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by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:04 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: FS: Titanium Legs from MRKS [Sold]
Replies: 14
Views: 552

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by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Res Ducis roll call
Replies: 23
Views: 1079

Trick shots (intermediate, advanced) Wouldn't it sort of defeat the purpose of a trick shot to put it on video? Not that I am a big fan of trick shots anyway. Audax in the other thread suggested the following: How to throw a good offside footwork targeting shot selection how to close distance witho...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:54 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Beer, Exercise and Bruises
Replies: 12
Views: 465

I like to have a beer after practice, it helps me wind down to go to sleep.
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:42 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Windrose Aluminum Shield Baskets
Replies: 31
Views: 974

Can someone please post a pic?
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:57 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Windrose Aluminum Shield Baskets
Replies: 31
Views: 974

actually I prefer a stiff leather handle rather than a metal one in all cases. I make them out of thick (like 10 oz?) leather folded in half and very tight to the hand.

So maybe you could sell them with no handles?
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:03 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: The "light-fight-flight" suit
Replies: 130
Views: 4682

Aaron wrote:I think I'm keeping the gambeson. With some test shots to the arm, I think the padding to the forearm is good.


I agree most people need at least splinted vambraces with padding... but why not just pad the forearms?
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:48 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: The "light-fight-flight" suit
Replies: 130
Views: 4682

obvious ways to shave weight (with no regard to other considerations): Dump leather or use lighter leather from limb armor, or go to plastic (you can cover this with something very light like cloth or suede). Dump gambeson, you don't need it if you have body armor. Dump camelbak, you don't need it (...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:32 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: The "light-fight-flight" suit
Replies: 130
Views: 4682

You guys are exerting far, far more force and - significantly, much more effort than would be needed to do the job right. The very fact that a 15th-16th C field harness weighs 45lbs give or take a pound or three, and that was sufficient to protect against the real stuff including polearms should be...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Training video up from Duke Uther and House Sigurgata
Replies: 61
Views: 1640

People wonder why I often suggest doing slow. Don't always do it but my time in the West over a decade ago taught me the value of it. We should probably do an entire 10 minute video (or two) on slow work. Slow work is very very difficult to do "well". It very easily degenerates into "...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:14 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Training video up from Duke Uther and House Sigurgata
Replies: 61
Views: 1640

I might be wrong on this, but isn't it seventy two blows? Ah yes, 36 "combinations" of 2 blows each. And by the way, it's a great production, Mr Self described pocket nerd. You have a right to be proud of that. Oh no... I take zero credit for this video. All I did was look up cameras on t...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:57 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Training video up from Duke Uther and House Sigurgata
Replies: 61
Views: 1640

So, as Uther's pocket nerd, I feel compelled to add one comment to the video. I was not sure that it was clear from the descirption of the 1-6 drill that a complete cycle of the drill was _36_ blows. Uther kind of skipped the part where you start at (1-1) (onside leg/onside leg), and finish at 6-6 (...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:50 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Dark Apprentice, Dark Apprentice, Dark Apprentice
Replies: 14
Views: 1432

Isn't Walrick a Count?
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:05 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Best Melee Units at Pennsic
Replies: 30
Views: 1671

Drachenwald had very coordinated spear units, and rotated every 10 shots. And they called out to each other in Swedish. In the Allied Champions battle, I thought the combined Northshield/Clovenshield spear forces did a great job, and were crushing the Eastern allies if we tried to stand and spear du...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:49 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: FS: Red, heavy leather limb armor/kidney belt/gorget- $100
Replies: 4
Views: 571

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by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:43 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA war idea.
Replies: 41
Views: 860

How about if you get killed or captured you have to be a marshal for an hour? We did have a plan to run a Mists/Cynagua a year or so ago like this (fight all night) ... but it fell though. You don't have to do all-day res to fight all day war. "Alden" wars are like this. You just fight 3 b...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:22 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 47
Views: 1149

Thank you for your answer, and I do not mean to be intentioannly dense, but is it not true that "The acme of skill is to subdue the enemy without fighting" (Sun Tsu, Art of War). Sun Tsu didn't fight for "fun" or "sport". He is talking about the conservation of resourc...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:58 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Res Ducis, Gaston(November last minute vid up)
Replies: 130
Views: 5222

Craven (YRM) -

WHERE IS OUR SOMBRERO BLOCK VID!!!!

ALSO NINJA LIKE STAB THE GUY BEHIND YOUR HEAD.

K THX BYE

:)
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:08 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 47
Views: 1149

It's also LESS common than a cheesedick exploiting the DFB rules by "camping". In what way is seeking to kill an opponent with DFB any more cheesedick than seeking to kill an opponent 3 guys down the shield wall who is not paying attention with a cross thrust spear? It's not unchivalrous....
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:43 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 47
Views: 1149

It is always an option to call out to a foe who has his back to you even when DFB is in use. Yes, I pointed this out, that DFB "includes" ECO as a "user option" You don't have to do it but the fact that you can makes people stay alert to the possibility and they never ignore fla...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:27 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 47
Views: 1149

First off, I am not anti-DFB, but I think you misrepresent the anti- camp here. I think that if you want Grand Melee fine, use a "must be engaged" rule but if you want a realistic flow of battle then use the DFB rule as it forces armies to react realistically to battle field maneuvers. I c...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:01 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How to make Pennsic war fighting even better?
Replies: 13
Views: 500

Greetings, your Majesty a) If counting is to be done again, [and based on the success of honourable combat this year, I think it should be] with the hand shake idea, there should be at least 4 lines going simultaneously. [btw, the pre- King's meeting that was held Saturday at 2pm in mid-royal had th...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:37 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Armour in England
Replies: 11
Views: 333

Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar wrote:The Fitzwilliam in Cambridge and Pitt Rivers in Oxford mostly as it's a little jem full of odditiys like polynesian coconut fibre 'string mail'


I'll be in Cambridge for a week or so in September... what else to see other than the Fitzwilliam (which is about 1/2 mile from where I am staying)
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:19 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 47
Views: 1149

I dont know much about the killed on the ground thing. As long as it doesnt penalize someone who a couple ranks back gets knocked to the ground by a pulse from the enemy and was not actually engaged at the time, no biggie. "Dead on the ground" means that if you are ON the ground (tripped,...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:18 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 47
Views: 1149

ceddie - I am pretty sure that the GW rules are what Pennsic intends as well, but they are less verbose. if you will allow some rules lawyering.... (again, I am pretty sure I "know engagement when I see it", I am just trying to poke holes in the written. a) ANY part of me is with the 180 f...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:19 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Bad Blood and poor sportsmanship –Pennsic–
Replies: 90
Views: 3363

In general, most people were cool. There was the occasional zombie. The occasional goofball grabbing my King's ankles and then complaining that he got hit in the back. One somewhat disturbing thing I noticed was that there (as I have long suspected) a VAST difference between levels of chip strap / h...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:26 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 47
Views: 1149

Rules of Engagement

This should probably be in Melee Combat forum, but since we have about 4 threads running here which all touch on this issue (champions battles, woods battles, other pennsic stuff), I thought I would start a specific thread. What do people think of the (melee) engagement rules? There are essentially ...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:53 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: [Pennsic] Thoughts on a Woods Battle Incident
Replies: 42
Views: 1670

360 engagement? This is the first I've heard of that (I know I haven't been to Pennsic for a while). From the land of full speed charges and 7.5' unpadded glaives, I council against it. There is a specific rule in the Allied Champions "Atlantian Rugby" battle that the banner bearers (they...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:52 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: My Deepest Thanks!
Replies: 19
Views: 704

thanks for carrying the 3" howitzer rattan. I, too, got many comments about it, and directed folks to your shop.

Sig
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:44 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Making Pennsic fun
Replies: 86
Views: 2021

how could the defenders win if they have no rezzes? WHo cares? Castle sieges weren't "fair". SCA battle is not a simulation. But you missed my point... original post was that "Sometimes" the defender could win. I was just saying that it's pretty much impossible for this to happe...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:58 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Making Pennsic fun
Replies: 86
Views: 2021

I have no idea if this has been done, but my "castle" scenario would be: Res for the attackers, non-res for the defenders. To the last man. Switch, try it again. yes, the attackers will _probably_ win each time, but as it is now, the defenders almost invariably win. It's been done. You ha...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:46 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Making Pennsic fun
Replies: 86
Views: 2021

SCREW 8AM cannon fire. g- I disliked it at first and then began to like it....I would have liked it better at 9am, but then again I think all the battles would be more pleasent if they started at 11am rather than 10am anyway...... They did start at 11! If they scheduled them at 11, they'd start at ...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:36 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Meetings and beatings
Replies: 27
Views: 1117

I got you once in the Allied champions battle, or at least stabbed you while some other fool whacked you. Up against the fort-side sideline. We rolled your whole left flank and hit daylight when I realized we were just a diversion as the Atlantians had already grabbed your flag and were half way hom...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:29 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Making Pennsic fun
Replies: 86
Views: 2021

battles are always late at pennsic. Always, always always. I can remember none ever starting on time. Battle field knightings are cool but they should take no more than 5 minutes. "Hey you c'mere" "Wha?" "Kneel. I dub the once, twice, thrice, rise Sir Blah" *SMACK* Chai...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: "Testing SCA strikes on Tatami Mats"
Replies: 89
Views: 1627

I can't emphasize enough however how over-rated the criticism of SCA shield fighting is regarding the lack of grappling. It is very, very hard to do 90% of the grapples we see in longsword, dagger, or even sword and buckler techniques from the 15th c. manuscripts against a full size, properly curve...
by Sigifrith Hauknefr
Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:58 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: I like combat archery
Replies: 62
Views: 1102

well, clearly we couldn't cut their fingers off... that would be illegal.

What if when you caught an archer you could duct-tape his or her fingers together and they were done for the day?

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