The Armour Archive

bjarashow

So, what would the standard safety kit be at such a HEMA event? Traditionally, standard fencing kit and the best lacrosse gloves one could get pretty much summed it up. There were a few special vendors building semi- (or completely) custom work, such as Tindall Masks http://www.thatguysproducts.com...

bjarashow

Did a steel tournament this weekend (Longpoint), and hands were target (though not a high-value one by the rule set). Thrusts were legal, as was grappling, and no one was hurt, even though the swords were pretty serious and the required safety gear was absurdly light by BOTN or even SCA standards. ...

bjarashow

? Which of them can you do without? We get broken hands all the time. Most of us just ignore it and keep going. Seriously. I noticed a bony protrusion on my left index finger a couple of weeks back, because I gripped something and pressed against it in a painful fashion. There's a bonespur that pro...

bjarashow

I am so bummed out I can't make this. I grew up in the town next door, and one of my childhood friend's husband is one of the people running it. Sigh. It's, unfortunately, a 500 mile drive. :P Hopefully they'll do something in the summer, when I can make a week of it. Longpoint is doing Sabre in MD...

bjarashow

Thinking of attending this puppy so I can hang with Christoph; Therion said he'd be doing some messer here. Unlike the European guys, US HEMA seems basically 100% medieval, but if anybody ever wants to do a sabre tourney, I'd be thrilled... Longpoint is running a Sabre Tournament later in the summe...

bjarashow

http://www.communitywalk.com/map/index/1033322

http://freifechter.com/studygroup.cfm?studygroupid=15

http://www.facebook.com/groups/18227272 ... ts&fref=ts

http://www.facebook.com/arma.denton

bjarashow

She can worship green men from the moon as far as I'm concerned. I just want to learn fechtbuch longsword techniques. If she teaches that while leaving out the magick , I might be down. Thanks very much for pointing out her school BTW! Her primary research focus is Ringen, but at Longpoint this yea...

bjarashow

I'll giver her a call. Though this from the Selohaar website is a potential deal-breaker: Thus, Selohaar is a magical system, not a religion, drawing from the wide ranging canon of Western magic and mysticism. We do, however, exchange ideas with various neopagan and ceremonial magic organizations a...

bjarashow

I am interested in taking some longsword classes, but VA academy of fencing in Springfield may as well be on the dark side of the moon from Reston. Any ideas? Springfield isn't THAT bad. Usually. Depending on when you need to get there........ I think Jessica Finley has started training with her ow...

bjarashow

I was always led to believe blocking with the flat was the one and only proper way to block with a blade but that blocking at all with a blade should be avoided if at all possible. If I've read this correctly it ignores the dictates of every manuscript I've ever seen. With the exception of hakensch...

bjarashow

Also direct links to: The list of maps: http://www.communitywalk.com/user/view/81443 HEMA/WMA Clubs/schools in the Eastern US/Canada: http://www.communitywalk.com/THE-HEMA-ALLIANCE-Training-Partner-Finder HEMA/WMA Clubs/schools in the Western US/Canada: http://www.communitywalk.com/map/index/1033322...

bjarashow

Kilkenny wrote:Does anyone know of anyplace that has put together a listing of schools teaching WMA?

Yes.

http://hemaalliance.com/?page_id=686

Kilkenny wrote: perhaps it needs more publicity/attention/distribution.

I'm sure the schools who are on there would appreciate anyone sent their way....

bjarashow

the Lichtenauers is fine, but the Epee de Guerre resembles more of that of a Hand and Half sword, which is what my XIIIa Steward is, that and I find the sharp taper in the Lichtenauer's blade to be unattractive, call it a personal distaste, however the Epee doesn't taper near as sharply, though it ...

bjarashow

If I could get those fingers built onto SCA heavy leather demis, I'd have exactly what I want. Except maybe in brown not black. And to which John do you refer knowing that I do Dag? I'm fairly well known (although not a celebrity) in Dag, mostly for being part of the spearhead of the movement withi...

bjarashow

First off, I never knew there was an Edge vs Flat debate. I was always led to believe blocking with the flat was the one and only proper way to block with a blade but that blocking at all with a blade should be avoided if at all possible. Big time. Calmed in recent years, as most people find that t...

bjarashow

These guys have set up an organization that may be what you are looking for (may not be, but it's the one I know....): http://hemaalliance.com/?page_id=82 Services The HEMA Alliance currently offers a variety of services for Individual and Club members. These services go beyond the Alliance’s web co...

bjarashow

I sell these for wma , aemma practice thx but I can't have steel. Wait, what? Your doing WMA , a group which is always going on about how much more accurate what they do is compared to other groups and they dont allow metal but encourage plastic? Most WMA/HEMA groups of which I'm aware only care ab...

bjarashow

http://www.autometrix.com/products/soft ... ternsmith/

This program might be what you want.....

No idea how much it costs tho.

bjarashow

Andre: why does the M1 Battle Tank weigh what it does if that's the case? According to you they don't need heavy armor. Blackbow The tank is as light as the INTEGRITY REQUIREMENT can make it. Believe me, if they could get away with a lighter vehicle in any way, they would. It it NOT the weight that...

bjarashow

Scott, Without getting into specifics, have any outstanding issues between the business entity you now control - Revival.us - and it's various former partners been dispensed with? For better or worse, you've taken on a lot of baggage just from the name of the business; more worrisome if the dynamic ...

bjarashow

I haven't spoken with them, but they appear to be very focused on WMA, without all the other 'medieval" aspects that you would need to cover a full event. They don't seem to have a "rattan" combat component, but who knows? I know they've focuesd the insurance (and the Association for that matter) a...

bjarashow

The thing is, if anyone has a practice of anything (SCA, WMA, etc) at their homes, or even some of the more dangerous arts (armoring, soap making, cooking) they should at least have an umbrella policy in place, whether its an 'officially recognized event' or not, and if it is not an officially reco...

bjarashow

I think the wiki page will be nice in that it will allow people to contribute directly, but I will still be able to go in and edit it to keep it looking clean and neat. I think the basic concept I'm looking at, and the one on your page are generally the same. The one exception being starting off wi...

bjarashow

When non-SCA friends of mine visit and see my harness mounted on its stand or any of the other pieces scattered around the house, and ask what I do with them, I am ashamed to show them my SCA weapons and admit that those are what we use to simulate swords ("Oh! Just like in that Role Models movie?"...

bjarashow

Looks like the closest to you is still a ways away:
http://www.communitywalk.com/THE-HEMA-A ... ner-Finder

Maybe ask these guys: http://freifechter.com/studygroup.cfm?studygroupid=4 if it's worth the drive.......

bjarashow

Any Seneschal who would ban someone based on the current statements would be a fool. If Brian were to win his case with these authors he would then get rich emptying the SCA coffers on his counter suit. From my (admittedly limited) knowledge of the law, the SCA as a private entity may invite or ban...

bjarashow

I used to cut fibreglss all the time for sail battens. ( http://www.permex.com.au/pultruded_fibreglass_rod.htm ) No big deal. Hacksaw. Measure (obviously). Start your Cut. Cut AROUND the rod. Start the cut on one side, then draw the cut around until you've met back up with your initial starter cut. ...

bjarashow

Meyer Freifechter Guild http://www.freifechter.com/ is all over FLA, though I think their closest official group is in Talahassee......

ARMA says they have a group in Mobile - may be closer to you.
http://www.thearma.org/Practice/partners.htm

bjarashow

There are all kinda of join locks in HEMA. Loads of them. Then I am at a complete loss as to why EMP doesn't allow submissions :-(. At the end of the day a lot of this has to do with us all needing to get up the next day and make it to work. This simply a matter of acceptable risk and for the EMP "...

bjarashow

surely we ought to be striking with the edge? Matt Galas of Belgium has done a fair amount of research on the actuality of Fechtschules and tournaments. For a primer of the Fechtschule see: http://fechtschule.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/fechtschule-secret-history/ Matt publicized his findings several ...

bjarashow

[ If you are of the persuasion that your blows would cut through armour though... take a cold chisel and hammer to a piece of mild steel. See how long it takes to cut through it with perfect alignment and force. Imagine trying to land a sword edge that accurately on a curved piece of metal bound to...

bjarashow

Personally, I don't see any way a ninja could take out a pirate - except with water walking, which the mythbusters soundly disproved. What the sca re-creates for me is a sport-like martial art that a gentleman from any pre-gunpowder society would recognize as a non-lethal diversion. I'm not interes...

bjarashow

We were working with Bolognese round shield and sword yesterday, and I helped a student whose fundamental style was German longsword understand how to do it by mapping a technique where the sword below the shield parried the sword and then did a transfer and wind into a reposte. Steve, it was great...

bjarashow

I had a great weekend and was busy at work the past 2 days: So much reading to do here! Good stuff too. I think this hearkens back to the argument for cutting practice. My first time with sharp weapons was a shock because it requires significantly less "force" to make the cut. For the cut to be at i...

bjarashow

Ahh I see. Sorry I was not familiar with the term. Yes this is true. I can do that with steel but no it does not work so well with rattan. Actually to generalize "winding" more than Russ did - winding is where you work to hit the opponent WHILE THE BLADES ARE STILL IN CONTACT. This is the most impo...

Re: Safety... meh

Re: Safety... meh

Re: Safety... meh

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Re: Longsword classes in NoVa NOT in Springfield?

Re: Longsword classes in NoVa NOT in Springfield?

Re: Longsword classes in NoVa NOT in Springfield?

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Re: WMA schools

Re: WMA schools

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Re: Light gaunts for ARMA and Dagorhir?

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Re: New WMA Group in Austin, TX

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Re: Insurance for Period Specific themed events

Re: Insurance for Period Specific themed events

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Re: "How could we help improve the look of the SCA"

Re: WMA schools near St Louis?