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Slideshow: The Best Places to Pick a Fight

Locations in this article:  Rome, Italy

Put up your dukes, boys and girls. This week’s Best Places slideshow is designed to show you how to hold your own in a fight. We’re not talking about the standard bar brawl but jousting, gladiator battles and more.

The Best Places for Everything, available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound and your local bookstore, has rounded up all the common and uncommon fighting skills you can learn on your next vacation.

Here’s a peek at just a few.  Remember to check back every Friday for a different look at some of Peter’s best places.

1. The Knights of Middle England, Warwick Castle, UK

 

In Warwickshire, England, you can learn to joust medieval-style in the shadow of the magnificent Warwick Castle. The Knights of Middle England offer both group and private lessons, where you’ll get the full experience: dress up in medieval costume and armor, and learn basic jousting skills on a horse using a lance, shield and a flag.

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