Watch the ultimate in 21st century armoured combat

17th June 2016

Barney Scott

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Unified Weapons Master (UWM) has released the first footage of its recent Vital Target Combat (VTC1) Underground Test Event held in Wellington, New Zealand in March. The footage includes fights conducted by the six international weapons martial artists who attended from around the globe.

Videos, including battle highlights will be available on UWM’s Facebook page and YouTube channel, while the first full length fight will be available on the UWM website from 13^th June, with consecutive fights being released thereafter.

The VTC1 Underground Test Event was the first time the Lorica MK II (UWM’s next generation of intelligent combat armour) has been tested in a live full combat situation. The armour’s sensor technology and design functionality was put under the microscope during the field test with early training rounds giving the weapons martial arts experts the chance to get a feel for the suit’s movement before entering the full combat fight rounds.

UWM took the chance to further develop this concept into the next full combat weapons martial arts sport, including overlaying its graphics, scoring system and commentary onto a series of videos covering each fight.

Rick Walker, UWM’s Managing Director, said “this event has given us the first opportunity to explore UWM’s entertainment potential as a full combat, weapons martial arts sport. The fights were filmed by professional broadcasting company NEP Group, after which the footage was overlaid with graphics, a purpose-designed scoring system and commentary, making this a much more immersive experience for our viewers.”

“Our recent VTC1 event has solidified UWM as a platform for a diverse range of weapons martial artists to battle full force, with few rules and high levels of protection. The VTC1 underground event was the first time that we have tested our new armour and scoring system embedded with force measurement sensors linked to a medical database. It determines the level of damage to individual fighters, allowing science to objectively judge the winner.”

A second series of underground events is planned for next year. Feedback from the VTC events will be used to further improve the armour, technology and scoring system in preparation for live events and other innovative entertainment formats using the Lorica in the near future.

For more information about UWM visit www.uwm.tv or follow UWM on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.