Original sentence: SCA heavy weapons combat is derided by some in the martial arts community, though many SCA combat participants have extensive backgrounds in the traditional martial arts
Edited sentence: Our fighting is fake and in no way a martial art.Remember, we are not real.SCA heavy weapons combat is derided by some in the greater martial arts community, though many SCA combat participants have extensive backgrounds in the traditional martial arts.That is why we challenge our fighters to find the closest western martial arts school and attempt to prove they are more than just stick fighters.The majority of our fighters, although skilled in what we do, probably would not be able to last long in a historical re-enactor fight