r/Buhurt

I’m actually looking for shoes for my harnischfechten kit. They’re historical with smooth leather soles and I’m honestly over the slipping and lack of internal support.

Ya’ll over here seem to be more open to sneaking in some modern convenience into your kits, and have heavier armor on similar terrain surfaces; I would love to hear any suggestions or makers that you like.

I was hoping to find something that is still flat bottomed that will look okay in and out of sabatons, preferably without any majorly obvious tells in the exterior material.

Thanks!

Here are the results for those who may not have seen. 3 days of fighting in duels and buhurt at Oradea Medieval Fortress in Romania.

The weather was hot, the fighting was fierce and the event was great.

Longsword Men
1 Max Frei - Germany
2 Nils Collinet - France
3 William Hartke - USA

Longsword Women
1 Bruna G.P. Longley - UK
2 Dani Schorn - USA/Germany
3 Julie Aimar - France

Polearm Men
1 Bohumil Masnicak - UK
2 Zou Yi - China
3 Dany Drobnjak - France

Buckler Men
1 Jake Coles - UK
2 Adam Banyai - Hungary
3 Bohumil Masnicak - UK

Buckler Women
1 Ira Bolshakova - UK
2 Christine Napolitano - USA
3 Julie Aimar -France

Shield men
1 Antoine Bernal - France
2 Bohumil Masnicak - UK
3 Max Frei - Germany

Shield Women
1 Bruna G.P. Longley - UK
2 Virginie Lechevallier - France
3 Ira Bolshakova - UK

Group Fights Men
1 White Company (m) - UK
2 Minutemen - USA
3 Invicta - UK

Group Fights Women
1 White Company (w) - UK
2 Kivuttaret - Finland
3 Knyaz UK (w) - UK

Hi guys im relativ new to the sport and I have my first fight soon. I got all my gear but i wonder. Are there some things things/hacks nobody is talking about but you cant live without it now ? Like a smal things that makes you live easier.

Title says it all. I need a cheap spare weapon. I'd prefer mace but axe might do as well. Maybe some facebook smiths? I dont know them

I'm making a shield to use for profights and maybe melee, what is your favorite or go to shape of punch shield? I am indecisive and need help choosing what shape of shield to make.

Pics would be helpful, thanks everyone!

I'm fairly new to the sport and still younger (18 going on 19), so unsurprisingly I'm still growing in both height (and embarrassingly) width. Growing out of a potentially thousands of dollar kit is a fairly prominent fear of mine.

So I was wondering how much "give" the average kit has. Like if I have a brigandine made to my measurements, how much leeway would I have before I outgrow it, or is it fairly subjective to the type of equipment I'm getting?

For everyone who has had experience with him: after your initial order, when he did contact you next?

For some context, I don’t ask out of impatience or anything like that. I refuse to ask him for turnaround times so that way I don’t put myself into anticipation. I know that the wait is part of the game. The only thing I’m curious about is when I’ll hear from him since I have ordered my entire kit from him in pieces starting with my helmet in November 2025 & spread out till April 2026. His communication has been great when I’ve wanted to change things or complete deposits I’ve put down, I’m just curious what everyone’s experience has been about when he reaches out 🤙🏼

Hello all I’m gradually getting into Buhurt and I’m working with my local team a lot and they’re great guys and all but I actually want to see about samurai/eastern for dueling but I don’t know exactly where to find anyone that makes kits/parts for them. Sadly there’s no one local to me that can help point me in the best direction so I’m hoping that someone here can help me get in a direction to fulfill this. Thanks in advance!

Howdy folks, couple of quick questions about marshalling.

Can you be a marshal and a fighter? I would guess you can't do both at same event

How would I go about getting started on becoming a marshal and are there differences between say BI and US IMCF marshal requirements or do people typically just do one or the other?

Thanks in advance

Hey all I’ve recently contacted my semi local club and wasn’t given any information about what to expect except the address and times they meet.

Is there anything else I should bring besides a lot of water?

Hey guys! I have wanted to join the sport for years but do to College sports. Thats about over and im 6'8 330 pounds and I want to know the biggest sword shiled and armor I can have! I would greatly appreciate recommendations along with places to order this from. If possible any locations in North Dakota