The Armour Archive

Diglach Mac Cein

A couple of observations / opinions - 1) I can understand not wearing your Sunday-go-to-Crown gear for practice. And even exposed modern gear for a backyard thing. But if your practice is also a RECRUITING draw? Cover it - even if with last year's old tunic, which still is better than exposed gear. ...

Diglach Mac Cein

A time and location will narrow things down quite a bit.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Ah.

I see what you're saying.

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Diglach Mac Cein

You don't even ignore it - you count "1" instead of acting out the blow.

Still COUNTS, you just don't fight from your knees.
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Diglach Mac Cein

Consistency in manufacture, and materials.

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Diglach Mac Cein

With those legs, the term isn't stunning -

It's blinding. I thought I was a pale Irish guy....

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Diglach Mac Cein

I used a modified version of the Roman lorica segmentata - shoulder pieces are also the mounting points for shoulder protection.

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Diglach Mac Cein

What sort of openings, whenever, whatever, Magnum, Le Tigre or Blue Steel. How do you use all those variables against your various types of opponents? How do you fight a short bow legged two swordsman who is very aggressive and mobile? How do you fight a very tall static sheildman with a forty two ...

Diglach Mac Cein

Boy, waaay to many variables. At what point in the tourney? I'll use different openings later in the tourney than earlier. What kind of opponent? Agressive, counter-puncher, mobile or static? Type of sword (length), shield, or weapon form? All those factor in too. Generally speaking, the actual shot...

Diglach Mac Cein

Bingo. Sir Brand, by ill chance, neglect or design, is a repeat offender. He owes two of my squires helms, one from 2 years ago, the other from I beleive 6.

I'm curious about how he intends to make this right with people who may no longer NEED or WANT the armor that he accepted money for.

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Diglach Mac Cein

And the merry-go-round makes another turn....

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Diglach Mac Cein

Well, that, too - but it isn't to make it easier to avoid. Using Johno's logic, the entire sword should be covered in Day-glo pink so that it is REALLY easy to see.

I've seen that sword at Pennsic.

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Diglach Mac Cein

If that foam will really stand up to the rigors of SCA combat - consider polearm heads, axe heads, maces, spear-points (mounted to mimic the point/edges, not the thrust tip itself), and the like.

If the stuff is REALLY good, consider looking at legal and safe combat arrow heads.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Luca,

Is someone going to "audit" these submissions for accuracy?

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Diglach Mac Cein

Plus you can really get great reception for those Pittsburg TV stations....

Diglach Mac Cein

On the injury thing, I think my wife said it best - "Fighter mentality tends to make people not report injuries as readily as other activities." By the end of Pennsic, you see lots of guys out on the field fighting with various minor to moderate sprains, pulls, etc... and worse. I know I'v...

Diglach Mac Cein

That's from "Warriors" on the History Channel - that's actually from their episode on the Germanic tribes. People of Celtic origin (really, they woudn't call themselves celts, it would be like a Iraquois calling themselves "Indian" instead of the name of their tribe or nation), u...

Diglach Mac Cein

The 30" shield rule hasn't been common place in the Mid for a while. Some Kings say "No measurement longer than x inches", but just as many, if not more, simply say "Not a war shield". If unsure, present your shield to the Crown before the tourney. We also sometimes see a li...

Diglach Mac Cein

Hex shields? Do you mean hexagonal, or the "H-shield"?"

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Diglach Mac Cein

Heck, I've seen guys on the melee field who's shield was so big it actually HURT their unit rather than helped them.

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Diglach Mac Cein

There is a fairly wide variety of calibrations for any type of blow, kingdom to kingdom.

Not something we can quantify in the SCA - which pretty much leads us back to the "local social convention" - which has worked more often than not for 40+ years.

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Diglach Mac Cein

No one would probably ever die from 1 blow int he armor that we are supposedly wearing from the weapons that we are supposedly using. Nor should we try, IMO. Seems rather odd to try to hit someone hard enough to kill in the name of friendship. I'm working the term "kill" out of my vocabul...

Diglach Mac Cein

I teach that the longest measurement should be equal to either your inseam, or armpit to fingertip. The usually falls into the "cover 2 of 3 zones" concept for most people. I also teach that a shield that is too large is as big a hinderance (or MORE so) than too small.

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Diglach Mac Cein

ive never suggested you couldnt kill someone by jambing something through them. it is the death by mere touch that i want gone in sca sport combat. it exists because some folks think its too dangerous to face thrust someone hard (which we know is untrue) or because they think light taps or gentle t...

Diglach Mac Cein

I don't think we should play to the touch. I don't think face thrusts need to be full power either. And none of us really need to throw as hard as we are capable of - in our game, among friends, it just isn't necessary. We've all heard, seen or experienced someone with a broken arm, hand, or some su...

Diglach Mac Cein

Yup - at events. Now, traveling around and getting experience against various styles and opponents of high skill is definately another aspect. Actually, I know at least two in the Midrealm who did just that.... Comar and Edmund. I happen to know for a fact (having been there) that a young Edmund sou...

Diglach Mac Cein

The SCA uses a socially accepted and agreed upon standard for how hard blows need to be. Regional variances will of course occur, especially as it is basically non-quantifiable.

We CAN hit harder, but is it really NECESSARY?

Diglach Mac Cein

Actually, I know at least two in the Midrealm who did just that.... Comar and Edmund. I also beleive Finn. Of course you won't win anything by fighting newbies 3 times per week! But you think you could win a crown by practicing once a week? Go ask your king or local dukes if that's how they did it. ...

Diglach Mac Cein

Tweaks in the overall rules, in the senarios, and in the culture of both CA and non-CA combatants are needed.

This isn't a 100% "fixable" situation, but it can be improved.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Have a party with it.

Around here, it isn't hard to avoid dealing with CA, if it bothers you that much.

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Diglach Mac Cein

We've been told that a struck or stepped on bow can release all it's atomic energy in an instant, creating a mini-nuke event on the field which will open a black hole and suck everyone in the vicinity into it's event horizon. A crossbow is pretty much under tension all the time. And at least in the...

Diglach Mac Cein

And if a guy with a 1/2 guantet and a basket hilt loses his sword, isn't that an auto-"yield", due to armor failure (unprotected hand).

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Diglach Mac Cein

Quality is far more important than volume. To paraphrase B. Lee - Don't worry about the guy who practices 100 blows, but throws them poorly. Worry about the guy who can throw 1 blow perfect, every time. Practicing crap 3 times a week isn't nearly as benefical as practicing 1 time a week properly. To...

Diglach Mac Cein

Oddly enough, a bunch of archers yielding or running away from their heavily armored opponents may be one of the more historically accurate things we see on the melee field. Heck, I've charged a group of archers yelling "YIELD!" And had all 5 do so - as I jogged past them to engage someone...

Diglach Mac Cein

I figured the mixed up post thing was a symptom of his helm issue.

Also, if you haven't been fighting for a while, your neck muscles aren't used to the extra weight and this can cause headaches too.

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