Dakota Miller, center, tries to defend against an axe attack from William Hester, left, and Jesse Tice, second from left, as Dan Hawkee, second from right, and Ethan Hester look on during a Buhurt ...

If you've ever fantasised about donning a suit of medieval armour, flicking down the visor, and laying waste to your fellow human being with a two-handed axe, then historical combat — or "buhurt" — ...