What does IMCF mean in FEDERATION

The International Medieval Combat Federation (IMCF) is a global governing body for international Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) and History-Fiction combat sports. It was founded in 2013 with the mission to promote living history, historical martial arts and sport fighting across the world. IMCF aims to ensure fair competition following a set of safety, weapons control and tournament rules.

HMB stands for Historical Medieval Battle, which is an international full contact medieval martial art sport that uses blunted steel weaponry such as swords, spears and shields. History-Fiction combat sports use modern weapons according to specific rules designed by IMCF. These include two handed sword combat, poleaxe fighting, quarterstaff and archery combat among many others.

There are several ways to get involved with IMCF events depending on your level of interest or commitment. You can sign up to be a fighter or spectator at any sanctioned event near you, or you can join your local historical martial arts club or team training center where experienced coaches will teach you what you need to know in order to compete professionally.

Yes! Events range from one day open tournaments that anyone can enter into all the way up to annual World Championships that bring together elite fighters from around the world for intense competition. All IMCF tournaments follow safety regulations as set by its founding members but other than that each tournament can vary greatly depending on its intended audience.

The International Medieval Combat Federation was founded in 2013 by three of the biggest historical martial arts organizations in Europe – “Challenge Historique” from France, "Sword Fighters” from Italy and “Stunt Fighters” from Spain – who all shared a vision of creating an international governing body for Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) and History-Fiction combat sports. Today their leadership, combined with representatives from clubs around the world makes up the board of directors responsible for setting standards and regulations within the organization.

Yes! Safety is paramount at all IMCF events which is why every fighter must wear adequate protective gear before stepping onto the field including metal armor pieces such as gauntlets and greaves along with appropriate clothing like helmets and gloves made out of synthetic materials like leather or cloth. Weapons used at tournaments are also heavily regulated so they only cause enough blunt force damage to make sure no serious harm comes to either fighter during a match while still providing them with enough resistance for interesting fights.

Regulations on which type of weapons can be used at an event are decided through collaboration between ICMF's founding members, tournament organizers and experienced fighters who take into account a variety of factors such as historical accuracy, tournament style (freestyle sparring vs fencing duel), age/experience level of participants etcetera before making any decisions.

Depending on how active you intend to be participation may not require much expense however some clubs charge fees for classes or even entrance fees when participating in events so it really depends on your own personal financial situation whether or not this will be worth it.