The Armour Archive

Vebrand

Sooooooo... I have to ask what does an adarga have to do with the madu?

From a fighting point they work but can be beaten if you know how to fight them. From a historical point I hate to see those things on the field. I just don't like them.

Vebrand

Vebrand

An Tir is the big Kingdom that does not target arms. When the big thread ran a couple of months ago it was about An Tir as they have a passage in their fighting laws that to the effect says targeting the arm in chivalrous.

Vebrand

Vebrand

Vebrand, His Grace has been around a bit himself (East, Atlantia, Caid and currently, the Midrealm), and I would say has experienced a reasonable variation is culture... Sir Varus (Mid, Ealdormere and now East) Then I apologize, I have met too many people and read too many posts from people even pe...

Vebrand

Meridies/Glenn Abhann hits and takes lighter on average than any other Kingdom that I have ever visited or lived in. Often to the point that I have to considerably alter my fighting in order to "play" along with fighters from these regions. Your Grace maybe you need to visit Gleann Abhann more ofte...

Vebrand

Vitus,
That soounds very cool and I hope you pull it off. I just wish I had that drive right now to do somethinf similar.

Vebrand

Vebrand

I don't understand the problem with this even if you did hit him in the shoulder six times. If the shots were light then at worst, you are guilty of throwing multiple light shots. Not a real big deal. If the shots were good, then he should have fallen down after the second. It would still be possib...

Vebrand

Vitus I call it one Kigdomitas. I ran into it when I went to Drachenwald. You had all these people come over to Drachenwald and their first words were"You guys are doing things wrong". All they had was one Kingdom to base the SCA on and it took them a while to realize that different Kngdoms played t...

Vebrand

Try contact Brandr or Marvin on the AA as they are in the same group with Rainald. I will try and email them.

Vebrand

Vebrand

Try contact Brandr or Marvin on the AA as they are in the same group with Rainald. I will try and email them.

Vebrand

Vebrand

it has to come from the top i think. for example, i teach my students a few core things: always hit with intent. if you hit a man and he doesnt have to think about the blow you have done him, and this sport, a great service. that service is keeping the game spontatneous and constant. losing can be ...

Vebrand

Logan you are correct that Pensic is much, much larger than GW and really thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s my point. If you have problems at Pensic you just pick up and fight other people. The chances are in such numbers you are actually going to have less of a problem with people. The chance that a handful of guys wi...

Vebrand

until the mindset of meridies joins the rest of the sca it will have to live with the court of public opinion. im thinking about estrella as my second "war" aside from pennsic. but not until gulf wars becomes a hospitable place for people to fight by action and not through conversation i just have ...

Vebrand

Falcone, Yes I have heard Radu, Ailgheanan (sp), or Gareth stand in front of a the Meridian Army and say something of the line. Hey we are fighting lots of people outside of our Kingdom. Lets be good hosts. Now go out there and throw hard and take take like you always do and show how honorable we ca...

Vebrand

sarnac wrote:Dont judge an entire Kingdom by your experience with one person.

Now that is a great statment.

Vebrand

Vebrand

Murdock is spot on. I know of a few guys that only come out at Gulf wars and that is the only time I see them. No style and do not know what a good blow is but they are very vocal. You know one of the reasons I like being a Knight is when I go to GW or the such I get everyone's best fight and it is ...

Vebrand

Lots of good points. Caspar I am not a carpetbagger mind you. Born and raised in SC thank you very much. The oxygen must be getting thin up there. Alfred; Man I wish was fervent...now I am slow and out of shape Yes I was pointing things out from the view of an Atlantian. Numerous years back HRM Jano...

Vebrand

Hey Caspar shouldn't that be BFE, ALabama...

I think Morgan settled this easily. If you go to Ansteora you don't walk on your knees. You fight in Meridies you fight at their level. If you fight in Atlantia they fight at your level.

Vebrand

Vebrand

logan oh, and tim....... im calling bullshit on your snide comment about atlantians taking your blows only until they found out you are meridian. total bullshit. that might be what went through your head but i blame that kind of thought on your environment and not on reality. not trying to be a dic...

Vebrand

To Hi-jack the thread a little: Is the SCA minimum for a helm to light compared to todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s fighters? When I first started in 1983 it was rare to see a helm getting dent like we see today. The body mechanics and speed were not at the same level. Like Logan I have dented 12ga SS helms before bu...

Vebrand

This is the way it has been explained to me by Sir Rey riBeaumont (who is a deputy Society Marshal). I think the new rules should contain a formal statement to this effect (e.g. "Consistent with safety, if it isn't banned it is provisionally allowed.") I disagree about there being no reason to have...

Vebrand

sarnac wrote:the way it was explained was that any rules outside the realm of standard SCA combat conventions were not legal

Explained by who???

Vebrand

Russ there is good armor and bad armor. Does not matter what it is made of. I agree some leather and even steel armor can look as bad as plastic.

You can be just as fast in period looking or styled kits if they are made right as you can in other stuff.

Vebrand

Vebrand

JdP: And here we see the conflict between the church of victory and the church of spectacle. Sir Vebrand: Can you please elaborate on this. Not sure if I fully understand what you mean. Yes, good Sir Knight, and gladly. Everyone comes to the doing of what we do for different purposes. Some come to ...

Vebrand

But Noe what would you say to a guy who came out with Titanium or Aluminum armor that weighs less than the plastic armor? Then there are the guys like me who wears metal legs but hides them to be more correct with my persona. Would the same thing apply to me? Just wondering

Vebrand

Vebrand

Jehan de Pelham wrote:And here we see the conflict between the church of victory and the church of spectacle.

Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus

Can you please elaborate on this. Not sure if I fully understand what you mean.

Vebrand

Vebrand

Byram, I agree with what you are saying, but that was not the reason for the comment I made. The squire had fairly light armor, mostly hidden, for an early period persona and was looking at making some newer stuff that was light, and would look fairly period. The Knight was of the opinion that it wa...

Vebrand

And just like in the Middle Ages there were noble people and then there were members of the nobility. The difference is what Vebrand is talking about. I don't think the argument is that we are not considered nobility, just that some of us do not act in a noble manner. Odo That is right on point wit...

Vebrand

No doubt it's a complex issue and the assumed armor standard described in the Marshall's handbook is almost entirely divorced from the realities of SCA combat. How am I supposed to know what is a disabling blow through a boiled leather vambrace? It's all about local custom and what feels right to t...

Vebrand

Technically we're all noble and we're all wearing armor, regardless of what we look like. NO , there is a difference between noble persona an being noble. Not everyone is Noble. Sorry Pet peeve there. I have no problem with guys who wear sport armor if that is their choice. Some do it because they ...

Vebrand

Vitus, Having Pensic be a "no points war" will not fix the entire situation. Cheaters will always cheat and will want to win even if there are no points to be won. To say, "We kicked their butt today", is sometimes as important to their ego as points are. I am sorry you so easily judge people upon f...

Vebrand

Hrogan you are hitting what I wanted to get at. As a society that bases itself on honor and calling ones blows then why call a blow either way. I if the shot is flat, or you throw a face thrust and miss the face or something like that then that is one thing. However, how can I call a shot one way an...

Vebrand

That spearman was very much in the wrong. Maybe he felt the need to hit with excessive force against the first fighter (which is dubious at best), but continuing to do so is just plain illegal. He lost control and control is what allows us to keep playing this game. You bet he was. I knew the spear...

Vebrand

Logan I understand where you are coming from. Really admire the stance and if the SCA was perfect it would work. I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t call my opponents shots either and maybe it has cost me a fight or two but that really does not matter to me. However where do you draw the line? I was Marshalling at an in...

Vebrand

To derail this thread further and ask some questions. Logan, I agree totally with you. I have no clue how hard I hit but I have been told by some I can hit hard. I have an idea what a good blow is by the reactions of others. I throw a blow at a certain level and 90% of the fighters consistently call...

Vebrand

Money. That is what keeps us from going to the next level. Painted barriers and fences cost money. Properly painted sun shades, correct armour and the proper attire for our attendents- money. I once wanted to hire some musicians for a Deed- they wanted 500 bucks. Beat me to it. Money and time have ...