Scale skirt for buhurt full contact, 15th c style
The scale skirt follows historical analogues and imagery from the 15th century and is typically worn together with a cuirass. It covers hips and the lower torso area where rigid one-piece solutions often limit stride and hip work.
The construction uses many overlapping plates. This layout keeps mobility for stepping, lunging, squatting, and torso rotation, while maintaining consistent overlap. Stiffening ribs on the plates improve durability by helping the metal keep its profile and by spreading impact loads.
For buhurt training and events, service matters. A scale system offers straightforward repairability: damaged plates or hardware can be swapped individually, which helps with between-fight maintenance and post-event inspection.
The fit is shaped around typical anatomy and works as a system with the cuirass waistline. Correct suspension height and overlap tuning are key to keep coverage without restricting movement.
Coverage and geometry are made with common inspection expectations in full contact formats in mind (IMCF/ACL/HMB etc.). Final approval is always determined by the event marshals and depends on the complete armor set, strap setup, and the current ruleset.