The Armour Archive

DukeAvery

So I watched it once with the sound off and though, hmmm, looks like ya squeaked 'em. Then I turned on the sound and confirmed it. You're a bad bad man.

DukeAvery

How to Be a Knight: A Squire's Companion by Dugald Steer My Lady picked this up recently in bargain bin at Borders. After reading it my 9 yr old has joined me in learning greatsword katas. Priceless. Thanks Paul, for the kata, and thanks Loke and Uther for getting me serious about learning greatswor...

DukeAvery

Greetings Egil Any story is open to different interpretation, but I would submit Sir John has gone to some trouble to set up a deed of arms. It is unlikely Sir John forgot to lower his visor but intended to fight without it, and is described as slipping in such a way that one may argue that the thru...

DukeAvery

A basic thrust can be taught in a matter of days. Effective sword techniques require years. I generally use a single handed thrusting tip when my opponent is using one or against heavily static defenses. m Anyone - from this story, why was it "... a great pity he was slain, and that, if he coul...

DukeAvery

Dudes!

DukeAvery

Most of what we do in the sca is illusion. I remember hearing about the Tournament Companies, talking about them, and concluding that I should neither attend nor participate. My armor wasn't what was being shown off, and I had learned from other encounters that folks having very period encampments c...

DukeAvery

Oh yeah - punch blocks - watch someone who is good with them and see how they change the tempo of the fight using non-blinding blocks. You'll want to have this move even if you don't use it all that often.

DukeAvery

Greetings Magnus I think you are fighting better with the longer sword - your opening thrusts appear to be quite fluid and powerful and you can tell your opponents are wary of them. Your wrap shots, however, need more authority. Work on your power for those on the pell (carefully, badly thrown wraps...

DukeAvery

Incredible - are you fighting "thumbs away" as in the Bayeaux Tapestry? Please feel free to share what works and what doesn't as you progress.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Lord Zorro does appear to be an experienced sca fighter - I hope I shall read more carefully considered and informative posts in the future from him. For what it is worth, I think there is little risk of sca combat being watered down, although I could be wrong. From 3rd round on in West Crown I was ...

DukeAvery

Thank you for your refreshingly cogent response. Keeping in mind that Paul (head instructor for the Bellatrix Fighting School) agrees that you need more than just sca fighting proficiency to be a complete swordsman (my words), we only have the vaguest idea of what true martial traditions and techniq...

DukeAvery

JvR wrote:
Giraut wrote:This has nothing to do with martial arts or medieval swordsmanship or anything related.

So its like the SCA but with steel? Sounds damn fun.

So I guess your authorization didn't go well?

DukeAvery

Wow I did circuit one ... my shoulders feel pleasantly relaxed and mildly sore.

DukeAvery

You wanna play this game for a long time? Make this part of your workout. m Notice that the giant goon in the video is using little weights when he uses weights. Thanks for the link - I am on board with this, I've been looking for some more structure to my shoulder workouts. Is the stretch shown pa...

DukeAvery

Zorro_ZX3000 wrote:Drunk and sleepy. Probably going to pass out watching Conan the Barbarian or something. Jim Bean is nasty but its what I had. No Wild Turkey 101... out...luckily I have Spaten Optimator to wash it down with!

Are you squired yet?

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Sleep well knowne world. Try to dream of something courteous to say about each other.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

It depends...would your shield on pontoons have affected the battle for Midway? Caid? They fight? Hardly. And now I am spent. Off to dreamland for me. Night all. Thx for letting me be an asshole. I'm sure I will hear about it later. Of course I am not a coward so I am comfortable with that unlike s...

DukeAvery

It depends...would your shield on pontoons have affected the battle for Midway? Caid? They fight? Hardly. And now I am spent. Off to dreamland for me. Night all. Thx for letting me be an asshole. I'm sure I will hear about it later. Of course I am not a coward so I am comfortable with that unlike so...

DukeAvery

Rest well brother. Anonymous smack talkers ... what will the internet produce next? Caid? They fight? Hardly. And now I am spent. Off to dreamland for me. Night all. Thx for letting me be an asshole. I'm sure I will hear about it later. Of course I am not a coward so I am comfortable with that unlik...

DukeAvery

Don't stop now! Show us the full extent of your ninja powers!!!! Although your ...intuition... as to western superiority clearly shows you to be a fighter of uncommon perception. ...Dude... Ahh another telling blow. PSI? Come on man. You know your super powered caveman chop would be rendered innefec...

DukeAvery

Just lose the judgemental rhetoric (wussy, whiner, gay, barn door user (just sayin'), etc) but otherwise be as passionate as you like.

Pitchforks on the left, pedestals on the right, and we like to keep the sacred cows along the back wall.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Sink the Bismarck!

DukeAvery

Count Johnathan wrote:No problem your grace. I figured it would be incongruous to not address that particular statement being how I am and all.

As much as I detest arrogance, the best fighting in the sca always seems to be near the same. Some days, I didn't have far to walk.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

What is this about anyways? I tryed very hard to clear up things. You people have been accusing me of dick flashing when, from what I can gather, you'd be fine with it if there was a duke or count in front of my name. What hypocrites you all are. Actually no. I'm a count and I can be a major asshol...

DukeAvery

Hey you kids get off my lawn! Ok Mr. Wilson. Be welcome. Mind your Ps and Qs around here please, unless you are willing to fly your sca colors. Regards Avery I thought it was "its whats for dinner." But we usually have it in the morning, so breakfast seemed like a nice turn of phrase. Too...

DukeAvery

Zorro_ZX3000 wrote:
DukeAvery wrote:Hey you kids get off my lawn!

Ok Mr. Wilson.

Be welcome. Mind your Ps and Qs around here please, unless you are willing to fly your sca colors.

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Hey you kids get off my lawn!

DukeAvery

There used to be a rumor at Pennsic you could get dropped on from out of trees, which I thought completely absurd. I made a joke of it for parties, about how I thought I had had the complete Pennsic experience except for, alas, being tree whacked. This got many a laugh, but one day someone listening...

DukeAvery

I try not to waste my time worrying about what others think of me, nor burden them with my thinking about them. When some fighting juggernaught from another club shows up and kicks my #$#$ I will definitely take notice. So far its only happened once to me - and if I am any judge of men he was specia...

DukeAvery

I'm guessing...Cynagua?

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

Looking good Meridies. I especially like the kit appearances and that the kite fighter isn't using a thrusting tip. The opponents are well matched and the issue appears to be in doubt until the last.

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Avery

DukeAvery

It gets even better!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_jousting

DukeAvery

Nice, I'll have to try that one. I like the "Standing Sport Punch" (that is what the iTrainer program calls it) as well, which can be modified to be more like a sword stroke. My long term goal is to become familiar with all the exercises the bowflex can be used for. I've been lifting for s...

DukeAvery

Since letters of mark are mentioned ...oh dear...this can only be a prelude to the taking of unescorted prizes.

Surely no good can come of this!

Regards

Avery

DukeAvery

One fine Potrero day I had an unsatisfactory encounter with a combat archer because of confusing rules, a glancing arrow, and fight or flight reactions. So we partnered up for a battle. In many sca battles, a "fighting vortex" will form and I have learned to expect an archer at the other e...

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