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freiman the minstrel

Tasha McG wrote:
Jan wrote:Must my lady (ladies) be in attendance, or can I be inspired from afar?

Afar works just as well!

So does secret inspiration and Godly inspiration.

When I read your original announcement, I was saddened, as my lady will be unable to attend The War this year.

If I can, I will be there.

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freiman the minstrel

On Feb. 28th at Court of Love in the West I was engaged in a great fight with Viscount Leotulf. We engaged, threw a flurry, then disengaged. I stepped backwards, hyperextended my right knee and simultaneously dislocated my patella (kneecap). As my kneebuckled the patella popped back into place, but...

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I use an electric drill and a 1 mm drill bit.

You guys are better than me, but my method works.

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Yeah, it does. But there are two bits of good news. First, this is a game where it is possible to do pretty well while unfit. I think that it may be impossible to be the best without a particular base level of fitness, but you probably can be good. You CERTAINLY can have fun. Second, it is relativel...

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I have never, ever, seen a marshal that had a set of metal calipers. So, which would get passed? All of the above. All of the following helms pass armor requirements except which? A. A Spangenhelm made from 14ga mild plates. B. A hand raised Sallet from 16ga stainless. C. A Bascinet hand dished fro...

freiman the minstrel

I have never, ever, seen a marshal that had a set of metal calipers. So, which would get passed? All of the above. All of the following helms pass armor requirements except which? A. A Spangenhelm made from 14ga mild plates. B. A hand raised Sallet from 16ga stainless. C. A Bascinet hand dished fro...

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I'm still comin' for ya, Freiman. As long as money pans out, I'll see you at Pennsic. {snip} Fought at TMT. Even got to fight Cisco*, here on the archive. Didn't have much wind, though. On the way home from the event, I quit smoking. Now that I've got time, it's practice stacked on practice stacked...

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Really, it seems like the modern grips would be a problem. But, if you skipped the pistol grip, and you carefully crafted it, it doesn't seem like much of a problem. Medieval crossbows came in a very wide variety of shapes and sizes. If you made couple of medieval styled crossbows, who would care? f

freiman the minstrel

Good job!

It is always nice to see somebody wanting to up the bar!

Keep up the great work.

Serious win, covered in Awesome sauce.

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Now is the time to re-dedicate. I am over the post war blahs, and while I still have a low grade case of the crud, I will be in the gym and the studio today. If you are meeting me at Lugh, you will be seeing me in 45 days. This is probably the best length of time to use as a training cycle. It is lo...

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I had a talk with somebody really smart last week. I was whining about spending 19 years in harness and never progressing beyond the middle class fighter zone. He asked me if I was having fun, and I said "yes". Then, he explained, that time in kit was a win, and that I had accomplished the...

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I am pretty sure that this is not the answer you folks are looking for,

Calontir.

War is a big part of their focus.

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I am no theif or a liar. Brian Brian, Nobody believes you are a theif or a liar. We do believe that you need to send Jess her money. Sometimes stuff happens, virtually everybody that is reading this thread is thinking about a time they did something that somebody could complain about. Heaven knows ...

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I wanted to let the archive know about three people, and describe some of their works at Double Wars. First, I need to inform you that King Marcus Eisenwald, who styles himself Twoswords on this archive, completed his quest described in this thread. m I hesitate to mention this, because I can't tell...

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OK, I guess this test was a qualified success. When I look at measurement points, I intellectually know that I was successful, but I can't help feeling bad about how it turned out. I did not walk out and become a great champion. I think I DID "fight above my station", but I failed to make ...

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Hi, Everybody, I learned some things this weekend. Guys, you have some work to do. I will post more in the morning. I am sorry that I have missed motivating you for a week. I am exhausted from a long trip home from Double Wars. But don't skimp the training. The field is waiting. I will be upon it. I...

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All right. The time for talk is over. I have been waiting for this. Tomorrow, I get in the car and head to one tourney, and immediately afterwards, I leave to attend a war. I have been training for 134 days. Some of those days have been joyous. Some of them have been hard. On some of them, I have fa...

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Thankfully, nobody was hurt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b_P879EEQY

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The entire kit, including the shipping bag, needs to be under 35 lbs so I can fly with it easily. That's a requirement. So the hidden armour becomes an important option. With respect, -Aaron Actually, the kit without mail and helm needs to run thirty five pounds. the helm and mail fit quite nicely ...

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Hey! I've got one of those! I made it out of a bolt from a tank tread. A few minutes a week with a belt sander, and it was roughly that shape. It is useful for stretching the metal. I felt both clever and lazy to figure out how to do that. To tell the truth, I am immensely proud to have a similar to...

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Yeah, I have a ton of it. These are The Minstrel's Four Rules of Pennsic. 1) All that stuff in the pennsic book about sunscreen, adequate hydration, bug repellent, sturdy footwear and such, they mean that shit. They aren't blowing smoke. 2) If you ain't having fun, you're doing it wrong. 3) You alwa...

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Guys,

I was recently contacted by a new person that want to fight in the Dallas Area. She is one of the rare women that seem to have the sickness, or so she says.

Somebody tell me about fighter practice in the Metroplex, please.

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Thanks, Owyn, I appreciate that. There was actually a secondary purpose to this thread. I think I am actually a great knight's marshal. I am (I think) a good trainer, but my great strength as a KM is the "cheerleader" function. A good KM also need to be somewhat concerned with retention an...

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The "Sleep wars" link that shows up when you load that is even better. I am positive that I recognized several people from that video from my old days.

And we have gotten better. Not just with the armor, but we are actually better fighters.

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I have just read over this thread, and for some reason it didn't jive with me. For some reason, the original question just didn't register. This is not the fault of the original poster. I am reading some things into Owyn's post that may not be there, but I am getting the impression that the underlyi...

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I think that I am going to advise the newbie to make this rig. I think that there is enough information in this thread to do it. I will also advise him that, like everything, when he finishes, he will look at the rig and say "I could have done it better, had I known what I learned doing it in t...

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OK, I wanted to do another picture post. In some ways, this thread is about accountability. This is what I have done in a little over four months. Over the past month or so, the body changes have slowed down. A little less fat, a little more muscle, and a little better general fitness. Other than th...

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This is the rule with the Tuchux, The Tuchux are about fighting. The best place to deal with the Tuchux is on the field. If you want to know about the Tuchux, fight against them, and fight with them. As for dropping by their camp, don't go unless invited, bring a bottle to give to whoever is guardin...

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I think you set that goal exactly right.

You bit off more than you could chew, and then you chewed it.

And, had you not been fatigued and injured, I am betting you would have done it.

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Dang,

You're good, man.

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OK, I have a newbie apparently bouncing up and down, and it appears that I will be coming to the group of you for advice in the near future.

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I have been told that the way to define a "proper" round shield size is the make a fist with each hand, press your knuckles together so that your forearms make a straight line, and measure the distance between your elbows. That distance should be the diameter of your round shield. This alm...

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There is a "Finnish Callibration Issue" ? ?!! I would actually like to hear about that. I didn't notice anything different in my fighting them. confused Thorvaldr Yeah, But the secret is to hit them with the stick. If you do that, and you do it with a telling blow, they drop like stones. ...

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I was pretty sure that I had seen this rig on this board, and I was pretty sure that the maker was here. Chris, you say the suit sucks. How would you make it better? I am actually of the opinion that the rig looks better than a great deal that is on the field. This rig is a newbie's dream rig. Is it...

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Great, I like beer. It's awesome that you have decided to do what it takes. For the first few days, maybe the first two weeks, your goal should be to do something every day. After that, making some sort of coherent plan is probably the way to do. I can't tell you how to become a great champion, beca...

Three fighters at Double Wars.

oops!

Steppes practice