Well, maybe I am. I think my armour and me are too heavy for my bad knee actually. I have patellofemoral pain syndrome in my left knee, which means the knee hurts and there is no clear reason why. According to the doc and the PT, more than likely due to nerve damage and muscle weakness in that leg. So I wear a knee support when I fight and all is good.
Now, I've gained weight since retiring from active duty and I didn't notice any real effects while I was fighting. Until I changed from my light weight kit. Really just enough to keep me out of the hospital armour (street hockey pants, leather knees, body bracelet, steel elbows, soccer shin guard vambraces, helm gorget) to my older heavier Hun armour (leather scale hauberk, splinted legs, steel knees, splinted vambraces along with the same helm and gorget).
I fought at a Friday practice then a Saturday event. Man my knee has been killin' me since! I plan on switching out the hauberk for the body bracelet, the scale is easily the heaviest part of my kit. I did also make some plastic splinted cuisses to go with the leather knees, but I'm not happy with how they move and gap.
Moral of the story: Don't get old and fat.
