
June 7 marked the weekend of the Abbey Medieval Challenger Clash 2025, which saw a dozen teams square off against each other in the rapidly-growing sport of buhurt - armored combat.
Mack Prentis spoke with coaches, organisers, founders and steel-clad athletes about the sport, its roots and the incredible community powering it all

Your 11AM Zedlines with Ava, Charlie and Dan! (Image via PickPik)

Your 10AM Zedlines with Asha, Ethan and Yuchen! (Image via Littles Lawyers')

Your 9AM Zedlines with Ava, Charlie and Dan! (Image via Flickr)

Your 8AM Zedlines with Asha, Ethan and Yuchen! (Image via Wikimedia)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Stella, Em, and Alec.

Your 8am Zedlines with Vivek, Sarah and Alec.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Cass and Hailey

Your 10AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Georgie

Your 9am Zedlines with Hailey and Cass.

Your 8AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Georgie

Your 9AM Zedlines with Dane and Jules

Your 8AM Zedlines with Zayna, Clem & Dane

Your 11am Zedlines with Ellen, Sarah and Alannah

Your 10am Zedlines with Niamh and Miko
(Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Ellen, Sarah and Alannah
(Image via University of Queensland)

Your 8AM Zedlines with Miko and Niamh
(Image via Wikimedia Media Commons)

Your 11AM Zedlines with Asha, Ava and Dan (image via Flickr)

Your 10AM Zedlines with Charlie and Yuchen (Image via Flickr)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Dan, Ava and Asha (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Your 8AM Zedlines with Charlie and Yuchen (Image via Flickr)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Stella and Em

Your 8am Zedlines with Sarah, Vivek and Alec.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Cass and Hailey

Your 10AM Zedlines with Georgie and Lachlan

Your 9AM Zedlines with Cass and Hailey

Your 8AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Georgie

Your 11AM Zedlines with Jules, Clementine and Livinia

Your 10AM Zedlines with Dane, Livinia and Jules