On Sunday 18th October 2026, members of Highland Armoured Combat were pleased to attend a training session in Barton Bunker, Edinburgh, organised by Edinburgh Armoured Combat. This was the first away trip for the club, and those who were able to make the journey had a great day trying out 1 on 1 duelling using softkit equipment, picking up tips from more experienced members of the Edinburgh club.
After the 1 on 1 fighting, there was a brief fun sesssion of group combat in a “capture the flag” game with participants being sent back to their starting line whenever hit 3 times on the head by an opponents weapon, before the suitably exhausted group was given a tour of the former nuclear bunker.
HAC would like to thank Edinburgh Armoured Combat for this opportunity to train with them and look forward to more training and competition in the future.
Highlands Armoured Combat is pleased to announce that we’ve now secured our second phase of funding!
Phase One of funding was awarded last month by Scottish Power Renewables giving us the essential funds needed to purchase the clubs soft kit sets and the floor matting so we can progress our training to include trips, throws, striking and sparring more safely.
Phase Two: This week we’re happy to announce that we have received our second phase of funding too, this time Funded by RWE Bad a Cheo Wind Farm Community Fund (Latheron, Lybster and Clyth), administered by Foundation Scotland. This award will go towards all the clubs consumables and equipment we need to run the training sessions safely and effectively.
And this website and it’s hosting was kindly donated by core member and Welfare Officer Stephen Copinger and his business: La Kruca Kafejo, Main Street, Lybster
Future funding opportunities:
We still have plenty of Phases left in the clubs development that requires additional funding, so if you’re looking to support a local community-led, not-for-profit, sports club participating in this crazy niche sport of buhurt please get in touch.
Future planned club development phases include:
Phase Three: Steel Armour Purchases for club use; looking to buy 2-3 full harnesses of medieval armour for the club, expensive at £3000+ for each suit of armour but this is essential to overcome the real blocker to accessing the sport; the cost of steel kit.
Phase Four: Competitive team, to compete nationally and internationally the team needs tabards, banners, transport, insurance, membership fees, weapons and more. (This website was in phase 4 but kindly donated during Phase One by La Kruca Kafejo.) . Phase Five: Our Own venue! We’re currently based in Lybster Community Hall which is fine for now, but we will eventually need our own space with dedicated equipment and multiple sessions a week including youth sessions and women only nights.
Phase Six: The numerous consumables and equipment to make our own venue a fully equipped and safe training venue.
Thank you to all the participants so far for your great energy enthusiasm and commitment in helping establish a new club and the great response we’ve had generally in the area of Caithness and Sutherland whilst setting up this club, the funding has been a massive boon to the club and the sport in Scotland enabling us to grow at a much faster pace than we might have been able to achieve organically.
This is just the beginning, The Highlanders are Coming…
On 31st August 2026, the Club held its first AGM, to formally adopt its new constitution and elect the executive committee. Dom Spens was unanimously elected as Chairperson.
It was agreed for the foreseeable future training classes will continue on Mondays in Lybster, but the club will look into running classes on another day of the week elsewhere in the county.
However it was also agreed that the first priority was to obtain some necessary basic equipment to safely extend the types of training done in class, and to pursue funding to purchase these. Two grant applications have already been made, and the committee will investigate what other donations or sponsorship might be possible.
