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Episode 36  Photo by Keane Chan.For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/historical-medieval-battle-nz-episode36/  To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dayna Berghan-Whyman is the President of the New Zealand Federation for Historical Medieval Battle and Buhurt. In case you haven’t heard of it, Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) are full contact sports fighting, where defensive and offensive weapons of the Middle Ages are used. It includes historical fencing, buhurts, melee, duels, small-group battles, mass field battles, professional fights, etc. In our conversation Dayna explains her involvement in getting this sport recognised in New Zealand. In this highly entertaining episode we talk about the challenges of competing in tournaments on a world stage, when you live SO FAR away from everywhere else. Dayna explains what it’s like to get off the plane after 30 hours and realise your armour hasn’t arrived, or what to do when the Italian medics cut your armour off you when you get knocked out in a battle. It’s very costly in terms of time and money doing this sport at a top level, especially in Covid-19 times with the potential for lengthy quarantines. She also talks about the challenges facing women in the sport and how hard it is to get experience when you simply don’t have enough opponents. Listen to this episode for a hilarious anecdote involving Dayna’s mouth guard and bird poo (yes, it’s as bad as you think) and why a bloody knife made Dayna late for a seminar with Guy. Please note that this conversation was conducted in December 2020 and the details of some 2021 competitions have since changed. To find out more about HMB and Buhurt, visit: Buhurt New Zealand Historical Medieval Battle International Association

Episode 36 Photo by <a href="https://www.keanechan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keane Chan</a>.For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to <a href="https://swordschool.com/podcast/historical-medieval-battle-nz-episode36/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://swordschool.com/podcast/historical-medieval-battle-nz-episode36/</a> To support the show, come join the Patrons at  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy</a> Dayna Berghan-Whyman is the President of the New Zealand Federation for Historical Medieval Battle and Buhurt. In case you haven’t heard of it, Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) are full contact sports fighting, where defensive and offensive weapons of the Middle Ages are used. It includes historical fencing, buhurts, melee, duels, small-group battles, mass field battles, professional fights, etc. In our conversation Dayna explains her involvement in getting this sport recognised in New Zealand. In this highly entertaining episode we talk about the challenges of competing in tournaments on a world stage, when you live SO FAR away from everywhere else. Dayna explains what it’s like to get off the plane after 30 hours and realise your armour hasn’t arrived, or what to do when the Italian medics cut your armour off you when you get knocked out in a battle. It’s very costly in terms of time and money doing this sport at a top level, especially in Covid-19 times with the potential for lengthy quarantines. She also talks about the challenges facing women in the sport and how hard it is to get experience when you simply don’t have enough opponents. Listen to this episode for a hilarious anecdote involving Dayna’s mouth guard and bird poo (yes, it’s as bad as you think) and why a bloody knife made Dayna late for a seminar with Guy. Please note that this conversation was conducted in December 2020 and the details of some 2021 competitions have since changed. To find out more about HMB and Buhurt, visit: <a href="http://www.buhurt.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buhurt New Zealand</a> <a href="https://hmbia.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Historical Medieval Battle International Association</a>

Historical Medieval Battle in New Zealand, with Dayna Berghan-Whyman

The amazing Dayna Berghan-Whyman competes in the medieval battle sport of 'buhurt'. She's going to Europe in May 2018 to fight in two World Championship Medieval Combat competitions. She talks about discovering the sport, representing New Zealand, and remembering to pee before you put on armour. Find Dayna's website here: http://handypaladin.co.nz/ Photo: CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF [https://bit.ly/2Jh7vxz]

The amazing Dayna Berghan-Whyman competes in the medieval battle sport of 'buhurt'. She's going to Europe in May 2018 to fight in two World Championship Medieval Combat competitions. She talks about discovering the sport, representing New Zealand, and remembering to pee before you put on armour. Find Dayna's website here: <a href="http://handypaladin.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://handypaladin.co.nz/</a> Photo: CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF [<a href="https://bit.ly/2Jh7vxz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Jh7vxz</a>]

Medieval combat with Dayna Berghan-Whyman