Sometime last year I came across something I&#39;d never seen before. People in an MMA octagon, fighting in full medieval armour. With weapons. My interest was immediately captured, so I started investigating. I follow the Hellions, a group of all female fighters based in Gloucester on their journey to the world championships in Hungary. We learn about the value of community, what binds together this self-proscribed group of ‘weirdos’. By following them in their journey I ask, what makes you get in armour, why did you choose this as a hobby, and more importantly, what makes you stay?

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This is the trailer for Fighting with your Friends, a documentary produced for the UWE Journalism Masters course. Full release will be September 9th. Music is The Britons by kmacleod

Coming Tuesday ninth of September

This is the trailer for Fighting with your Friends, a documentary produced for the UWE Journalism Masters Course. Full release will be September 9th. 

Music is The Britons by kmacleod

Fighting with your Friends - Trailer

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Sometime last year, I came across something I&#39;d never seen before. People in an MMA octagon, fighting in full medieval armour. With weapons. My interest was immediately captured, so I started investigating. Follow the journey of the Hellions, a group of all-women fighters based in Gloucester, on their road to the world championships in Hungary. We learn about the value of community, what binds together this self-proscribed group of ‘weirdos’. By following them in their journey, I ask, what makes you get in armour, why did you choose this as a hobby, and more importantly, what makes you stay?I&#39;d love to give special thanks to Armoured Combat Gloucster, White Company and Devon Drakes for allowing me to record with them. Music Used: Metal Dark Matter - AlexGrohlMidnight Whispers - lo-fi dreams99Angry Heavy Metal Rock Music full - catch22musicMedieval Celtic Violin - Onoychenko_musicPeaceful Background Sound for Video - <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/pripac-49642821/" rel="nofollow">Pripac</a>main-title-medieval-background - DELOsoundOminous Criminal Atmosphere - <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/universfield-28281460/" rel="nofollow">Universfield</a>Behind The Sword - <a href="https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.alexander-nakarada.html" rel="nofollow">Alexander Nakarada</a>Behind The Sword by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/highlands-sun-celtic-irish-scottish-music-loop - sonicanThe Britons - <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/kmacleod-3979860/" rel="nofollow">kmacleod</a>

'Come for the Violence, stay for the community.'

Sometime last year, I came across something I&#39;d never seen before. People in an MMA octagon, fighting in full medieval armour. With weapons. My interest was immediately captured, so I started investigating. 

Follow the journey of the Hellions, a group of all-women fighters based in Gloucester, on their road to the world championships in Hungary. We learn about the value of community, what binds together this self-proscribed group of ‘weirdos’. By following them in their journey, I ask, what makes you get in armour, why did you choose this as a hobby, and more importantly, what makes you stay?

I&#39;d love to give special thanks to Armoured Combat Gloucster, White Company and Devon Drakes for allowing me to record with them. 





 

Music Used: 

Metal Dark Matter - AlexGrohl

Midnight Whispers - lo-fi dreams99

Angry Heavy Metal Rock Music full - catch22music

Medieval Celtic Violin - Onoychenko_music

Peaceful Background Sound for Video - Pripac

main-title-medieval-background - DELOsound

Ominous Criminal Atmosphere - Universfield

Behind The Sword - Alexander Nakarada

Behind The Sword by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com

 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

 Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

highlands-sun-celtic-irish-scottish-music-loop - sonican

The Britons - kmacleod

Fighting with your Friends

'Come for the Violence, stay for the community.' Join me on a journey into the world of Armoured MMA.

Sometime last year I came across something I'd never seen before. People in an MMA octagon, fighting in full medieval armour. With weapons. My interest was immediately captured, so I started investigating. I follow the Hellions, a group of all female fighters based in Gloucester on their journey to the world championships in Hungary. We learn about the value of community, what binds together this self-proscribed group of ‘weirdos’. By following them in their journey I ask, what makes you get in armour, why did you choose this as a hobby, and more importantly, what makes you stay?