OT - a suit of shining armour...

[Loser]

I don't beleive it is part of any of these organizations. Of course, I don't know where it came from, or from where the originators got the idea. They call it 'Bloodbowl', and I don't even know if it still happens with any regularity.

A note, for anyone who wants to try these things out. For saftey reasons, should any of these toys break, and they will eventually, it's time to scrap it and make a new one. Additionally, the foam will compress with use and over time will offer less and less padding. Again, time to scrap it and make a new one.

Since these things get absurdly large counter-weight is often necessary. A tennis or raquet ball filled with shot or pennies is frequently taped or otherwise fastened to the hilt.

If anyone is going to try this out, there are a couple of rules that make it a little more 'fair'. One is that no person may use a weapon in each hand unless those weapons are no taller than their sternum. Another is that no weapon may be dangerous on both ends. You may find that polearms are highly superior in one-on-one, and that's about the time you need to move to 'sword and board', just be sure to heavily padd the edges of the shield.