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- Thu Jan 23, 2003 4:37 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (SCA) How do you fight?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 125
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cuan: <B> Just strolling down memory lane... Cuan</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Your grace, yer pretty old.... strollin down your memory lane may not be a good idea. want me to h...
- Mon Jan 20, 2003 1:12 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (SCA) How do you fight?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 125
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Broadway: <B> http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif How did you start out?</B>I started fighting the second day I saw the sca ... now "SIR" mathieu Le Croix was fighting it...
- Tue Jan 07, 2003 9:18 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What's the secret to being a squire?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 55
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Trystan von Adler: 1. Knights, do you want a fighter to approach you or do you pick your own squires? I want my squires to express an interest in learning who I am and showing ...
- Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:50 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fighter's Oath
- Replies: 125
- Views: 54
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Hushgirl: <B>Samuel--you are allowed your opinion, but if you can't explain what you owe others in the social construct most reinactors/recreationists have built, you have no r...
- Sat Jan 04, 2003 7:20 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fighter's Oath
- Replies: 125
- Views: 54
- Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:59 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Camcorder Training?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17
I got my camcorder out today... since IMO fighting with a hangover causes one to prepare for high stress tourneys in some small way ( the OUGH dont get hit in the head syndrome tends to make one acutely aware of shots and thier defence) three of us fought for a while and then went inside to review t...
- Tue Dec 24, 2002 1:56 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Heater strapped point down? (SCA)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11
I dunno... partly cause im half asleep and have dreams of surfing the web and partly because I belive they aim FOR the shield in those other types of groups hence getting it further way from your body by it being more mobile would be a good thing .... I think sca wise. one would tend to get faked ou...
- Thu Dec 05, 2002 12:05 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: German Ring Guards for SCA Great Swords
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10
I got a photo of me standing next to 3 german greatswords (zwiehanders) in the national history museum in Nurnburg.. Im 5'10" standing normally and the swords are about two inches shorter than me..... so 5'8" to 5' 5" is about right..... Ill try and dig it up off the mess that is my files and post it.
- Wed Dec 04, 2002 12:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: levering weapons
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cunian: <B> If your spear is so fragile that it is in danger of breaking under a man's weight then it shouldn't be out on the field. In fact, back in the good old days {before ...
- Wed Dec 04, 2002 12:54 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Anyone from the greater Cincinnati Ohio area(SCA)?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9
now now .... lets not forget BARON SIR DILON in the columbus area < current lefty hell spawn in the oaken area... (ex-boxer too boot, so when he hits you not only is it a lefty freak shot that bursts blood vessels in your leg but its MUCH quicker and harder... ) in comparison I am no more than lefty...
- Tue Dec 03, 2002 5:07 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: levering weapons
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13
since there is a lot of blanket replies about spears all of a sudden exploding apart from being levered Id like to relate some facts I know. Ive never seen a spear break. the ones Ive heard of breaking where sun bleached. Fiberglass spears where THUROUGHLY tested with levering. smacking, et al befor...
- Tue Dec 03, 2002 4:53 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Anyone from the greater Cincinnati Ohio area(SCA)?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Irish: <B>You might be moving back to Cincy? There goes the neighborhood.... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Dilan</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> yup.. property values ...
- Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:52 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: levering weapons
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13
levering weapons
most of us have either been on the recieving end or been on the levering end of a spear over a wall/around a wall/ etc etc. is it within the rules or spirit of the rules to use an obstical to gain leverage and pull a weapon from your opponant in a melee? for example if im standing inside a fortified...
- Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:42 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Trapping you opponents weapons.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13
as long as your not using your body to trap my weapon I got no issue with it. the moment I throw a wrap into your ribs and you hold my sword with your arm against your body. Im calling hold. ON the other hand, if its haft there isnt a problem IMO. much like spearmen use thier spear to lever people a...
- Mon Dec 02, 2002 12:27 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Anyone from the greater Cincinnati Ohio area(SCA)?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9
- Wed Oct 30, 2002 6:46 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Those new rubber basket hilts...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20
As one of the biggest "plastic sucks" picketers and president of the southernchapter of "hells angels dont wear plastic" I traded a rubber rathbone axe for one of these hilts... Ive been using it on my estoc for a while now and having put some decor on it ( brass fluer) it looks vaguely like the rea...
- Fri Oct 25, 2002 2:01 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Strengthening left arm for two stick figthing
- Replies: 32
- Views: 17
since fighting florentine isnt period for heavliy armored fighting.... ( show me..) Ive taken a style used by duke Lycurguis in Outlands where your offhand sword is upside down and used to parry and thrust ( looking at saddle swords known as estocs I reasoned this is more apt than fighting with the ...
- Tue Oct 22, 2002 2:37 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Lefties in Period?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15
gee guys..... Id LOVE to see your copious documentation pointing to children of nobles having broken hands for being left handed.... Ill dig around for all the paintings and illuminations I have on shields being on a right arm... Ill also find the reference to bertrand du gulsclin being lefthanded.....
- Sat Oct 19, 2002 10:30 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Babes
- Replies: 118
- Views: 294
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/4998e3bb/bc/RavensFort/RavensFortXX056.jpg?bcaGb29AYceVv1_J Gideon is on the left ( your left ) im in center and stuart is on my left. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/4998e3bb/bc/RavensFort/RavensFortXX170.jpg?bcaGb29A9nwcX0Xn there are quite a few without beard and be...
- Fri Oct 18, 2002 1:58 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Getting rust off
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24
el <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Albrekt af Viborg: What are the pros and cons of stuff like Naval Jelly? What about Metal-Glo? </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> naval jelly can stain metal. ( its an acid btw) somet...
- Fri Oct 18, 2002 1:54 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Babes
- Replies: 118
- Views: 294
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Auraillyana: <B> Nope. This is what I get for posting while working...sometimes I lose track of what the hell I'm talking about! Step 1: Widen oral opening using carjack Step 2...
- Thu Oct 17, 2002 6:59 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Babes
- Replies: 118
- Views: 294
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Auraillyana: <B> Aha! So you do know MY HUSBAND!! He is a looker, isn't he? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Definitely have my sword's work cut out for me, consideri...
- Wed Oct 16, 2002 7:03 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Babes
- Replies: 118
- Views: 294
well I didnt get any pics of Gideon. and the ones I got of me are all with helm and fighting.... BUT you know I do recall a rather sharp witted beauty who has yet to place her photos here where they belong.... the one...... the only...... WIDOW MONTOYA!!!!!!! Samuel president of the Montoya-is-a-hot...
- Sat Oct 12, 2002 10:01 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Need help on brass fittings!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7
- Sat Oct 12, 2002 1:56 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Helm delema.( enter dramatic sound here)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13
- Sat Oct 12, 2002 1:18 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Babes
- Replies: 118
- Views: 294
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by bexter12: <B>This is about the most unfair part of the whole armour archive. If I asked for pics of guys in armour, I would get lots of beards and beer guts. http://www.armoura...
- Thu Oct 10, 2002 4:39 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What do you wear under your armor?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 26
- Tue Oct 08, 2002 5:45 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: When does a person become a fighter?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 26
interesting thought. when I started in Drachenwald there was NO loaner armor. If one wanted to fight they made thier kit and got to it. IN reflecting on this I never wore loaner kit starting out. I have borrowed arms before when moving into a new area or visiting freinds. this probably lends to why ...
- Tue Oct 08, 2002 12:06 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What do you wear under your armor?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 26
- Tue Oct 08, 2002 12:00 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: When does a person become a fighter?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 26
- Fri Oct 04, 2002 2:31 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Need a better way to strap my helm
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16
Second on the army kevlar chin strap. IMO if the army uses these to keep a fiberglass helm on a mans head wihle shit is blowing up all around IM game for it on my SCA helm. the tensile strength on these things is high enough your head would be torn from your neck before the strap broke where you anc...
- Sun Sep 29, 2002 11:28 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Ansteorran Pas pics
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7
Ansteorran Pas pics
http://www.polkawitch.com/main/Elfsea/SteppesPasDArmes02/SteppesArtisanPasDeArms2002/ figured you guys would enjoy some highly well done kits and fun at the barrier. [img]http://www.polkawitch.com/main/Elfsea/SteppesPasDArmes02/SteppesArtisanPasDeArms2002/images/SteppesArtisan061.jpg[/img] this is ...
- Sun Sep 29, 2002 3:24 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Barn door shields (Extracted from Off-topic)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10
IMO the main reason why there are so many big muckin barn doors is t6 aluminum. Ive yet to see a wooden one I couldnt knock all over the place and open up much easier than those aluminum bastards. Im a chin to crotch, shoulder th shoulder heater fighter ( aka heaters and shields in general should no...
- Wed Sep 25, 2002 8:50 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Confessional
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17
not mine to confess but; One of my brother knights was late for a tourney and part of being allowed in meant that he had to face all knights present. ( there was about 13) all at once. he gingerly asked if anyone would aid him and I lept forward and spun around at his side only to get hit in the sid...
- Sun Sep 22, 2002 11:11 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Combat Archery Poll - SCA Chivalry Only
- Replies: 26
- Views: 18
Im for the "5" answer. I dont really care. Do I like getting shot in the back by someone who cant or will not face me with a rattan stick? no but then again Im sure there are thousands of Knights who lost an eye to an archer in period, course they got to cut off fingers too.... Archers are okay, onl...