Fencing Ireland organises a number of tournaments per year.
Fencing
Photo Credit: a fencer holding an epee Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com
Fencing Ireland
FI Medal Winners (Major Tournaments) (Seasons):
FI Rankings Men’s Epee (End-of-Season):
FI Medal Winners Men’s Epee (Seasons):
Medieval Armoured Combat
Armoured Combat is the medieval version of sword-fighting.
Medieval Armoured Combat
Photo Credit: Vitaly Fedotov / Shutterstock (2023) Group of armed medieval warriors with shields, swords, spears in the winter forest Stock Photo ID: 1008419017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/group-armed-medieval-warriors-shields-swords-1008419017 [Accessed and Edited by Enda Mulcahy for eirball.games on 1 October 2023]
Medieval Armoured Combat Ireland
MACI Claregalway Castle Group Fights (Internationals)(Years):
Gladiating
Gladiating is a fun version of the ancient Roman military combat as was seen on US and British TV Programs from the 1990s onwards. Various types of combat or adventure-like tasks are engaged in by teams of players.
Gladiating
Photo Credit: Luis Louro / Shutterstock (2023) Ancient warrior or Gladiator posing in the arena [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/ancient-warrior-gladiator-posing-arena-663904279 [Accessed and Edited by Enda Mulcahy for eirball.games on 1 October 2023]
Irish Gladiator Contestants:
Audrey Garland Irish-born Gladiators Contestant 1997
Irish Gladiating Weekend Venues
There are a couple of venues in Ireland where people can engage in Gladiator Weekends:
Adventure Park (Watergrasshill, Co. Cork): https://www.adventurepark.ie/
Team Building Ireland (Kippure, Blessington, Co. Wicklow): https://teambuildingireland.com/corporate
