The Armour Archive

DukeAvery

I was thinking, "how do you win a practice?" until I read the event copy online. Any kingdom that wishes to do well on the sca war field must practice war tactics as a kingdom (and without the forces of other kingdoms present) twice a year. Formation maneuvers in and out of armor, flanking...

DukeAvery

Sir Rhys, you are very kind. These new methods (to me) of looking at an old friend (SCA combat) are very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to share. I look forward to working through (however slowly) all you have presented. @BS - It is true that the orientation of my baton/rattan sword simulato...

DukeAvery

Thank you for participating, Sir Gemini. Please note I have used no sarcasm in this thread, but sought only to be supportive of your efforts and learned discussion. I look forward to your further shows and research. I've learned a great deal here about edge vs. flat that I either didn't know or had ...

DukeAvery

Thank for that last most worthy response Sir Gemini. There was no mistake - your earlier post was in word a slight - perhaps you forgot the smiley? I do not take slights particularly well, for what it is worth. Best of luck in your continued endeavor to the greater glory of the West. Love the show. ...

DukeAvery

He could do much worse than seeking the advice of Wolfswood soon after arriving at Lillies. The Fyrd is no more likely to understand a Tuchux than a lefty western duke on the face of it.

Regards

Avery

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DukeAvery

Please keep the learned exchanges coming (as opposed to pinching off tiny turds - get off my lawn you little dogs )! @Sir Rhys, you've presented some very impressive arguments that I cannot find fault with my sca experiences - but two things remain on my mind. One, weren't katanas extremely expensiv...

DukeAvery

Hello all, You may (or may not) have noticed that I do not respond much in these threads. Believe me it isn't because I have nothing to say or rant over. It is not because I do not believe that these conversations are good or useful. The Middle Ages were a long and diverse period and just like toda...

DukeAvery

Greetings Fellow Archivists There's a great deal of discussion about this in Sir Gemini's thread, but I think this is a deep topic that deserves its own and I invite further discussion of the matter by both Sir Gemini and Sir Rhys here. For myself, I've recently taken up the serious study of sca gre...

DukeAvery

At Avery: What's wrong with a 24" center grip round. I fought with one my first fifteen years in the SCA. I love mine it is like an extention of me. Nothing - I've been using one myself for about 30. Although, I thought I might move up to 25" for my 50th birthday. Yeah, it is an extension...

DukeAvery

At Avery: What's wrong with a 24" center grip round. I fought with one my first fifteen years in the SCA. I love mine it is like an extention of me. Nothing - I've been using one myself for about 30. Although, I thought I might move up to 25" for my 50th birthday. Yeah, it is an extension...

DukeAvery

Do you remember Thunderhead?

I threw a glove to a king's feet once. I don't recommend it.

DukeAvery

Sir Mihangel wrote:Instead of a Lillies meet and greet...sounds like it's to be a meet and beat.

hahahahahahahahaa

DukeAvery

mongrel

I hope some sca knight gives you the ass kicking you desire, and ends up squiring you. If I lived closer, I would try to be that guy.

Good luck. If you truly want the hard sca road, make a 24" round and get ready to suffer.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

I consider my collegiate fencing experiences key to my success with two handed spear in sca. Alas, I am too far away to check this out.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

The SCA does have wildly different calibrations from fighter to fighter and practice to practice. That said, I always loved the 2 chuckles show. The high point for me was watching Duke Guy of Castle Kirk recited classical poetry to restless chucks for about an hour on their hill as Duchess Darla loo...

DukeAvery

Hmmm, well, now is not the time to think small. How about this? "So I ventured out to the SCA this past weekend to go to this event and had a decent time fighting. It was no Estrella but there were about 20 kingdoms total including several kings. I showed up ready to fight and had to wait an ad...

DukeAvery

Pennsic Rumble???

DukeAvery

Welcome, Pack Leader.

DukeAvery

Awesome, now I see how that stance is used. I imagine that might be a bit ... disconcerting. Regards Avery Very nice. I'm going to have to make me a pair of those. Surely there there are more great sword on great sword fightings to watch out there? Nissan's was most enjoyable, but I want more! Regar...

DukeAvery

One sca KO I observed was wearing only a maille coif and thinly padded arming cap under his helm. With respect, I am skeptical that this sort of arrangement is really very safe.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Well, don't forget to obey the marshals on the field at sca events. I've found the Calontiri Marshallate pretty easy going but they will put the hammer down at some point if they consider someone truly "unsafe".

Have fun with your deed of arms.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Very nice. I'm going to have to make me a pair of those. Surely there there are more great sword on great sword fightings to watch out there? Nissan's was most enjoyable, but I want more! Regards Avery Here's one with cut lances (6ft spear) that's a best two out of three. m Plus I got to perform a d...

DukeAvery

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DukeAvery

So, kind of like a Tuchux deed of arms? Very smooth. Regards Avery Every now and then, one of the 14th century mafia folks posts a well-written challenge on the Archive, couched in chivalric eloquence. As I see it, this is just the Tuchux equivalent of that sort of thing. No flowery chivalric langua...

DukeAvery

Epic - the smack talk for 40th is starting early! This old man would be happy to oblige, should we ever cross paths. I don't stand in anybody's line anymore, not Jade's, not Uther's, not yours. You will need to cut down that shield however. Your smack talk will be even smackier that way. Thanks for ...

DukeAvery

Here is my advice for new commanders - "Never set up to receive a charge in front of haybales, lest I wander off more than usual." Regards Avery ... The absolute hardest shot I've ever received was being pushed over a hay-bale and being pile-driven to the ground, head first by a fighter wi...

DukeAvery

Hitting light with a 9' spear to the face at speed is harder than pasting someone into next week. The former requires far more control than the latter. The unwritten Estrella conventions reflect this. If the 'best' spearmen don't take light to the face at Estrella, the test of the field rapidly dege...

DukeAvery

William de Faleston wrote:
Vitus von Atzinger wrote:This is the coolst thing I have ever seen in my life.

http://www.youtube.com/user/degrendelus ... WVTas3eZjY

Whoo boy. The only thing more dangerous than a crazy-good mutant leftie is a crazy-good mutant lefty who has been fighting since he was 8.

Impressive. Most impressive.

O:twisted:/

DukeAvery

Nissan Maxima wrote:charge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX-7uz_t3F8

Woohoo did someone get the license of that 18 wheeler?

If you ever want to go to Estrella and are looking for a sca field contract, send me a PM.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Looking sharp Fray Man.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

This is turning into my favorite thread ever! Vitus, you are a crafty fellow.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

This is my favorite fight from March Crown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bI82AjFsZQ

Thank you again Mr. Miles for the fun combat and Aeschine for putting this particular fight up. I was waiting for this one.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Speaking from my Estrella experiences, I would say that it is discourteous if not illegal to call a face thrust "light". But, the strike must be just that - a strike, not merely a touch. Furthermore, there is a great tolerance, even desire for, more forceful strikes ("Estrella hard&qu...

DukeAvery

Well, because it is super fun. I try to be a giver myself... Yeah it does. Several people here have stated that a spear jammed in their eyesocket would only piss them off, "in real life", not disable or kill them. LOL I'd be really pissed off if I had a spear jammed in my eye. Really pisse...

DukeAvery

Face thrusting safety, especially with two handed weapons, is a complex topic. Generally speaking, I go for a 20 to 40 degree tilt of my opponent's helm, which requires a pulling back of the spear just as it arrives at someone's head. Those numbers are for Estrella, in the West Kingdom I used to go ...

Sword Edge Blocking

Re: Touch kills, face thrusts and fiberglass rods