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  • -Headshots literally don't hurt if your swinging properly.

    Again, I was making unfair generalizations.

    If your on the west coast at some point in the future, let me know, I'd love to have so 'bouts with you and learn.

  • -Certainty that you can have headshots in a game and have people not get hurt. At that point, its more a fight about technique and control than who can swing the hardest. Out of the kinds of fights I have down in the past 10 years, I have learned how to pull a shot so that its still a fast swing, but the contact itself is "gentle" so to speak. Especially if its dependent on weapon construction. The amtgard and belagarth weapons are heavier in nature than the cheep light materials, so (continued)

  • @RomanovBuck I wasn't making an attack to you, I was however making an unfair generalization though. The folks that I have had duels with that have been from amtgard, have been extremely proud and iron-hided heavy shots to the arms and torso.

    I lost all sorts of respect for them, and I would love to re-gain a sort of respect from a decent fighter that knows how to fight. If I have to go to texas for that, then I will. But your right on a few levels.

    However, I can say with certainty (continued)

  • It's Sequoia Park... Redwood Park in up in Hippie Town. (Also known as Arcata...)

  • @axelslingerland

    TheBowyn: ....(Sequoia Park, Eureka, California)....

    Get your locations right dude.

    Also, Did riftdragon ever hold up to his end of his words? Or did he just pussy out? He wouldn't be the first to do so. Heck, I would take him on. He better get the plates though, because he would get his ass served a cold meal of pain and destruction.

    If you want to do battle with me, my name is Pink, and I am in the Santa Cruz area. I mostly have been fighting with the belagarth fighters.

  • Amtgard tech. Look into it.

  • @RomanovBuck fuck amtgard. they are pussies compared to the actual fighters at boffer wars. They don't take head shots, and have limb rules. This vid primarily has new fighters doing a Bearpit. The two fighters (spear and shield, Beau, and the shoulder plate vet, Reeves) are actually beastly fighters. We could destroy the amtgard, if they actually were honorable to take their head shots.

    Bring it.

  • @LunarBluestar

    Well, that verbal attack was unexpected.

    I'll asplain a few things. First, it's not that we don't take headshots, it's that they aren't legal. Headshots are dangerous, plain and simple. Second, You're comparing yourself to California amtgarders. Spew that shit to some Texan players and I'm certain we'd be willing to put y'all in your place.

    Lastly, I was only suggesting looking into amtgard weapon construction. It's stronger and safer and easier to use.

  • riftdragon, if your challenge is sincere, i will happily meet you on that field (Sequoia Park, Eureka, California) I look forward to boffers or live steel dueling. i leave the choice up to you. i own all weapon types in both, so equipping for the circumstances wont be an issue, i have matching weapons of all types. We can discuss the weapons of the duel upon your arrival, provided your words are MORE than just words. I look forward to seeing you :-)

  • riftdragon, if your challenge is sincere, i will happily meet you on that field (Sequoia Park, Eureka, California) I lok forward to boffers or live steel dueling. i leave the choice up to you. i own all weapon types in both, so equipping for the circumstance. We can discuss the weapons of the duel upon your arrival, provided your words are MORE than just words. I look forward to seeing you :-)

  • i know for a fact that i can take all these guys down...i will go down there myself and proove this...want me to? o.O

  • the part a 2:24 was pretty epic

  • @TylerTaylorKemura Those two are actual vets to the sport, that's what the fights normally look like on the fields of battle.

  • That second guy's weapon is so whippy.

    Holy shit.

  • I actually live near the place in the vid. I went to Boffer ONCE. and the testosterone overpowered me...

    Without the other girls, it's just man-sweat fuelled craziness with padded pvc pipe and duct tape...plus the local "flora" of Humboldt doesn't help either.

    And yet, I still love my friends...and the goblins.

  • @BelaLugosiisdead69 Goblins make the world go round. Its the fresh blood out there that keeps the game alive. I remember back in the day when there was actually women fighters, and they were /almost/ on par with the male fighters.

    The local "flora" was actually helpful in settling disputes. Due to the relaxing nature, when folks got into a really heated argument, they would take it away from the fight, have a bowl, and discuss it peacefully. Its actually helped a lot.

  • stop abusing my name..

  • @BofferFF Last I check, you are BofferFF, not boffers as in the padded weapons.

    :D

  • that is a cool place you guys have to train, really =O

    but... a plasti shield? o.o

    first time seeing one

  • @Doradanis1 In Boffer Wars, its a locals thing. Its also the fact that we all lack money to get what other "professional" groups would call "standard" equipment. We don't care about that, we just want to fight for honor, glory, and a good time. the normal tred is get shitty gear first, try it out, and if you don't like the fighting style, you didn't spend much, not much loss. But if you DO enjoy it, then you can invest as much as you see fit. As long as the group itself says its safe to fight.

  • @LunarBluestar Don't take it as a critic ^^' i was just pointing something that i never seen before. Here where i play we don't have "professional boffer equipment" either. It was very creative to make a shield the way you guys did. My only concern was about safety (since it would no be nice to be bashed with a plastic shield xD) but, i'm no one to say "it is wrong" or "it is right". We all do the best we can to have fun ^^

  • @Doradanis1 Sorry, didn't mean to come off like that, I was just responding and was slightly intoxicated. Apologies for my rudeness!

    As for bashing, out there you get your gear check out by the locals (mostly the elders who have been doing it the longest) and get it 'passed' to play with. Normally, shields are not considered bashing legal unless they are padded for such maneuvers. they test via hitting creator with it, and a few others, as well as a "hands test" to find hard spots.

  • 1:20 how the hell is that boffer legal? The one being held by the person closest to the camera?

  • i use a sabre and scimitar

  • Hey look! It's an older version of Link. Awesome!

  • to the guy at 1:07....get some thicker pvc dude.

    0:11. that guy is so hairy, Austin Powers just shitted out his mojo.

  • I back stabbed a few people then got owned by a halberd xD

  • its fun i do it every sunday --> JOKER <--

  • love it when he loses the spear sword please

  • I know these people!!!!

  • I envy these people! I wish i had the guts to get out and do something like this. I'm sure i would feel so silly (i can feel the butterflys with in my tummy just thinking about it) and i'm even more sure that i would look so out of place griping at a boffer. but more then anything i'm sure that i'd have the time of my life and that it would bring a big smile to my lips every time i thought back apon it. thats what really matters, right? the laugher, the fun, the memories.......

  • @333FlutterButterfly Exactly! Thats the kind of spirit we cherish and aspire to! If you can't find a local group to fight with, make your own! Get a few friends together, look up some youtube vids on how to make some basic weapons, and just start going out and playing. small duels at first, then that sparks interest, and gets more people. Thats how Boffer Wars started. From 8 people to 120 in 2 years. And those fights were hidden by the redwoods, think of how many fighters you'd get in the open?

  • @333FlutterButterfly Exactly! Thats the kind of spirit we cherish and aspire to! If you can't find a local group to fight with, make your own! Get a few friends together, look up some youtube vids on how to make some basic weapons, and just start going out and playing. small duels at first, then that sparks interest, and gets more people. Thats how Boffer Wars started. From 8 people to 120 in 2 years. And those fights were hidden by the redwoods, think of how many fighters you'd get in the open

  • this is a really good place 4 a good war. i rate it a 10. th bomb

  • Hops? None for you! *SLAM*

  • That guy on the left at 1:16 hag a sucky boffer

  • I thought they were all terrible until the end of the video.

  • WTF is wrong with this people!

    Why don't you guys go to a party, get drunk, and get laid...

    Damn!

  • @andresote182 because thats what we do at night time XD

  • is that a giant dildo?

  • @kurt0010 It definitely looked like one. Goddamn wankers should fucking learn real weapon styles instead of winging it with fucking rubber shit.

  • Where did my comment go. ;_;

    I said it was really cool to see this video up here and that I miss you guys. I don't care if I have a job now, I still miss LARPing and Bo's epic swords and all that jazz.

    We need a Crown Tourney reunion or something.

  • Ok.... one thing i must ask with comments like this one is "why did you feel the need to look the video up just to trash it?" I mean to find something you do not like must mean you were searching for it....

  • @mongchilde I'll respond. Come at me bro. I'll take you and SicNasty7481 by myself. give me a location and I'll tell you when I can make a trip their so we can have some matches.

    -Pink

  • lol that spear looked like it was made of rubber

    O_o

  • A friend just told me a wonderful quote. "Talking trash online is like participating in the special Olympics: even if you win, you're still a retard"

    Actions speak louder than words. Unless I see a vid from those who talk smack, they will no longer be recognized. Aside from that I will recognize those who are capable of having a rational conversation, and will no longer stoop to the level of those who's crass comments I had previously responded to.

    Vae Victi.

  • The Bowyn recognizes that the word "retard" is in itself crude. Some of the early celts believed those with mental disabilities were touched by the gods, and were raised/groomed within the religious caste (how often this occurred i do not know) Having a different perspective in the world, and different ways of thinking, they could offer alternative ways of interpreting things-gold for the druids. They should never be dismissed or underestimated.

  • you are a pretentious wanker, please do not refer to yourself in third person

  • @mongchilde The Bowyn apologises for being a wanker in that he refered himself in the third person with respects to a disclaimer. the bowyn promises not to do references in the third person in to avoid further wankers wanking the Bowyn with accusations of wankery. P.S. yes i am Dirty, those who fight and look clean afterwards arent fighting hard enough :-)

  • If you think that's bad HammerFall95, there's now swordpoles.... I'm making a "real life" equivalent from a Bastard Sword blade mounted on a four foot pole to show my Eureka co-horts that this weapon would be unwieldy in a real life fight, but alas, when you have a combat system where a touch counts as a hit, they're tempting because they got the reach of a polearm, with half of its surface a "kill touch" and are made of light weight bamboo, which makes them faster than polearms made from pvc

  • I do not like plastic shields or floppy spears either, but these kids use whatever they can get, they aren't rich.

    I am a fan of historical accuracy for re-enactments and live steel combat, but Bofferwars caters to the budget of the locals. As for your claim of sweedish soldiers, i have fought some Swede vikings in re-enactments, their prowess was on par for the other groups on the field. They had spears and polearms reproduced from historic examples. so your claims are not impressive to me.

  • If thats the best you can come up with, then ive got to say:

    You would never survive an swedish battalion! besides. you would never be able to face a swedish larp soldier! cause we dont accept un realistic weapons that are bigger than ourselves cause that doesnt make any sense! And plastic shields!!?? common! seriously!?

  • Pink, It was John I was fighting. Also, all you people ragging on those kids got to realize something, that was filmed by tourists passing through when most of us experienced fighters were'nt there (Reggae Rising was that weekend) I literally left the reggae festival and drove straight to the boffers, (scope out the wrist band during my flute solo). So, here i am hung over and exhausted from 3 nights n days of partying, not at my best, but still on the field none the less

  • Huh.... Snap, looks like he did get rammed in the face with a dildo... Ew.

    Anyway, more news. Getting some friends to pool together some cash for a basic armory and a video camera. Thus getting some not shitty-ass footage out here on the net.

    If any ya out there know me, give me a ring for info.

  • Also, forgot to mention, the Champion Battle at 2:00 is between Bo and another very skilled fighter who's name escapes me now. Damn it, I even talked with him a week or so ago when he was walkin with Little Dave.... Fack.

    Anyway, if anyone wants to fight with us, look up eureka ca.

  • the guy at 1:15 looks like he is wacking that guy with a huge floppy dildo

  • Yeah, it did at that... i hate floppy weapons, they're not historically accurate (with the exception of some bamboo hafted weapons) and the wielder usually relies on the floppy to get a touch, but a weapon that has give looses impact, so, pros and cons. but yes, it was very phallic, (most pointy things are:-)

  • shitsweak....

  • I'd challenge you to a duel on that, but i doubt you could even do anything that involves athletics.... tell you what, you show me a video with you being able to run 100 yards without gasping for a cheeseburger, and I will consider you to be something more than a meat sack.

  • lol, you come out to texas and we'll get down to it. untill then keep talking shit behind the keyboard your mommy bought you.

  • My 8 year old nephew could come up with a better insult than that, and I stand behind my words, you are all talk, nothing more. "Rudeness is a sign of weakness" as the saying goes. Under that premise, you are very weak. Texas eh? will you allow full contact swings with head/face shots being allowed? If you dont, then youre not worth my time, if you do, i may come down this summer. So, where do you fight at...?

  • Pink here

    We need to update the Boffer Wars Annal of Glory.

    Bo has been gone from the area for quite some time, a message from him would be desirable. However, being that the main season of this fighting sport has ended, its now got the hard-core fighters remaining.

    Yes, quite a few of the old members have left. In fact, the only ones that occasionally show up is Daveness and Fitz-Pat. Next weekend I'll be there to show you all what real fighting is, not just some lame bear pit fights.

  • pink not pin sry typo

  • hey dont make fun of the Eurekan bofferers!! for i am one...but the guys in this vid do suck...if only mandez,pin,ninjasteve or squishy were there thered be some action.

  • I Remember You, and I like your flow vid as well, but to say I suck...? you apparently forgot what i have done there, and what i taught as well....

    I will be looking for you on the field....

    P.s. keep up on your vids, Im looking forward to seeing what philosophies develop while I'm gone. Take care :-)

  • i died a lil inside watching how bad you ppl are

  • Die the rest of the way, nice and slow...

  • it pains me to watch how terrible these people are at fighting

  • i know wtf was that at 2:13 ??? something from a video game???

  • yes, actually, it is from a game, but it also happens to be a maneuver performed by Viking, Norman, and Renaissance era knights, John was also hungover, ( In short, drinking the night before battle is highly overrated, and not worth it :-). on almost every other occasion, he hits fast and hard, (He split my lip once with one of those a year earlier)

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  • This is "Bo" Its good to see this up here, but I wish this was taped when our numbers were at full strength, that particular day was more of a play day than the usual brawls we do, for those of you who have fought there you know what i mean.

    I miss you all, and hope to see you again some day. Untill then, play hard, and fight well!

    Oh, and Footman, if you think that was weak, show me what you got, come to Ukiah, Lowgap Park, on Saturdays, at noon,

    and fight me...

  • That flute/piccolo playing was kinda epic.

  • oh no....... it was much more than kinda epic! hahaha

  • I cant wait to return in two weeks imma rock that shit sooo hard lol...but seriously i miss it alot...its dorky i guess but fuck it...Its fun for those who open up and give it a try right guys.

  • -sigh- I used to go to these every week. I miss them! It's sad alot of the older people have left us.

  • those of us that are left since boffer in the redwoods almost died are few and most of our elder fighters have "

    retired"

  • this is an old video, if the camera woulda stayd on longer i would have been in this video tear'in that bear pit up..... im the voice that says "hey caboo that was weak he used haQs" at 1:27

  • This was the worst piece of shit I've ever seen in my life and I've seen a lot of boffer fighting... Damn!

  • You obviously haven't watched your own videos... If you fight half as well as you blab, you might provide me with some amusement, come up and fight me, I will be happy to whomp you back into puberty.

  • Haha, I wish you could come down to Sweden some day and I'll show you some real boffer fighting:P

  • I would love to Visit Sweden, and I like your attitude, but it is out of my reach. the closest any of us will come to resoling this is to post vids of ourselves online. I have not seen videos of fights involving others that talk, i expect they will just continue to talk. I have seen some Swedish larp, interesting, and nice costumes (greek helmets and orcs specifically). I will try to get a vid of us when we are actually fighting sometime, vs this vid which tourists shot on a slow day

  • Very, very awesome. I can't see how on earth the dude with the whippy spear won his first match, though. He couldn't possibly deflect a decent hit with that thing, could he?

  • THAT'S what she said! XD

  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!! lmao

  • weird people

  • lmao no way! i used to live with the guy playing the flute. his name is Bo. he does historical reinactments when hes not boffering. the redwoods kick ass, i miss it up there.

  • plastic shield o.O

  • dude... that flail thing poned against that shield! have fun parrying though... and that guy with the metal shoulder armor... nice spin... the guy w/ the flute was hackin it up in combat too!

  • That kid with the big blue shield is a huge coward.

  • holy shit...two handed mace weilder with huge boobs,my kind o girl!!!!!!

  • Rock On!!!

  • sweet!!

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