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Murdock

Me to Aaron.

WOW!

Murdock

"my biggest beefs with counted blows is, you pay no penalty for allowing yourself to be hit. and it encourages leg and arm hunting" Yes you do take a penalty, you are down by one count. Arm and leg hunting is period, look at the norse sagas for instance you've got tons of references for people getti...

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"How does St. Olaf, who have exceptional armour standards, deal with anachronistic weapons?" I'll try and answer that. We are doing tournamants, rebeats and battons so to speak. The weapons are assumed to be "arms of peace" so they aren't going to cut a shield anyway. We count blows and do not act o...

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I've givin my Knight some things, books, a set of elbows ect. But not because he was my knight, just because he's my friend. I think i gave him some stuff before we were thinking squire. I really wasn't paying attention. Point is what ever you give anyone, your Knight, some newbie that needs help. D...

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I'm still studing the same technique series i've been on for 2 weeks so i dunno.

But the things i learned from talhoffer and in Conn's Fiore class have helped me.

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DANG!!! Edwin said exactally what i was gonna lead with. There also seems to be the perception, that MA people don't get hit in training like boxers do. While that may be true of K-mart grade Tea Kwon Do Shools that are all over the place, but Oyama, Shotokahn, Youshakia (my spelling sucks) Karate s...

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counted blows More representative of tourney, it also takes some of the advantages of certain weapon styles, evens out sword and shiels vs greatsword for ex. Plus it does'nt look stupid like knee fighting does, it doesn't cause knee problems like knee fighting does. There are no questions on "points...

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Can anyone beat $200 on a stainless sugarloaf?

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I told em about the prices.

we'll see what they want.

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I've dealt with this kinda stuff in the past. You are dealing with a guy that probably knows jack about armour and he's trying to fail you on purpose because you don't fight in the same junk as other people. Bring a copy of the rules with you, that way you can argue. If that don't work take them to ...

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You've got good teachers down there.

BTW did you need patterns for a gorget or something? Aidian mentioned it.

Murdock

I do almost an event a week, Sunday fighter practice, plus probably fight at least twice during the week, plus pelling.

You think i'd be getting better by now.

Must train harder! Must become invincible!!

Course i'm obsessive. I'll slow down eventually, no _real_ job, no kids.

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I love this question http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Answer; which suit? If i'm doing my Regia Hurscal, i have a norse goggle helm, coif, and a Bryine (sp?). Norse for SCA adds spagen helm(which is actually a roman spagen) Leather arms, hidden, padded cuiesses. Late Roman; Leather lamalar...

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need a couple of cheap shield bosses.

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"I am a very active SCA fighter (2 practices a week, and a minimum of one tournament a month.) "

Oh ye gawds, if thats alot, then i must be utterly nuts. Makes me the SCA equivelent of a gym rat.

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They seem to be finding helms ok.

2 are getting hats from Waldryk and 1 is getting one from trueheart.

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Nope no fiore class

To far and no $$ to get him.

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"what do I need to fight? 1. What time period do you want to represent. a. look at this pictographic time line of kits. b. See anything you like? c. Here are the specs. d. You dont have to start perfect but here is how you go about it. 2. now that you have your time period (your "ideal look")here is...

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The Pas is on for April 20th at the Fort Defiance site in Lenoir NC. The Pas portion will be called the Tourney of St Inglevert in honor of a tourney Froissart mentions in the chronicles. DIRECTIONS: from the south (Knoxville/Alabama/etc...) get to I-40 thru Ashville, NC get off at exit 103 stay on ...

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The Pas is on for April 20th at the Fort Defiance site in Lenoir NC. The Pas portion will be called the Tourney of St Inglevert in honor of a tourney Froissart mentions in the chronicles. DIRECTIONS: from the south (Knoxville/Alabama/etc...) get to I-40 thru Ashville, NC get off at exit 103 stay on ...

Murdock

The Pas is on for April 20th at the Fort Defiance site in Lenoir NC. The Pas portion will be called the Tourney of St Inglevert in honor of a tourney Froissart mentions in the chronicles. DIRECTIONS: from the south (Knoxville/Alabama/etc...) get to I-40 thru Ashville, NC get off at exit 103 stay on ...

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actually one of em does have a big ole melon of a head.

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Cheaper the better.

But no junk, no spuntops.

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Need a sugar loaf, Pembridege greathelm, and a bascinet. Used is fine, in good condition preferable.

Newbies need hats.

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It is nigh impossible to get metalurgically (sp?) accurate to medieval metal for armour.

Use period designs, to get period appearence in a ferrous material. That seems the best we can do.

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OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

well i feel stupid now.

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"I would personally like to see those shapless blobs some folk call "belly dancers" gone. also I cant sleep with their kilt, katana & tennis shoe wearing "lords" beating unrythmicly on Doumbeks all night. you know some of us actually need to get up and fight in the morning." I have seen many attract...

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I'll agree with V. Bascot is a really cool nice guy irl, i've met him and he has and does everything he claims on the boards. There is a great pic of us from Kinser, he was one of the most fun fights i had there. I'll also say that i think Ulric was kidding, his stuff does and as far as i can rememb...

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Hey could i get a deal if i orderer a 7 piece wrap in pieces and did the riviting myself?

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Is Syr Rhys wrong? About the need to have stricter authenticity and improve our fighting through rules changes that make it more like medieval tourney combat? No I would keep CA and SE, but i would also seperate Melee from wars. The SCA claims to accomidate everyone, doing both would . (And it would...

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Ummm read again

I mentioned Talhoffer and Ringneck first then the SCA site.

The aemma sites are great but have no translation.

If he can get to one i'd also recomend red boar take one of Conn's Fiore classes.

Murdock

Talhoffer and Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship both have large sections on the use of the greatsword.

Al there is a web site, "No shield to hide behind" thats pretty good.

Greatsword is fun, be prepared to get hit alot and get some good pauldrons.

Murdock

OK a 14th C question.

I'm converting from my 15th C plate to a lighter 14th C transitional rig for various reasons.

I think i've read that the Chruburg 13 is from about 1390ish, when did more simple globose body armours like the Churburg 14 start to appear?

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I_really_ want to get on eof these body armours. I have a good idea of what the globose looks like, i assume it looks like the old one. BUT I may go with the more expensive Churburg, espically if i can see what it looks like. I know folks at the armoury are busy. Anyone have one of Ron/Norsetrader's...

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Looking for hats.

14 or 13?