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Iron Swan

Join the Iron Swan

No experience. No armor. No problem. Every knight started exactly where you are.

How It Works

Three Steps to the Lists

01

Reach Out

Fill out the enlistment form below or email us directly. We’ll send you training details and answer any questions.

02

Show Up & Train

Come to an open session in loaner gear. Learn to fall, move, and strike safely starting on day one.

03

Earn Your Steel

Build your kit over time, pass inspection, and take the field under the Iron Swan banner.

Who Can Join

Anyone 18 or older, any fitness level, any background. Bring grit and a willingness to learn — we handle the rest.

Cost to Start

Training is free to try. Your real investment is armor, built piece by piece over time — never all at once. Start in loaner kit.

What We Provide

Coaching, loaner gear, a kit-building roadmap, and a crew that has your back in and out of the lists.

Starter Kit — Rough Costs

Helmet (inspection-legal)$300–600
Body & limb armor$600–1,500+
Gauntlets$250–500
Gambeson / padding$150–300
Weapon (blunt steel)$120–300
To start training$0 — use loaner gear

Build it over months, not days. Many fighters compete in mixed loaner and owned kit while they assemble a full set.

Questions

Before You Enlist

Do I need experience or my own armor to start?+

No. Most fighters arrive with neither. You’ll train in loaner gear and learn the fundamentals well before you ever need your own kit.

Is it really full contact?+

Yes. Weapons are blunted steel and armor is real, but strikes are full force. Marshals, rules, and proper gear keep it as safe as any hard contact sport.

How fit do I need to be?+

Fit enough to start, fitter as you go. Training builds the conditioning. Fighters of all body types compete — the sport rewards work over natural gifts.

Can women fight?+

Absolutely. Buhurt has women’s categories and mixed training. Everyone trains together and competes in the appropriate category.

What does the armor actually cost?+

A full competition kit is a real investment, built piece by piece over months — never all at once. You start in loaner gear, so there’s nothing to buy up front.

What if I don’t want to compete?+

Then don’t! Plenty of our people train for the workout, the skills, and the crew. Competition is an option, never a requirement.

Enlistment Form

Send word and a knight will answer.

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Or reach us at [email protected]