WHO WE ARE + WHAT WE DO

We are the Los Angeles Golden Knights, the premier decade-old SoCal-based team of Armored Combat sport. Our mission is to train medieval combat enthusiasts, and expand local awareness for the sport, while keeping alignment with strong human values such as discipline, sportsmanship, courage, and respect. Our weekly training programs are led by award-winning buhurt and duels legends and focus on teamwork, strategy, and pell work. The Los Angeles Golden Knights is an inclusive team constantly looking to enroll new fighters. We are looking forward to welcoming you into the exciting world of Armored Combat!

WHAT IS ARMORED COMBAT

Armored Combat is a modern-day 500-year old full contact combat sport which involves fighters using blunt steel weapons and armor characteristic of medieval times.

MEET THE TEAM

Our team gathers award-winning buhurt and duels veterans, part-time enthusiasts, and complete rookies, all sharing the same human values and love for heavy blows!

JOIN US

Our Armored Combat team is welcoming all local fighters, regardless of their experience. Join us on our next practice, suit up, and feel the power of buhurt, duels and pro-fights!

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE, CHECK OUT THE BLOG

More than just a sport, Armored Combat is a life-experience. Our blog section gathers articles covering a wide range of topics including technique & strategies advice, equipment reviews, events reports, health guidance, and history posts.

  •   Have you ever held a baseball bat, hockey, or lacrosse stick, and gotten the itch to use it in a way that’s against its game’s rules?   That’s natural instinct, and in a lot of sports that instinct gets players in trouble. It’s unfair.......

  •   My ancestors became Americans, but at first they were peasants. One half of my family is from the Philippines. The Spanish Empire claimed the islands, named them after their King (Philip), and ruled for four hundred years. My mom’s family came from a rural......

  •   Buhurt is the closest thing to the chaos of medieval combat the modern world can safely offer, and players of the LA Golden Knights train to use 15th century arms and armor to fight for glory and fun. The European warriors who originated this......

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