Heavy fighter

A heavy fighter, or someone who is authorised as a heavy combatant. Swords, shields, maces, axes.. those people who just beat the crap out of each other with sticks of adapted rattan (or at least attempt to). There is also a special breed of heavy known as the stickjock or stickchick.

Resources for heavies

A resource for heavy fighters that is just starting out is Duke Bellatrix's fighting manual which can be found at:

http://www.bellatrix.org/school/default.htm

It is free to use, and downloadable in both pdf and MS word versions.