The Armour Archive

Diglach Mac Cein

David - Sounds like a confidence thing - how much you "trust" your offense vs. defense. The problem might be how you practice. Sparring is not practice. Work with an opponent on specific targeting, techniques, etc. You throw shots, he blocks. Don't worry if he blocks them, focus on proper technique,...

Diglach Mac Cein

Andreas -

That nothing new. In fact, it is pretty much SOP.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Hmmmmmmm.

Thanks!

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Diglach Mac Cein

How does that affect the "life expectancy" of the weapon?

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Diglach Mac Cein

Use rattan wide enough to shave actual "flats". It become much more evident.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Man, that rivit pin in there could make that really freaking uncomfortable...

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Diglach Mac Cein

Depends on how you stretch.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Agree with the above. A lot of SCA fighters do exercises that don't help the joints that are stressed in SCA combat. And a lot of people lean heavily on blows and techniques that seriously strain the joints. My doc watch viedo of SCa fighters, and described some people as using the same basic mechan...

Diglach Mac Cein

And the last battle of Pennsic? Unlimited ress. Let people fight until they drop and then go home and brag about how many people they think they killed.

Hey. Awesome.

Perhaps a SERIES of walls, almost like hedge rows or trenches.... my, my ,my....

Diglach Mac Cein

Ding! +10 I remember when there was a big crowd watching the various champions' battles. People cheered both sides. It was big deal. Hasn't been that way in at least 10 years. Time to take an extended break from them, at least as war points. If we even need war points. Just tell me how many red belt...

Diglach Mac Cein

Needle case, scissors, metal mirror (on cords/chains). Knife. Bracelets, rings. Pins/sticks for hair (if long enough).

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Diglach Mac Cein

Wow.

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Diglach Mac Cein

I was thinking MAGRAT. And yes, yes that was... :D Talk to Ugo about a Hello Kitty themed close helm or armet. ROTFLOL! Thing is I know someone who would sell a kidney to get one..... . Last I knew, you still had both your kidneys :twisted: (why do I think that is a deposit into the 'pain bank') :lo...

Diglach Mac Cein

Cet wrote:Talk to Ugo about a Hello Kitty themed close helm or armet.

ROTFLOL!

Thing is I know someone who would sell a kidney to get one.....

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Diglach Mac Cein

Very nice! I wish I had some artistic talent like that.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Very cool! It is the little details that really set it apart.

Diglach Mac Cein

I dreamed up this as a cool Pennsic week -

Day 1 - Hadrian's Wall, followed by Field Battle
Day 2 - Woods
Day 3 - 3 Bridges, followed by Field
Day 4 - Limited front / town battle followed by Field
Day 5 - MOAB

4 Res Battles
3 Bridges
3 Field

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Diglach Mac Cein

If so, that would be a BEAUTIFUL thing.

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Diglach Mac Cein

1. Pick up one more fighting style, perferabily spear. (Easy-peasy for you) 2. Get my M.I.T (Yeah!) 3. Fight more (Yeah!) 4. Get to practices that aren't in my local shire as well as a few out of Barony practices, mainly Cleflands. (Yeah!) 5. Be a pain in Sir Diglach's arse and get him to get to mo...

Diglach Mac Cein

Local standards. Practice, TRAVEL, and you learn the acceptable power levels for your Kingdom and how to register them in the armor you wear. Then it doesn't matter who hits who, as everyone would be in roughly the same acceptable range. If you are at an out of Kingdom tourney, take a few minutes to...

Diglach Mac Cein

What are your reasons for fighting? If you are just in it for the sport? Go with the minimum you feel safe in. Want to try to do a more accurate portrayal? Armor as they did, or modify your on the field portrayal. Most fighters (especially new fighters) head-hunt, so body shots are less common, espe...

Diglach Mac Cein

If I see a fighter hitting people low on a regular basis - as a marshal and a Knight, I will speak to him about his ability to fight safely, and within our rules.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Hit more events than the last two years.
Continue improving overall kit - fighting with weapons my portrayal used.
Continue to improve conditioning.
Help other achieve their goals - especially my squires.

Spank Blaine more. (Hell, I've never met him, but it seems to be on eveyone else's list...)

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Diglach Mac Cein

Looks interesting, but no way I could manage a new kit and the cost to fly over (and I HATE flying).

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Diglach Mac Cein

Very spiff! Any trouble leaving marks all over stuff you hit? (I know duct tape will do so too, but not as bad as some painted weapons I've seen).

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Diglach Mac Cein

Here we go again...

I guess this is going to join combat archery and madus as threads.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Lucan Dux wrote:The unadorned chain is reserved. One odd link adorns it.
It is tradition in many realms, and was only reserved in the late 90s (from my recollection).
Reserving it is about as dumb as mandatory elbow cops behind shields.

and there is still that whole rule thingy.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Unbelt = Not a member of the Chivalry.

I fail to see what the big deal is.

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Diglach Mac Cein

In the Midrealm - Any ToC, Candlemas, Val Day. Red Dragon is getting up there - 106 fighters last year.

In melee season, probably North Oaken War Manuevers, Simple Day.

Diglach Mac Cein

Midrealm (IMO)

Brannos
Bardolph
Ullr
Rangvaldr
Palymar
Felix
Edmund
Rutgur
Cellach

Among the Midrealm Chiv, this would give you a VERY representative cross section of Midrealm styles and tactics.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Wow. I'm seriously humbled/stunned to be on that list...

Hrolfr wrote:Middle- (in no particular order)

HG Felix
HG Brannos
HG Rangvaldr
Capt Sascha St Martin
Sir Diglach
HE Gregoire de Lyon
Sir Bjonn
Kith the Silent
Akos, called Braile

And for pure thuggery-
Nissan Maxima of Clovensheildistan

Diglach Mac Cein

Me? I'm a feeble old man. That you want to fight but haven't had the opportunity yet? I just learned Duke Logan has an open dance card. But I would also love to fight with: Count Jonhathon Sir Rhyance Nissan Sir Diglach Duke Avery Duke Paul Maeyerk There's a few others but these are the ones I could...

Diglach Mac Cein

WACHA!!! (sp).

Killer Baby Carriage....

Diglach Mac Cein

A lot easier to use to share useful information?

Tomburr wrote:
Diglach mac Cein wrote:Well, guess we gotta play the hand we're dealt then.

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But Diglach, what would the archive be without pages and pages of impotent bitching?

Diglach Mac Cein

Well, guess we gotta play the hand we're dealt then.

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Re: Something is wrong with my fighting and I'd like some ad

Re: Pennsic Sides?

Re: Fuller on rattan

Re: Fuller on rattan

Re: Advice requested: current sca techniques and flat hits

Re: Wanted: Metal scabbard hardware for rattan sword

Re: Long term wear and tear...

Re: Long term wear and tear...

Re: Pennsic Sides?

Re: Pennsic Sides?

Re: I wanna be a VIKING

Re: Gift for an Aztek

Re: Sigh.Who makes "cute helms"

Re: Sigh.Who makes "cute helms"

Re: new round shield

Re: SCA - rattan saex

Re: Pennsic Sides?

Re: Pennsic Sides?

Re: 2012 Fighting Resolutions

Re: SCA Heavy Combat's Inherent Problem

Re: (SCA) Body armor needed?

Re: SCA-Throwing at the lower leg

Re: 2012 Fighting Resolutions

Re: Where are all of the TRUE Warriors?

Re: Plastidip Hewing Spear

Re: Please Define "Unbelt"

Re: Please Define "Unbelt"

Re: Please Define "Unbelt"

Re: 19 SCA Kingdoms "what is your biggest fighting event?"

Re: Kingdom representatives

Re: Kingdom representatives

Re: Who's on your dance card?

Re: Looking for info about non standered weapons?

Re: (SCA Armoured Fighting) Rule Changes

Re: (SCA Armoured Fighting) Rule Changes