4 Jul 2025

The sport where uniforms are swapped for medieval armour

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 4 July 2025

Some have rugby or football as their sport of choice, but there is a group in Auckland who spend their free time donning full suits of medieval armour and battling it out with swords and shields. While extreme sports like the Run-It-Straight events have caught headlines recently, Buhurt is a combat sport with a keen eye on safety, though it's not without risk. Training out of a warehouse on Auckland's North Shore, these noble knights have said it is all about the community. Finn Blackwell reports.