Visitors to Central Park on Saturday may have been greeted with an unusual sight: Men and women in medieval armor fighting each other with steel weapons, set to cheers and applause from roughly 100 onlookers.
Donate nowVisitors to Central Park on Saturday may have been greeted with an unusual sight: Men and women in medieval armor hammering each other with dulled steel weapons to cheers and applause from roughly 100 onlookers. It was the second event of the season for Gladiators NYC, the flagship program of Santa's Knights, a local martial arts and fitness nonprofit.
“I've had hundreds of students over the course of the past 10 years and I've seen it change them. I've seen the community that's possible,” he continued. “We’re a small population of the sport,” said Hartke. “We sometimes have to push for a place in it, but it's rewarding when we come out of it having great fights, making lasting friendships, and winning medals and trophies.”Li Qiang for Gothamist“The women's side of the sport is really untapped, there’s just so much potential,” said DiGrazia.“I knew I would have an enjoyable experience with this from the first time I started armoring up,” said Hartke.
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