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by Alex Baird
Wed May 07, 2008 11:34 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: kooky idea (combat archery, so if you don't like CA...don't)
Replies: 24
Views: 657

*Trying to imagine Vitus shouting, "Whoa mule! Whoa mule!! Consarn it, I SAID WHOA!"
by Alex Baird
Mon May 05, 2008 10:18 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: observation concerning sideswords
Replies: 68
Views: 1237

Gee, you mean people whose lives depended on getting it right might have actually known something? Who'da' thunk?
by Alex Baird
Mon May 05, 2008 9:29 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: observation concerning sideswords
Replies: 68
Views: 1237

I have heard that C and T requires authorizing in a documented period style, but where is this written down? I couldn't find it in the Society rules or the Atlantian rules. Is it just in specific kingdoms? Yes, that is a Kingdom thing. The Society level rules are more open, dealing with things like...
by Alex Baird
Thu May 01, 2008 11:15 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: observation concerning sideswords
Replies: 68
Views: 1237

The prototypical "main gauche", with the triangular knuckle guard is just post SCA period, but I don't see why you couldn't play with them under the rules as designed. Daggers for certain, with cross quillon and ring. Here is a good compendium of what is going on in the SCA with this style...
by Alex Baird
Thu May 01, 2008 9:06 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: observation concerning sideswords
Replies: 68
Views: 1237

Kelly, I agree with what J-M said. Give the existing armor standards and blow strengths a try before you up-armor. This will have a few benefits. First, the C&T program has already gone through the "experimental weapon" stage at the corporate level, and been approved as a standard styl...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:04 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: observation concerning sideswords
Replies: 68
Views: 1237

Re: observation concerning sideswords

I would advocate side sword in this kindom if the fighters had to wear a stiff cuirass for the torso and a modified helm....sallets, morions and kettlehelms come to mind for head protection.....a heavily quilted gambeson for arms and the same for legs.....This would allow you to swing with some aut...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:40 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: What are basic blows at your practice?
Replies: 75
Views: 1447

carlyle wrote:I hate trying to discuss this kind of thing in print.


SCA party game: make fighters describe a bout with their hands in their pockets.
by Alex Baird
Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:47 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Msg from Atzinger Shieldworks (cross post)
Replies: 7
Views: 352

hey guys, kydex is nothing more than expensive abs. the only difference between the two (other than price) is tha kydex has a higher heat tolerance. Though both are thermoplastics, ABS is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, while Kydex is a propriatary acryllic/polyvinyl chloride "alloy". Th...
by Alex Baird
Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:47 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: 3 Man Melee Ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 173

How many are you expecting in the lists? Try giving each fighter a color (red, blue, yellow) and a number (1-6). That gives you 18 "slots" for 6 teams per round. Each round, make up a different grouping, such as all #1 are a team. Next round all colors are grouped by odd/even, or high/low ...
by Alex Baird
Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Msg from Atzinger Shieldworks (cross post)
Replies: 7
Views: 352

I don't know if Kydex would work for you or not. It is a pvc/acrylic blend that is very tough, and thermoformable. According to this websource: http://www.polymerplastics.com/formingrade_kydex.shtml it runs about $25 sq ft in .25" thickness when you get a standard 48"x96". With pvc gl...
by Alex Baird
Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:10 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: parrying sword/dagger
Replies: 10
Views: 396

Sir Gaston of Caid used to come out occasionally with a rattan main gauche. It had a triangular guard and quillons with two nested washers welded on the ends to meet the 1.25" requirement. I've seen him post here, so he might give better details. I have, on rare occasions, used a 38" sword...
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:03 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

What if you were into the SCA period for the woodworking … but also fought SCA lists just for fun? In that case, your footwear might be of negligible concern to you… You’re creating a straw man, Alex. This primary issue is not of excellence, but of adherence to the minimum standard to “make...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:02 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

Not until we push this to 400 posts.
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:01 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

I can not imagine not attempting to portray some class of warrior from the historical timeline the SCA covers and equiping ones self accordingly. I understand better where you are coming from, but still, you care about the armored appearance because that is where your particular interests lie. What...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

RenJunkie wrote:But if you know your village, your historical King and Pope, that should more than cover with a sense of historical accuracy.


Just because my Queen is Mary Stuart doesn't mean I have to be a bloody Papist! :wink:
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:03 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

You can certainly tell Alex I am fixated on a single time and place ... I see the SCA as a big umbrella allowing for a variety of experiences. I heard about some folks suggesting numbers on their big mucking tunics, that reeks of sport to me as do sweats and cleats. I prefer my sport to be a genuin...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

No offence implied but I can not imagine being in this game and not exploring a personna/portrayal. To have neither is basicly to abandon any aspect of history. It might as well just be lacross meets UFC or something similar. Hyperbolic much? I learn about history in the SCA by pursuing the disconn...
by Alex Baird
Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:32 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Fighting award names (SCA)
Replies: 24
Views: 526

Re: Fighting award names (SCA)

Is rattan combat that small a percentage of fighting in Lochac? Not to speak for the good people of Lochac, but I would imagine that when the GoA's were established for Archery and Rapier, the thought was that armored fighters had the Chivalry to strive for. The archers and rapier fighters were not...
by Alex Baird
Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:20 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Fighting award names (SCA)
Replies: 24
Views: 526

Caid: GoA bearing Orders. Order of the Lux Caidus for Arts and Sciences Order of the Crescent for Service Order of the Gauntlet of Caid for Armored Combat Order of the White Scarf of Caid for Rapier Combat Order of Chiron for Archery Plus, the Crown occasionally bestows bare Grants of Arms to those ...
by Alex Baird
Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:52 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Deed of Arms - the good, the bad and the ugly
Replies: 11
Views: 466

This is a pointer to an accounting of this deed in the Philosophy of Chivalry forum.
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:27 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA) Marshal's gauge template please
Replies: 3
Views: 225

Can you use a .PDF?
by Alex Baird
Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:34 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Medals
Replies: 29
Views: 468

Re: Medals

AriAnson wrote:Poetry would be more period, really.

What rhymes with "boobs" (and I already used "lubes")


There once was a girl of Moritz...
by Alex Baird
Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:55 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: I need help breathing
Replies: 49
Views: 801

This seems to be one of my great fighting faults. With me, I'm fine until I throw my first blow, when I tighten my torso muscles. The problem is remembering to relax and inhale afterward. Any techniques to help with this would be welcome.
by Alex Baird
Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:50 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

[quote="Saint-Sever"]I’d disagree with you that the standard for accepting a blow has become abstract and divorced from the 1100 AD baseline. There are regional (and sometimes individual) differences in what constitutes a “tellingâ€
by Alex Baird
Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:30 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

Wow, seems I hijacked this thread... The SCA opted to presume an armor standard for all combatants roughly that of a knight of 1100 AD. Weapons’ effectiveness is determined by classifying SCA weapons into rough categories corresponding with types of weaponry contemporary with the presumed armor. I...
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

I did notice that some had points that were acute, but they seem to be the exception rather than the rule, based on the MyArmoury article. Hmm. My reading of that text is that the rounded ended Type XI were typically the consequence of deterioration, with the better preserved having sharper points....
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:21 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

As to the area of contact on a thrust with a rattan stick versus a strike with a rattan stick - the flat circular tip is a larger initial point of contact than the cylindrical edge. I'll stick with my position that greater impact can be generated with a strike than with a thrust, the mechanics of t...
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:12 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

How practical is it to thrust (relative to slash) with a single handed sword from horseback? Funny you should mention that. A friend, our KEqM, is interested in getting thrusting with swords legalized for SCA equestrian combat, and has been looking for period documentation. I was able to point her ...
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:00 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

Alex, you entirely missed my point about proving things. I challenge you to prove that ONE thing never existed. Pick anything you want. It is logically impossible to prove ANYTHING did not exist. Yet we say that in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, things are proven. Very well. Tom...
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:37 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

If you are suggesting that the hordes of Franks, Britons, and Germanic tribes of early Imperial Rome were wearing mail, then you're going to have to provide some citations. IIRC, the occasional mail shirt was a prized possession of only the wealthiest chieftans; the primary arms of the professional...
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:30 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

[quote="Saint-Sever"]As far as the “meagerâ€
by Alex Baird
Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:07 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

Ok, I want you to prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the USSR did NOT issue potato guns during the defense of Stalingrad. That is only 60 years ago, yet still impossible. Because someone could say that just because they didn't write it down, doesn't mean they never did anywhere. What we have t...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

You and I both know that documenting something as "not existing" is an impossibility. Then don't take the position that "nobody was doing it". The fact is, our direct knowledge of what they did or not is pretty meager, and mostly inferred from circumstantial evidence and guesswo...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:29 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

Yet by the simple fact of the gladius falling out of style, we can assume that the armour got better, and people were more concerned with the strike than the thrust. ... Overall, thrusting during the period we are supposed to be representing is extremely limited, and one would assume since nobody w...
by Alex Baird
Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:23 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu's- The end all thread to vent or encourage
Replies: 443
Views: 9684

In my opinion, the greatest artificiality caused by our rules is the invulnerability of the lower leg. Even more than acted blows? 'Cause that's the Big One to me. The difference is that you, as a struck fighter, may choose to yeild instead of acting out wounded limbs. I think that invulnerable are...

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