The Armour Archive

freiman the minstrel

I really shouldn't weigh in on this. I don't fence, I don't do archery. I don't ride. I like to throw axes, but know absolutely nothing at all about the live weapons community. But I think that we have a pretty good system with the White Scarves for fencing. Now, it is up to the white scarves to sta...

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- where are you located? What persona do you want? North Carolina! and I can't decide on a persona =( My head is rather large =( (not sure of exact measurements) OK, Tehleo, My advice, take it or leave it, is to splurge on a helm. It is the hardest part of the armor to hide (well, it's impossible, ...

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how much time to you have?

How much effort/energy can you spare for it?

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Be Gentle with yourself, Sir Knight.

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You know, on a certain level, when viewed with a particular frame of mind, there is little higher on the list than the praise of The Queen of Love and Beauty.

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All write I have been off the feild for about 3yrs due to family reasons. I am fat and out of shape. I need to get back into shap any recomendations? Also I dont want to here anything about rule changes My Marshals can fill me in there. from Knoch Yeah, I have a LOT of suggestions. How much time ca...

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I don't like those at all for heavy.

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Guys, I had a thought a second ago. Does anybody here do High Intensity Interval Training on a Pell? Does anybody do Tabatas on a Pell? Boxers and MMA folks do this sort of thing all the time. If so, how did it work for you? What are the nuts and bolts of doing them? And why the heck is this the fir...

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Just a short note.

If you are training for the big dance at Pennsic, you have 113 days.

The seconds are ticking away, and when you are resting, somebody, someplace, is training to kick your butt.

You have everything that it takes.

Be a champion.

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Can we get pictures of your newbie in there soft and hard kit? makes for better Identification at events when they finaly make it to Pennsic. This would be difficult at this point. She has only been coming to practice two months, and she met her first non-fighter last night. I felt a little ashamed...

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There are a lot of good options for a woman looking for chest armor. Many of the big female sticks prefer a CoP, Lammelar, or a 14th century breastplate. There are other options available, but those are the big winners in most cases, depending on cup size. Boobie armor abounds, and it gives pretty g...

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Thanks, but the bruise hasn't come up yet.

sorry,

But thanks anyway.

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Well, so much for my "I am proud of my newbie" thread.

Wait!

She's cute!

Does that help?

Aw dang...

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Hey guys, If you have a new fighter. Even if she is cute as a button, and five foot nothin', weighing in at a buck even or so. Even if you have gone over it verbally. Even if you have used it as a "STOP!! QUICK QUIZ!" question more than a few times. Even if she can parrot it back to you wh...

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Servus! Weak-assed excuse. More weak-assed excuses. Whining, griping, bitching. Affirmation of weak-assed excuse. 'Nuff said. Reaffirmation of encouragement. Reminder to be gentle with yourself, physically and emotionally. Suggestion that a slow start is best in this sort of program anyway. Reminde...

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I found this when I entered "training for stick fighting" into google. m It isn't what I do in the SCA, but it sure is cool. I have seen things like this before, but never this exactly. Most of the time when I see this sort of thing, it is much less well done than this. This is neat. There...

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Violen wrote:Throughout modern culture "being able to tighten a belt" has been a sign of physical accomplishment.

Even though you know you have made progress through other means,

Did you still smile when you realized you had had moved those three notches?

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I certainly did. Thanks.

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Violen wrote:In your pictures Freiman you are wearing the same belt.

How many notches has it moved?

I didn't notice until you asked. I wasn't sure, but it was on the last notch. There are indentations of the buckle loop in three spots before that.

So, three.

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Well, Gaidon Humdo seems like a wash. I sat in there with three soldiers playing sparring and wrestling games for an hour waiting for the instructor to show. She didn't. But, I am glad that I got to play with the guys, because I realized that I might not be as old and broke down than as I thought th...

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In rereading this thread, I am stuck by the feeling that I am doing this wrong. I am doing this to become a better fighter. My goal is to become dominant, and to be able to compete at the very highest levels of this game. I know that this is a really grandiose goal, and probably unrealistic, but sho...

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Resistance and wind sprints are definitely going to be part of it. But I'm about 30 lbs overweight, have done *very* little in the way of exercise the last semester or two, and took up smoking Cloves as a stress reliever last year (I'm really good at collecting dumbass medals). So jogging/elliptica...

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Hi, everybody. I just thought of a old quote. I don't know why that quote came to mind. I also can't source that quote. "A man's worth can be judged by the quality of his enemies." Violens had the right idea. Lucial, you have demonstrated some great qualities here. I think that in many cas...

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I thought that I would update this with the new pic. The first one you have seen before. http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8079/dec312008.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8513/march292009cropped.jpg I have dropped almost forty pounds, and my body fat percentage keeps dropping (using one of thos...

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I know that the "I am going to whoop all of y'all" posts are more inspiring than the "You can do it!" posts.

But I will still see you guys in 116 days.

While you guys are jawing here, I am off to the gym.

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freiman the minstrel: Usually the priority shipping for a helmet or two is under twenty bucks. f Don't know what world your living in but I just sent 2 helmets to a european APO address and it was a $40 minimum for priority. It cost $24 for parcel. I'll look to see what the payment was, but I need ...

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Winterfell's post is well thought out, and well intentioned, I think. I hope that I am not putting words in his mouth, but I think that he is saying "We all call our blows according to feel, anyway. Why do we have the presumed armor standards in the first place?" And, in that, I can agree ...

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If you can find a basketball goal, you can hang a light tire from the backboard (don't hang it from the rim) with rope.

The telephone pole idea is a good one too.

Hanging a two tire tire swing from a nearby tree will give you exactly what I train with.

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I wanted to take a second to talk about burnout and setbacks. A lot of people have committed themselves to getting into better shape, and to becoming great fighters. And now, four months in, you are really, really feeling the crunch. It really is a lot easier to sit back on the couch and open anothe...

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freiman the minstrel: First I got to locate a big enough box. I am hoping to get them in the mail Saturday. I will ship them priority if the shipping cost I received will cover it â€“otherwise parcel. I hope you guys like the helmets. Hjalmr, Usually the priority shipping for a helmet or two is und...

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I believe it's this Saturday.

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In war I hold my stick over my head and run for the sidelines screaming like a little girl. $20, a rasher of bacon and a case of beer for the first one who brings me video of this. You realize, I suspect, that if you actually do get this video, it would be because Nissan made it happen, just to get...

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I actually kind of like the dogpile thing. To me, that feels like we are still playing like boys. I have been fallen on, stepped on, and once (I am pretty sure) intentionally stomped on. But I am six two and two hundred pounds. I would probably feel a lot different if I was five six and one thirty f...

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Hjalmr,

Thanks!

Do you have any idea of a shipping date on those two mild steel spangens?

And were you planning on shipping them Priority, or Surface Mail?

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Up my ferocity level. just this weekend I was talking with a couple of guys from out of my area at an event. they told me I needed to "be less nice. you don't need to go completly to the dark side, but be less nice." this confused me, and when I talked with my knight he seemed a little co...

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I am going to suggest five things. Your mileage may vary. First, up the ferocity. This is the quickest, and least rewarding way to "Level up". Really, most of us are fighting at about forty to sixty percent of max. Give it your all, and be brutal about it. This is particularly hard to do i...

Re: Diso Helmet! (Cheapish)

Re: Old fighter returing to Feild any Recomendations?

HIIT on the Pell?

Hey, just a reminder for local marshals

Hey! Check this out.