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I don't think they exist anymore brother.

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White Zombie - Welcome to planet motherf****r

edit add : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCcP5XZzEMM

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BTW that's not intended in any way to be an insult but just the way it sounds is also the way it can look.

I too have had moments where tilting my head a few degrees was enough to avoid being struck with adaquate force.

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Armor is awesome. Honor and integrity is better. One does not cancel out the other. I know that is not what you are implying. I just felt the need to say it. Agreed I'm just saying that I would rather be known for honor and integrity on the field rather than how good I am at deflecting shots with m...

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a more skillful type of game. Pretend that your armor would never actually protect you. Throw hard take light. Your skills will improve when you do not depend on your armor to keep you safe or determine the outcome of the fight. Why do you think that thinking that your armor won't protect you makes...

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So as an off the wall question, what about when this scenario is reversed? When you move from a lighter hitting kingdom to a heavier one, do you ramp up what you take for a 'good' shot? More specifically, is it seen as a bad thing to not increase the level that you want to take as a good shot? I re...

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I don't know that it is dickish, as you said that was the game you were used to playing. I might merely suggest that you look at it in a different way and set yourself on a more skillful type of game. Pretend that your armor would never actually protect you. Throw hard take light. Your skills will ...

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.....So, lessay, you're in Meridies when you start fighting (NOT picking on Meridies!) and you learn to fight to the local calibration. Then you move up to someplace right in the heart of Atlantia. You learned to fight at a local calibration in Meridies and you should NEVER throw shots harder than ...

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I guess I don't see anythig there that says there need to be any percussiveness. (Is that even a word???) Main Entry: perÂ·cusÂ·sive Pronunciation: \pər-ˈkə-siv\ Function: adjective 1 : of or relating to percussion; especially : operative or operated by striking 2 : having powerful i...

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I have heard, "I'm looking forward to denting that suit" to which I reply, "Fine, I'll throw hard enough on your exposed skin to dent this suit...are you OK with that?" They stop commenting then. It only happens rarely, and only in lighter hitting kingdoms, oddly enough. I never...

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So, while there is definitely such a thing as too much force when fighting with our friends, and we should absolutely avoid using it in training and sporting bouts, I believe that when fighting in earnest it is not possible to strike with excessive force. That's kind of obvious, though. If you are ...

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Kilkenny wrote:I get the feeling I'm throwing apples at birds....

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 640AAQL7hd

LOL sorry Gavin I found this funny.

At least I read what you were saying

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But I'm curious as to exactly what you mean by 1. Me and 2. My Attitude I always listen. Personally, I suspect it might just be an inability to understand the concepts of sarcasm and irony. (irony, it's sort of like silvery and goldy, but with occasional rust. is that right? ) I try to speak litera...

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you're missing one salient point, with regards to metal or rattan. SCA Rattan, weight, 2lbs (for simplicity) Edge, 1inch ish. WMA Steel. Weight 2lbs (for simplicity) Edge... 1/10th of an inch, ish. applying 1/10th of the force of a rattan hit will concentrate the same amount of energy per square in...

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Quite likely. But I'm curious as to exactly what you mean by 1. Me and 2. My Attitude being the reason their is a great rift between these two communities. I mean, c'mon, if you are going to call me a Fool and an Ass in public, please have the courtesy to explain in detail, so that I might change. ...

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Frankly you are just being a jackass about it. I have given you my respects brother Leo but you seem to be the most anti SCA rattan fighting KSCA that has ever been lucky enough to have someone strap a white belt around your hips. Maybe they should have thought harder on it before doing that or bet...

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I love the pot calling the kettle black in these threads. I am still waiting to discuss the amazing percision. Before we get to that Leo why don't you explain to us how any untrained fighter of any style is simply naturally precise in their actions? Is it the weapon that creates precision or the ma...

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I think "Excessive Force" is poor use of terminology. "Harder than I would prefer to be hit" "Harder than I like to see people get hit" and "Harder than is safe in that armor" are much closer to the intent of this thread. I have no clue what "excessive&q...

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Yeeeah... LOGOS, good call. Your original question has been illustrated STRONGLY in the last two pages. It does really seem that the heavy community has a strong element of people that look at C&T and say: "Pussies! Too dangerous!" So...I'm going to go back to the one heavy at a time ...

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It's called precision. For real? You're not really going to imply that rattan fighters are not precise with what they do are you? Can you light matches with the tip of your sword? I can. My father made me do it when I started fighting with rattan. It was a daily exercise. It's all about precision. ...

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iomtalach wrote:I'm sorry it looks slower than rattan, but that's what happens when you use swords.

Well unless you move it faster anyway. A well balanced blade is extremely fast. Can't blame the weapon. A sword is only as fast as you can swing it.

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The only part of me participating with rapier that would be outside of the rule set would be the speed at which I feel a sword fight needs in order to be anywhere close to realistic or competitive. There's no speed limit in any of the three subsets of SCA Rapier, just the same as SCA Rattan. Go ahe...

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iomtalach wrote:
You live in a funny world.

It's sure not related to the real world.

Yes accidents only happen in my fantasy land. Nothing bad ever really happens. Death and destruction is just a dream friend.....

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I just think it's a mistake to base your opinion of a martial form on the gut reactions of what you were taught as a kid, or practicing it in a way which is far outside the current ruleset. Particularly when you have an impact on whether or not those arts will be allowed to be put into practice. Ha...

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Perhaps you could give it a try Johno and see first hand what it's like? I'm not sure if you've ever made a foray into the non rattan arts, but I think before you judge it you should try it. You will probably find it's not your thing but maybe it will help to allay some of your safety concerns. No ...

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It's OK it's just my personal opinion that it looks very unsafe. For some reason I have it deep inside me to care a great deal about people being safe and I just can't help myself but to comment on it when I see something that looks so ready for an accident resulting in serious injury. And of cours...

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It looks like it's just ripe for someone to lean into one of those sweaping underneath upward thrusting strokes. I wonder what the consensus will be and how quickly it will go away when somebody gets a wide blade sticking out the back of their neck and dies right there in front of everyone. My such...

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I was watching this video... is there a rule that says you have to telegraph all your shots, and swing way out away from your body? They look like they're fighting submerged in molassas. I don't know if I can describe it properly but when you watch two people who know what they're doing, it's defin...

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Johno, that's a fine-looking sword. Where is the picture from? Is that a sword that's actually on the list of blades legal for C&T? I think, in the June 2006 version of the Society approved blade list, most of the C&T blades were rapiers. Johno, have you contacted the Society Earl Marshal a...

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The following site was the first result of a google search for "sca cut and thrust": m Looks like it has lots of info, including links to local rule sets. Interesting. I have never heard of this. I'm in Meridies. Not surprisingly, the web site says this style of combat is not practiced he...

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Punching weapons worked great. Too good actually which is why they were eliminated from our approved weaponry. Very powerful tools.

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My first practice in Atenveldt was a private practice. I was 15. In short it was basically a practice where 10 well trained fighters beat the holy crap out of me for about 2 hours. Over and over again. My entire body hurt. I had no clue what to do or how to stop them from hurting me. The point of th...

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LOL ahhhhh oh man good stuff. I like Cians post. Ahem the use of the bow in the hunt and of course learning how to use one at the target range is a noble pursuit .... However... I say we only let them shoot fiberglass bows though and only if they agree to dress as faeries or goth kids. I just can't ...

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Bad-ass maybe?

I don't know "bad" is some one elses interpretation of what I say. It's still nonsense though.

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Johno says I am bad for the SCA People who don't care for any of the originators values and the rules of the list are killing it. A slow and painful death I tell you. I've been watching it for a long time. Uhh that was in a reply to Maeryk and never once did I say that Leo was bad for the SCA. Come...