Rita, antifascist 🏴🦯🦯🦯the “Forest Fights” are organized by a white supremacist group & attract nazi members represent an escalation of the far right’s preparations for what they view as the inevitable violence between races. they are being held on land belonging to the Wolves of Vinland (WoV) near Lynchburg, Virginia.
The ‘forest fights’ are a tool that brings white supremacists together from across the U.S., creates propaganda & serves as a bridge between organizations & individuals already connected to violent white nationalist organizations.
American Ultras: How Fight Culture is Uniting Far-Right Extremists
“Forest Fights” in rural Virginia illustrate how far-right extremists are using combat sports to unify and run their networks, bringing together groups like the Wolves of Vinland and the Active Club movement in staged clashes that double as propaganda and recruitment tools; inspired by European hooligan culture, these events fuse older skinhead formations with younger members, transforming martial arts training into a shared infrastructure for ideological alignment, and preparation for the large-scale violence they frame as inevitable.