Arya Stark, eat your heart out

If you're excited about the Game of Thrones season six premiere, check out these badass female knights who're doing it for real. There might be no dragons, but these ladies could put Arya Stark, Daenerys Targaryen or Brienne of Tarth to shame. Full contact medieval fighting is a new adrenaline sport that attracts hundreds of combatants who travel the globe and compete at international tournaments. The Iron Maidens are blazing a trail for women in this male-dominated sportFights are completely at the combatants' own risk and injuries are common. Ouch.

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