The Armour Archive

mordreth

Oh yeah, I had a guy with a split ring japanese hauberk explane to me that japanese mail was so well tempered that it could stop musket balls He looked somewhat dumfounded when I asked about the impact (ft lbs) tranmitted into his body. I didn't want to point out that a musket ball can fragment qui...

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The last inch of your sword is likely to skip & be tippy on a snap
The last three inchs of your sword is likely to have your opponent ask you to calm down a bit on a snap
Work a bit on being a hair closer when the strike lands

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Vertical : Horizontal Note if you do not know the "whys" you can go far astray on the "hows". When my wife first started spinning she commissioned a solid black walnut wheel from a fellow who was a retired master machinist. He went to a local museum with his micrometers and got ...

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I'm looking for a list of the best trainers/ teachers. My local shire will be sponsoring a series of fighting workshops this winter and I'd like to invite some out of area trainers to come and teach (In last year's series, we had Dux Brannos and HRH Sean of Artemisia come out as well as a whole bun...

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saddle soap repetedly, and neets foot oil.

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Oh yeah, I had a guy with a split ring japanese hauberk explane to me that japanese mail was so well tempered that it could stop musket balls He looked somewhat dumfounded when I asked about the impact (ft lbs) tranmitted into his body. I didn't want to point out that a musket ball can fragment quit...

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Thorstenn wrote:WE kemosabe

Thor.

mordreth wrote:
Baron Conal wrote:You mean we can sneak out in the middle of the night
and go Knight tipping!

sounds like fun!

we work on a straight salary and discourage gratuities

love that joke

mordreth

Baron Conal wrote:You mean we can sneak out in the middle of the night
and go Knight tipping!

sounds like fun!

we work on a straight salary and discourage gratuities

mordreth

I can't emphasize enough however how over-rated the criticism of SCA shield fighting is regarding the lack of grappling. It is very, very hard to do 90% of the grapples we see in longsword, dagger, or even sword and buckler techniques from the 15th c. manuscripts against a full size, properly curve...

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Rod Walker wrote:
Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Not many people using heaters I see. What about other -earlier- lance styles?

I do.

Joram and I using solid lances with steel coronels.
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mordreth

I think your opponet collapses in hysterics and you can then take his sword

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Have rules lawyers available (for a fee on the sidelines) so you can repetedly stop a fight to discuss what the rules of the lists really mean.

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Can't imagine the mans opponent would have been impressed

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

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try rubbing it with a piece of chalk to bring out any markings - it looks like a field anvil for a traveling shop

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I am sorry Aaron, but >I do not find that funny. Not that I am a big soccer fan or anything, but please know what you are talking about before mocking something. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2989015986_ff7d37c217_o.jpg Holy crap that's horrible! He can whine all he wants. I'd really really w...

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Ahhh I'd be horrified looking at my leg flayed open too. you are horrified at first, but (in my case) biological interest takes over as you try and figure out what all the bits are, and compare them to the frog you disassembled in school. I'm sitting here trying to figure out wtf happened to make h...

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I have given up arguing the use of wrap shots in the SCA with SCA people. They are so effective within the confines of the rules set they allow people to rack up immense victory tallies with it so it will never be modified to be used as false edge cuts. You are mad. Several years ago, I got a ride ...

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Fire really adds a lot to the experience. I've participated in <a href="http://www.martinsstation.com/raid.shtml">The Raid on Martin's Station</a>, which is held at and sponsored by a Virginia State Park . Realize that park rangers have to assure the safety of generally the lowest common denominato...

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I like the ignore arms and legs thing and count everything else. It does go with minor adjustments for other special weapons such as polearms killing on shoulder or hip hits. If you are going to limit CA however, you have to be willing to limit and improve other weapons as well. While arrows may no...

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elizabethan
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/avalon/artifacts/misc1.html

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Fire really adds a lot to the experience. I've participated in <a href="http://www.martinsstation.com/raid.shtml">The Raid on Martin's Station</a>, which is held at and sponsored by a Virginia State Park . Realize that park rangers have to assure the safety of generally the lowest common denominato...

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I now avoid "warm up" fights since I had a bad habit of getting hit across the instep, crotch, or hands during them.
Movong and stretching while preping for the first round works better for me

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Hi guys, I am finding that I have troubles getting in to the fighting mindset normally it seems to take me about 15 minutes of getting smacked around for me to relax and fight well. So how to you get your head in the game? Are there any tips or techniques that I can teach myself to get my head in g...

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So where are all the greatswords I've been hearing about?

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It looks cool, but frankly if I'm standing next to a live fire I'm going to be in a bunker coat, not a surcoat.

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Apple is clearly superior. I apply algebraic notations that prove apple is superior to key lime. Key lime is good, though, as this other set of algebraic notations proves. And one does not need groin protection to eat pie. now a nice norman apple pie, with tart apples, heavy cream, and a drop or tw...

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War without fire is as worthless as sausages without mustard.[/quote So very true. I was thinking that one of the things missing from our SCA battlefields is SMELLS.... The smell of horses, of smoke and fire, and yes blood and shit. By the way, nice pictures of Belarus women.... Glaukos the Athenia...

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Ceddie wrote:why do we not do this? this looks like GREAT fun!

If I was willing to play with fire it would look a lot more like this than a log wall

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[quote="Ã†iric Ã˜rvender"]Iâ€™ve only been â€œcuppedâ€

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So back in the mists of time we had a high level unbelted fighter come to a largish local event - he lived out kingdom. There were a number of blows to the groin in the course of the day, when asked the guy replied that groin was legal in the middle, and we should learn how to block better. Long and...

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sorry about that - it was a tremendous rush to see friends I haven't seen in lots of years, and I am afraid I focused a bit too tight through the afternoon

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much as I want to be at pensic I'm either job hunting, or starting a new one in Aug

I am not loving 2009

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I dropped by an MSR / Kingdom of Acre event today - Galvyn Lockheart, and Adamo are splendid fellows for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting them

and Adamo's new helm is nicer in real life than the pictures of it would have you belive - spectacular

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I tape my hands carefully before fighting, when I'm done the base of my thumb is pretty much immobile - sucks but not as much as having the hand blow up after a long day.

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Missy is determined to prove that she is actually a timberwolf

Re: Best Trainers/ Teachers in your area

Re: Modern jousting pre-1400 style.

The lighter side of wrist teathers

Re: Controlling your mind

Tournament in the Kingdom of Acre