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HMB 1st Class Tournaments are selected!
We are happy to announce the official list of HMB 1st Class Tournaments on three continents in 2015 year! It was decided to establish a special fund named “HMB 1st Class Tournaments Foundation” (http://botn.info/publication/en-first-class-hmb-tournaments-foundation) at the annual HMBIA summit 2014. It will be distributed among several tournaments worldwide in order to be supported and organized […]
03 Aug 2015 17:42
Nikolai Bykov, Estonia: “My dream has come true!”
We participated in the event very well. Neither we nor our fans (and there were quite a lot of them in Russia and Ukraine, in Estonia) did not expect that we would be able to leave our subgroup. We lost only to the French, who took the tenth place in the overall lead. Unfortunately, our […]
15 Jul 2015 13:18
“Battle of the Nations – 2015″ from the participant’s point of view.
This year for the first time in the history of the championship fighters from different countries could gather the alliances, fighting under the banner of the one or another national team in “21 vs 21″. Those who had to get to continental Europe for attending the “Battle of the Nations” shared their impressions from the […]
20 May 2015 11:26
Adam Ujvari: “Reenactment without an action is dull”
This year’s “Battle of the Nations” welcomes fresh-men from Hungary and Netherlands.  How do they feel about what’s going on? This is one of the questions that we addressed to the captain of Hungarian team…   About being novices We are here to gain our knowledge from the other more experienced fighters. I have no […]
18 May 2015 15:11
Eugen Heinrich: “The main thing for the beginner is to survive the first year”
The camp of the Germans was one of the most atmospheric at the festival. Here fighters from the other teams were given a friendly welcome, and little fighting secrets were frankly shared. To ignore such a source of information would probably be a mistake. About the championship “We train thoroughly wearing armor in Hattersheim, a […]
18 May 2015 13:35
“Battle of the Nations – 2015″. Afterword.
So, after the “Battle of the Nations-2015″ is over, after the results of the championship were summarized with national teams gathered on the large lists, the only thing left is to collect memories. So, the “Battle of the Nations-2015” is over. After the championship results were summarized before a gathering of the national teams in […]
18 May 2015 11:16
Malte Karnatz, Germany: “We, Germans, prefer to protect our novices with the heavy armor”
“Probably my reason to enter a movement is very simple: I like to fight. I’ve broken my rib on the eve of the Championship, that’s why I perform as a spectator this year, but I have three years of fighting experience, not to mention judo, kickboxing, and other stuff. About the Championship I think, it’s […]
14 May 2015 14:41
Tamas Nagy & Borbala Koller, Hungary: “These are fifteenth century costumes”
“There is no reason to follow the movement, unless you are in love with historical medieval re-enactment. I wear the  dress with front lacing, so to be able to put it on by myself.  I’ve bought my shoes, the stockings and the belt, so I can say my costume is partially hand-made. Besides the costume […]
14 May 2015 11:50
HMB is traumatic still popular sport
Everybody knows HMB is a tough sport for tough men. Nowadays HMB is becoming extremely popular. The web is full of articles about new world sport that turned to be as traumatic and violent as medieval times. As if our reality isn’t filled with aggressiveness and hatred! In fact, HMB is the emotional sport that […]
09 May 2015 11:01
Day 1: “21 vs 21″ results
The correct results in the “buhurt” category in groups “A” and “B”: “A” Russia/Italy 2: 0 Austria /Czech 0: 2 Poland /Belarus 0: 2 Russia Austria 1: 2 Russia Poland 2: 0 Austria Belarus 0: 2 Italy Poland 0: 2 Czech /Belarus 0: 2 Italy /Austria 2: 0 Czech /Poland 0: 2 Russia /Belarus 2: […]
08 May 2015 11:13
Marshal summit second round or lost in translation
Another Marshal summit on the eve of the “Battle of the Nations – 2015″ was held on May, the 6th 2015, in Prague. Actually it duplicated the issues discussed by marshals in Geneva while people from Australia and Argentina could not join the discussion at the time. It is noteworthy that last year’s Marshal summit […]
07 May 2015 19:14
The “Battle of the Nations – 2015″ opening ceremony
May, 7th at 10 a.m. in the heart of Prague, on Hradcany Square an opening ceremony of the World Historical Medieval Battle Championship called “Battle of the Nations – 2015″ took place. Modern knights from more than thirty countries of the world appeared before the spectators and journalists in full shining armor and then were […]
07 May 2015 11:12
The “Royal Day”
Tomorrow, at 13.00, battles of the “Royal category” (“21 vs 21″) start on the main lists of “Battle of the Nations”-2015. On the first day of the World Championship in HMB, the main lists of “Battle of the Nations” will witness an increase in adrenaline and excitement, armor rattle and shouts of fans. For the […]
06 May 2015 14:20
Commentators WANTED
Every year Battle of the Nations continues to grow and this year promises to be the biggest and best by far. The development of this event over the years has been hard work and sometimes we’ve been short of collaborators, but we’re now in a position where we can choose the best of the best […]
22 Apr 2015 11:09
Bernal, Spain: “Mistakes are necessary for further improvement”
As for me, before the fight it’s important to have a proper warm up and to focus on the oncoming fight. Visualize the combat. It helps to get a proper state of mind. During the combat I usually try to be aware of how the fight is going around me, so I can try to […]
20 Apr 2015 10:06
Novices at “Battle of the Nations-2015″!
“Battle of the Nations” expands its geography! 32 National Teams have entered the lists of “Battle of the Nations” within 5 years. At the same time, new Teams continue to appear. Every year the World Championship in HMB is attended by new National Teams. 2015 is not an exception. This time at least two National […]
09 Apr 2015 09:03
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