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Count Johnathan

Excellent. Sorry for the derail then. Best of luck with your auction!

Count Johnathan

WAIT!

They are taking 18% of what the SCA has! Wait until after that 18% has been taken out and paid out! After that you can then donate to your local groups or the SCA in general to rebuild funds!

Don't give funds now, wait until the mess is over and then rebuild your group!

Count Johnathan

Master Dante was made a Laurel (in Atlantia) for historical martial arts for his study of the rapier manuals, There are kingdoms where this happens? Apparently Atlantia. I think it's cool. Don't know about Laurels given for just being a good archer since that is more of an activity than an art itse...

Count Johnathan

A paper weight? Maybe you could grind corn with it! Looks like it would be very good at bumping your elbow on and leaving a good deep bone bruise.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Count Johnathan

There are no words to adequately describe how awesome that is!

Count Johnathan

OH! Fantastic! Very beardy! Full beard too! Very nice!

Count Johnathan

Noe, I think it is merely poor form not a misaplication of another technique or an accepted or practiced technique. Not an intentionally practiced technique anyway. Certainly there are people out ther who give poor advice when "training" others and the best we can do is correct peoples form when we ...

Count Johnathan

Sorry Noe, What "advice" is it that you seek?

Count Johnathan

I use rounds stick pretty much exclusively. A friend of mine recently gave me a planed stick to use. My shots feel no different. I guess even with a round stick... I'm doing it right. I was actually surprised at the lack of difference in the feel of my shots and the flow of the stick. Proper body me...

Count Johnathan

I justify broken bones with a "shit happens" kind of understanding especially when you play a game where you hit each other with clubs. I mean you just have to expect it to a point. I would hope that it wouldn't happen but if it does what are we to do? Cry about it? Flip out because the bad man with...

Count Johnathan

We aren't RE-creating anything. We participate in a modern fight sport that reflects some mostly western european medievalish qualities governed by a victorian chivalric idealogy. We play a game that reminds us of medieval battle... and we hit pretty hard for the most part. That's why we have minimu...

Count Johnathan

Sold to me is what it is! WOOT! Stainless steal.

Count Johnathan

Tentative dibs making a deal perhaps

Check your PMS

Count Johnathan

I like the recent trend of the early period helms having smaller oculars rather than the addition of barstock across they eye opening. I think they look much cleaner that way and it's much less distracting from the medievalness of the helms. Nice helm for sure. A little sad to cover the groovy curly...

Count Johnathan

Count Johnathan, I do not disagree with you at all. I think perhaps i don't have the vocabulary yet to use the right words. I would say that the danger of fatigue comes from poor control and aim. When fresh an unblocked blow goes where you tell it to. When tired a shot to the thigh may become a sho...

Count Johnathan

I must correct something here that has been bothering me. I've read a few times now from various people that when we are tired we are somehow more dangerous and lacking control. This notion couldn't be further from the truth. Perhaps in rapier when folks get tired they may still be able to inflict a...

Count Johnathan

Hmm perhaps required rigid forearm protection might be a good thing eh? I think our armor standard is lacking in that one area. It is the one additional piece of armor I require my squires to wear regardless of the minimum allowance. The first bone I ever broke was my friends forearm. It seems to be...

Count Johnathan

IMO Hurt = anywhere from Bruises up to having to be done for the day due to being in enough pain that you cannot continue that day. Injured = Broken bones, concussions, pulled or torn muscles/tendons/ligaments etc. - being unable to participate in fighting for more than a few days due to injury. Of ...

Count Johnathan

Artemesia was the only kingdom that suggested that they felt bad for not bringing enough people to be considered a principle and accepting shared funds from the event. A respectable viewpoint.

Count Johnathan

LOL Pillows on a stick they are 1"bigger.... I think most people fail to measure their spear tips and assume that the 5" pillow they are using is a 3" tip. 3" is pretty small. Way smaller than most of the actual homemade tips out there. Whatever. I have good armor as well so I don't expect any prob...

Count Johnathan

Ten minutes later I got an email with 3 proofs. 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2". I replied and asked them to go ahead with the 3/8" and to charge my card. I should have the stamp in hand in about another week to 10 days. They said against the 308 stainless there is no need to heat the metal before stamping and...

Count Johnathan

I though grounding was illegal...though after looking through the handbook i do not see a rule forbidding it.. i wonder if it was removed in the last major rewrite like shovel handles were. Though i like the idea of yelling "SET TO RECEIVE CHARGE!" That's why I said it was bad. I didn't see a rule ...

Count Johnathan

Yes. it is bad.

Count Johnathan

For those that missed it, here is the thread that inspired this one: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=144550 In my case, I'm uncertain if the lance style "handle" violates the letter or the spirit of the rule since I don't really understand the spirit of the rule. No it is...

Count Johnathan

That may not be over the top depending on your design and size of stamp. Mine was $125 for a single small stamp with a fairly simple design.

Still check Argon anyway. They were a breeze to work with.

Count Johnathan

Just for the sake of full disclosure, I've just been playing around talking about handles and sliders. Never had any intention to actually install either regardless of legality. This has raised an interesting question for me though. How much leeway should marshals have to bounce things that are leg...

Count Johnathan

For that particular subject I prefer to sit and study a bit so I can give a well thought out reply. It's more time consuming than just interjecting with "Combat archery is too blame" or "Omarad needs to _________."

Count Johnathan

I guess you guys missed this lengthy discussion we had with Omarad over this series of rules last year. LOL :) http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=132563&start=210&hilit=shovel&p=1969840&view=show#p1969840 Discussed in detail on pages 6 and 7... I humbly request that you pleas...

Count Johnathan

As far as "collecting bruises" and young people, I'm 25 and that's what I'm here for! I just want to hit people! It seems like there's a lot more to the SCA than that though, and, sometimes, it doesn't seem like it's okay that all I want is to fight... It is quite alright. The love for fighting oft...

Count Johnathan

Fan-freakin-tastic!

Count Johnathan

...Spend 20 minutes on one rivet. Cuss a lot. Use BEEEEEG Hammer. Hit harder. NEVER USE STAINLESS RIVETS AGAIN. ... LOL that's how I felt after peening a stainless rivet cold once. ONCE! After that I busted out the torch and heated the rivets until they were glowing and then mashed those bastards g...

Count Johnathan

In Atenveldt the knights swear unto the crown this oath... This day do I render homage and fealty to my sovereign Lord the Crown of Atenveldt, who will from this day onward be my liege lord. I will remain in all ways His true servant, serving Him faithfully, and endeavoring ever to prove myself wort...

Count Johnathan

Again thank you! That means a lot to me!

Count Johnathan

Glad I am not the only one.

Count Johnathan

I think that portion of the An tir ceremonies is disturbing and appears extremely disrespectful to the crown. I would never take part in it even if I moved there but this just goes to show the vast differences in Kingdom cultures. I shudder every time I see pics of that particular bit.

Re: Last Day SCA Settlement Auction

Re: Last Day SCA Settlement Auction

Re: Laurel For Historical Martial Arts: Archery

Re: Golf Ball Stake.... Iron D made me do it.

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Re: Bargrill works.. Specificly bearded ones..

Re: Advice requested: current sca techniques and flat hits

Re: Advice requested: current sca techniques and flat hits

Re: Advice requested: current sca techniques and flat hits

Re: If noone gets hurt, we arent doing it right

Re: If noone gets hurt, we arent doing it right

Re: Welded Chainmail Halbrik

Re: Welded Chainmail Halbrik

Re: Early period helm from Brian Brown Armoury

Re: If noone gets hurt, we arent doing it right

Re: If noone gets hurt, we arent doing it right

Re: If noone gets hurt, we arent doing it right

Re: If noone gets hurt, we arent doing it right

Re: Estrella War: What happend?

Re: If noone gets hurt, we arent doing it right

Re: Maker's mark

Re: Why was the shovel handle rule removed...

Re: Why was the shovel handle rule removed...

Re: Why was the shovel handle rule removed...

Re: Maker's mark

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Re: Paging Count Jonathan...

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Re: Prototype Plastic Basket Hilt

Re: Gift for an Aztek

Re: Help with stainless rivets.

Re: Pics that would inspire new guys. (UPDATE 8/31/2011)

Re: Varangian Helm from Shamrock Armoury

Re: Pics that would inspire new guys. (UPDATE 8/31/2011)

Re: Pics that would inspire new guys. (UPDATE 8/31/2011)