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Foam weapon

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A foam weapon, also known as a boffer, padded weapon, or latex weapon, is a padded mock weapon used for simulated handheld combat. [1]

27 relations: Adhesive, Aesthetics, Aluminium, Amtgard, Battle gaming, Belegarth Medieval Combat Society, Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, Dagger, Dagorhir, Darkon Wargaming Club, Europe, Fiberglass, Foam, Gaffer tape, Graphite, Hilt, Historical reenactment, History of live action role-playing games, Jugger, List of live action role-playing groups, Live action role-playing game, Martial arts, Polyvinyl chloride, Pool noodle, Society for Creative Anachronism, United Kingdom, United States.

Adhesive

An adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any substance applied to one surface, or both surfaces, of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.

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Aesthetics

Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty.

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Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Amtgard

Amtgard is a battle gaming and live-action fantasy roleplaying and boffer combat game with chapters primarily based in the United States and Canada as well as Germany, Croatia, and South Korea.

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Battle gaming

Battle gaming is a North American medieval combat sport where participants use mock foam-padded weapons (boffer) in live action battles.

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Belegarth Medieval Combat Society

Belegarth Medieval Combat Society is a full contact battle game where foam weapons are used in order to prevent serious physical injury to participants.

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Carbon fiber reinforced polymer

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP or often simply carbon fiber, carbon composite or even carbon), is an extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastic which contains carbon fibers.

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Dagger

A dagger is a knife with a very sharp point and one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.

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Dagorhir

Dagorhir Battle Games is a live action role-playing game (battle game) with full-contact melee fighting and ranged combat as its primary focus.

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Darkon Wargaming Club

The Darkon Wargaming Club is a non-profit battle gaming and live-action role-playing (LARP) club in the United States based in the Baltimore/Washington/Virginia area.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (US) or fibreglass (UK) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Foam

Foam is a substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.

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Gaffer tape

Gaffer tape (also known as gaffer's tape or gaff tape as well as camera tape and spike tape for narrow, coloured gaffer tape) is a heavy cotton cloth pressure-sensitive tape with strong adhesive and tensile properties.

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Graphite

Graphite, archaically referred to as plumbago, is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal.

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Hilt

The hilt (rarely called the haft) of a sword is its handle, consisting of a guard, grip and pommel.

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Historical reenactment

Historical reenactment (or re-enactment) is an educational or entertainment activity in which people follow a plan to recreate aspects of a historical event or period.

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History of live action role-playing games

Live action role-playing games, known as LARPs, are a form of role-playing game in which live players/actors assume roles as specific characters and play out a scenario in-character.

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Jugger

Jugger is a sport inspired by the 1989 film The Salute of the Jugger (released as The Blood of Heroes in the United States), in which a game of the same name is played.

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List of live action role-playing groups

This is a list of live action role-playing game groups.

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Live action role-playing game

A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.

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Pool noodle

A pool noodle is a cylindrical piece of buoyant polyethylene foam, sometimes hollow.

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Society for Creative Anachronism

The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_weapon

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