article_snippet: Amy used to struggle to find clothes to fit Amy when Amy was overweight, left, but now Amy's fighting fit, right, and competes in medieval combat fighting using real swords .
article_snippet: Amy now competes for the USA in medieval combat fighting .
article_snippet: Amy, centre, seen in full armour brandishing an axe as Amy takes part in the combat sport .
article_snippet: Amy has trained hard to complete in the sport that requires strength, power and agilty .
article_snippet: The hard work paid off as Amy won a gold medal at the Medieval World Championship - who allowed women from around the globe to compete for the first time last year .
article_snippet: Amy now competes for the USA the USA in international competitions where Amy fights in full battle armour with swords and axes.
article_snippet: Explaining why Amy was attracted to The sport, Amy explains: 'When I first saw a fight, something awoke inside of me
article_snippet: Amy started training so Amy could represent Amy country in the Medieval World Championship in Castillio de Belmonte, Spain, after they allowed women to take part for the first time in 2014.
article_snippet: The training paid off and Amy and team USA came home from the Medieval World Championship with gold medals.
article_snippet: Now Amy is keen to carry on Amy training and keep winning battles.
article_snippet: Amy said of taking part in the contact sport: 'What's it like to compete in the tournaments?
article_snippet: It is quite possibly the most adrenaline filled, satisfying, challenging yet amazing thing in the world for Amy.
article_snippet: Producer and director Matt Ralph said the brutal sport is full of inspirational women like Amy whose stories whose stories want to share with the world.
article_snippet: Producer and director Matt Ralph said: 'For Amy, competing in the Medieval World Championship it marked the moment Amy had achieved Amy ultimate goal after losing weight.
article_snippet: Full contact fighting had given Amy a purpose to get mentally and physically fit. '