Latest Pictures Gladiators of Ars Dimicandi

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By the way: Could you please explain me the reason why you always hit eachother with the swords at your helmets?

During our bouts we found that aside from the lovely metal ringing noise the public hear, the gladiator wearing the helmet can also be disorientated by such a blow - especially to the faceplate.

Such blows are occsionally shown in mosaics, especially from tridents & spears ....
several of the spear thrusts to my faceplate i have recieved have been enough to stop me dead in my tracks & gain my opponent more space & distance.

Mind you we only take 'wounds' as such to the naked bits