Armoured Martial Arts, with Jenny Häbry

About this episode

Jenny Häbry discusses her experiences and insights in the sport of Armoured Martial Arts.

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-213-armoured-martial-arts-with-jenny-habry To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Jenny Häbry is an armoured martial arts competitor who has crowned UK's best female fighter in both 2022 and 2024, and again in 2025. And since 2024 has served as the Women's National captain. She has founded her own team, and her favourite discipline is pro fighting, where she remains undefeated. In 2025 she secured three World Championship gold medals, further cementing her place as one of the sport's leading fighters. Jenny also travels worldwide, sharing her expertise and passion through teaching. She runs Armoured Martial Arts Nottingham with UK men’s team captain Daniel Winter. In our conversation, we find out what the modern sport of Armoured Martial Arts involves; the different elements of competition, the physical risks, how Jenny trains, and what this very small sport needs to grow. We also hear about her titanium armour! Jenny also tells us about her recent trip to America, where the sport is much more popular. Here’s a photo of her…

People in this episode

Host: theswordguy

Guest: Jenny Häbry

Topics covered

• Armoured Martial Arts
• Martial Arts Competition
• Women's Sports
• Training Techniques
• Sport Growth

Keywords

• Armoured Martial Arts
• Jenny Häbry
• Martial Arts
• Women's National captain
• pro fighting
• World Championship gold medals
• training
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Armoured Martial Arts Nottingham, UK

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