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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Crystoll: However if you whack him while he's talking in a tourney, asking you if your comfortable, ready to proceed, ect.. that might be stretching the line. Of course this...

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Cheval and Vebrand: I have to disagree with your assessment for one reason â€“I have yet to see anyone use the new great swords with half-swording in mind. So far they have appeared as nothing more then unpadded polearms with only a little nob as a crossguard. Now if everyone were to use real lookin...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Palymar: Hjalmr: â€œ2) Do not start out with your swords on your shoulders! Some people like to start out this way, but it has several negative benefits:A) Itâ€™s hard to b...

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My opponent legs me as he is chasing me across the battlefield but almost plows me into the ground as I try to fall to my knees. As my opponent regains his balance, I manage to regain mine and I begin to throw some retaliatory blows. As my opponent turns towards me, he drops his guard to say that he...

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Very interesting replies. I wanted to see what everyones initial reaction was before I posted the actual situation: After a long bout, I started attacking my opponent with a flurry of blows in order to break down his defense. At the end of this attack I managed to hit my opponent with two solid blow...

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If I strike my opponant with a flat blow, followed immidiately with a good blow -does he have to accept the good blow? Does he have to accept the good blow even if he was dropping his defense to accept the first "flat" blow? (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmr of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Gr...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vebrand: Which is not period the greatsword or the polearm? I agree that most SCA polearms are totally unrealistic compared to true polearms. Part is due to SCA rules and re...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Morgan: Why does it suck? I think it's SILLY, but I can't for the lift of me thing why it sucks...it's no different than a long bladed pole arm at that point. <HR></BLOC...

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CHAZZ: <<< *We kill on the ground in Melees >>> Isnâ€™t this against basic SCA combat rules? <<>> *Middle Kingdom and Meridies do not have a proof against plate rule. Middle kindom has a "positive force" face thrusting rule, while Meriedies...

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Nathaniel Hawkins: After I became authorized, I threw away my shield and fought two-stick for a little over a year â€“until I was forced to learn how to use a shield (I drove 3 hours to an event to find out that the tournament was weapon and shield only. Since I was defeated because of my ignorance,...

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Lookin good Eric -how about a few words on your technique and the materials/tools you are using for this project? (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmr of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. "True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superio...

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I just finished a pair of padded pants to wear in the SCA as leg armor and I am about to connect a pair of crusader knees to this, but Iâ€™m not sure what would be the best way to attach them â€“what would you recommend. The knees of the pants are padded with Â¼â€

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Magnus the Black: Just FYI I'm 5'6" and 220lbs. Short but wide an 18" is a good grip for me counting the pommel you might want to go 20-24". My Handle is based on old Meridi...

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Start out at 6' first and chop it down later if you wish to downsize. I have seen alot of fighters start out at 5' or 5 1/2' and wish they would have left it at 6'. (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmr of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. "True nobility is not measured by being ...

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I attached mine to my maille hauberk using a couple maille rings.

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Hjalmr of Sognefjord
House Bearkiller
Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies.

"True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superior to oneself."

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I would recommend a shield small enough to move about, but large enough so that you don't have to move it too far -23" x 36" seems about right for you as a starting fighter. You don't want to make a shield so small that you will get beaten into a pulp before you learn the basics, and you also don't ...

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My indestructable heater shields were both made from 50 gallon chemical buckets. They were wieghted to match similar sized shields, but they lasted forever -I even ran one of them over with the car once. Because they were made from chemical buckets, they were not weakened by hot, or cold weather. Wh...

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I have tried every idea on this thread, and a few that no one in there right mind would think of and the only thing that stopped my helmet from ringing (and I put my ringing helmet against anyones) was to wrap electrical tape around the bargrill in several places. The helmet works great now, but eve...

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DON'T REMIND ME! I was planning on coming to this event and fighting well beyond any and all comers. Unfortunately I did not have the $$$$ AND my Baronial Christmas Party was on the same day, so I had to pass on what looked like a neat event. Sorry I couldn't make it. (^_^) Hjalmar of Sognefjord Hou...

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I fought for 6 years without bracers and vary rarely was I hit in my forearms. However I have gotten a little slower (and everyone is swinging just a tad harder) so I now wear bracers when fighting with any weapon style but weapon and shield, and spear. (^_^) -------------------- Hjalmar of Sognefjo...

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A whopping 32" -I don't wear a gambeson!

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Hjalmar of Sognefjord
Squire to Duke Sir John The Bearkiller
Barony Of Grey Niche, Meridies.

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Great question! I was just thinking about making another pair of gauntlets, but all I have is 14g laying around -is 14g too heavy. I'll probably sell this pair, so I need to know what YOU think. (^_^) -------------------- Hjalmar of Sognefjord Squire to Duke Sir John The Bearkiller Barony of Grey Ni...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Garreth: Palymar, Yes, your Grace, you do look very menecing in your sugarloaf! Now, what about the rest of your sport armour and hockey gloves... Garreth<HR></BL...

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I have an SCA rattan combat harness, a rebated steel harness, and half of a jousting harness -which I hope to do someday!

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Hjalmar of Sognefjord
Squire to duke Sir John The Bearkiller
Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies.

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I actually fought better with a closed helm as it seemed to give me a sixth sense. I have since lost some of the ability to tell where blows are going before they get there because I am believeing what my eyes see, rather then my insticts. Both of my persona's use open faced helmets (Spagnhelm and B...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jean Paul de Sens: Yep. Thats what I do. If I *REALLY* respect them or if I really want to win the fight (hey we do want to win too right?) and they don't yield, then I pok...

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I believe I can beat his prices as well.

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Hjalmar of Sognefjord
Squire to Duke Sir John the Bearkiller
Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Steve -SoFC-: Hi Cristofre! Be sure to see my post in the "Armour" forum. "Very little maille was welded and riveted due to the expense, maille that was welded and riveted g...

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There is a suit of butted maille in a museum somewhere (god I wish my memory would stop failing me) that is proof that butted maille was used in the early mideival period. Since butted maille doesn't survive the ages as well as riveted does -it is even more rare to find. (^_^) -------------------- H...

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I may be able to help you out on this -let me check and see what I have avaliable. Do you wish to pay cash, and how much are you looking to spend? or Do you wish to do some trading, and what do you have to trade? My turn around rate is very fast on rings once we work out the details and I'll even sc...

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Be prepared to pay high dollar for the good stuff. Also: butted maille is authentic -just thought that I would point that out. (^_^) ------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord Squire to Duke Sir John the Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. [This message has been edited by hjalmr (edited 12-04-2002).]

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Darkman: Hjalmr: OUr group has taken to using video replay to look a faults. We usually had one person sitting out the training, so they took the video. Since I'm the only trai...

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Timo wrote: <<< So??? It's supposed to be a *disadvantage* to be on your knees. Just ask 'em to yield. It's not that much better fighting against a pole/spear when you can move on your knees so I don't get why it's so unfair?? >>> I know that most fighters cannot "move" very well on thier knees, but...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Palymar: There is nothing in our Conventions that say you cannot That I can find. And as current Earl Marshal for the Middle Kingdom, I am suppose to know (although I dont ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Noe: Here at Avalon (Tokyo SCA offshoot group), although we have several rules sets that we use to encourage different skills, we pretty close to SCA basic rules. Here are s...

Hypothetical Question #2 -SCA combat.

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Attaching knee cops to padded pants -SCA