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SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Cunian: [BOkay, I guess I was considering the gallery of attentive ladies more indicative of a tournament than armour or lack thereof. I think there is reason to believe there ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Lion du Fay: Bascot I don't know about "nearly everybody", but I look forward to SyrRhys' posts. I enojy what he has to say, and agree almost all the time with what he says. Al...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Russ Mitchell: The messer section for Codex Wallerstein is short and sweet, with an emphasis on closing and balance breaking. Very good stuff. imho, the messer work from C. ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Russ Mitchell: Oops. I don't think Paladin Press is going to get any repeat business from Grzegorz. I just got an explosively-worded email from G. (which I cannot repeat her...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Cunian: http://www.tempora-nostra.de/index_f_neu.shtml?manesse0-9 Both #62 and #68, illustrations from the Manesse Codex, show sword and buckler fighting in a tournament co...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vitus: Anyone who has ever done full-speed combat with steel weapons will notice something very strange- the armour of your opponents tends to destroy your sword. Go ahead- ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bascot: You hit from your right shoulder (horizontal or slightly diagonal) into the ?flat? of his blade (descending vertically)? Is that edge-to-edge? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bascot: Here is an example of John dismissing edge-on-edge parrying, but who is his target audience, and what is he rallying against? Hollywood depicts theatrical fighting ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jagatei: I believe the conquistadors came against mainly obsidian tipped arrows but I may be wrong. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> So obsidian-tipped arrows punched through plate whi...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Chuck Davis: Hi Sir Rhys, Yes, I'm sure this is of St. Michael. He isn't fighting a dragon, but a hydra, and St. George didn't have 'wings' This picture is also dated to lat...

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It's odd to see that, considering how many earlier references there are that show that arrows had virtually *no* effect on armor itself, especially considering my (uninformed) impression that the aborigines in this instance were using fairly weak bows. Did they even have iron points? ---------------...

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Your point about the St. Michael painting is interesting, Cad. I still believe that the buckler isn't typical for knights to use in war, and wonder if that painting isn't using some artistic license, particularly considering that he's fighting a dragon rather than another knight. On the other hand, ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bascot: Interesting that you dog John Clements, then post something from his site as a reference. If you are so much better than him, why didn't you have it to start with? </fo...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vermin: "One of the neatest things in part A is the inclusion of one plate detailing how to rob a peasant (no, really, I'm not making this up!!) by holding your knife to his...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murdock: OHHH ok Well then throw the thunder call the rain as i think Duke Gareth says. Hit hard but be generous with your opponent's shots. Don't give away shots, but if it...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Edmund Greyfox: 5) All notions of honor and chivalry go out the window in a war scenario- if you can get somebody from behind, don't hesitate. Your enemies sure wont. <H...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Stoffel: I refuse to fight on knees. I just dont call shots to the legs unless they are enough to take me down with a real weapon. I only do this in melee and practice, I dont ...

SyrRhys

In my ongoing (and probably endless) attempt to try to understand what real Medieval Martial Arts (MMA) were like, I have been relentlessly pursuing every source I could find for medieval fighting manuals ("fechtbucher") to try to make sense of them. Unfortunately, it's been difficult to get them in...

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People who come to more authentic tournaments often feel they should lower their calibration, and they often say such things as you did to explain it. In fact, nothing could be farther from the spirit of the tournaments in question. First, force *is* a function of skill. Yes, there are big gorilla t...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Trystan von Adler: I'd say that the first one was probably late 1200's and the second one is probably mid 1300's. This is just an observation based on the amout of plate and...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Alexander: Let me start this by saying that I have baselessly questioned and challenged Sir Rhys' honor. As he previously stated, I gave him no opportunity to state his positio...

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It's pretty ludicrous. It has only one advantage, in that it creates a way of scoring blows without any complicated tracking system, but the premise upon which it's built makes no sense. We've been having a lot of luck getting SCA folks to accept and *spread* the three-blow combat system we develope...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Owen: There's a BIG difference- if it's fermented, it's kumiss, if it's spoiled, it's cheese. Important distinction. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Another important distincti...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by sarnac: I find myself trying to figure out where this all started... Rhys was simply trying to answer this man's direct question and give him options in order to attain the ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Morgan: I agree with you, Rhys. I know that even personally "too hard" in the helm is VERY differnet than "too hard" in my ribs or on my spine. http://www.armourarchive.org/...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by AaronJ: How are we documenting "Rare". "The Churrburg #13 is a rare piece.." or something like that. What we have to remember here, most of the armor and clothing of that pe...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Destichado: Welcome to the Archive SOC. Let's have a great big round of applause for the reason I left the SCA! And by the way, soc, the concept of Honor was developed in a ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dmitriy: Oh geez.. soc, a longsword == greatsword == katana for all SCA intents and purposes. It's a sword that's weilded with two hands. And, essentially, so is an unpadded po...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by soc: This is just the essence of it, isn't it? If he kicks your ass around until you're unconscious, does that make him right? Has the application of violence then solved the i...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Firebow: Rhys, (or anyone I suppose) When making a gambeson, assuming I find all cotton batting, how thick should the batting be (before sewing)? An inch, an inch and a half...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jean Richard Malcolmson: For a lefty, the armpit, right back shoulder, behind the right thigh and (if not SCA) behind the right knee are prime targets, which would be relativel...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Christopher: excessive force = smelling salts after the match.... just kidding.... you could say that excessive force is an ammount of force that you wouldn't want to be hit...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by wjlord: does anyone have an opinion on the book "Medieval Military Costume" by Gerry Embleton? it is a collection of photographs of living history groups, it deals mostly wi...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Llywelyn: What about in other kingdoms? I am in the East, does this apply here? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes, it does apply in the East. Now, if only someone would define "exce...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murdock: Next note: Hows everyone coming with their stuff? What about weapons? Pole arms specifically, i see lots of sources for swords but very few pole arms. Arms and Armo...

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