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Not meaning to derail this topic, but um...
Not all Japanese armour was leather. There are many, many instances of iron. Just putting that out there.

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Dag! ahem I mean Forsooth! What a wonderous group that is. If I knew nothing of the SCA and I came across that as my fist experience I would be enraptured.

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On another group, I got some 50 emails about a flame war concerning plastic and steel armour. Since I recognized some of the names there, I wanted to just say a few things about it. (And not gum up my email) First, these are my opinions and thoughts and are not slamming anyone else's, if I disagree ...

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I'm looking, I'm looking. But I keep finding the goreous expensive stuff.

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Off all of the stuff on the guys kit, the sweatshirt should be the first to go. Flonzy is doing a lot of research into what soldiers wore under armour in several different periods AND what materials. When he is done I think it will be fantastic. Ask him for details. Also last year I crashed at the e...

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Ahh the problem of wandering people into photo areas. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif And while I agree with both of you, my point is that it requires effort to put good looking, historical kits together. Heck it takes effort to put kicks ass fantasy kits together. Have you ever seen pict...

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The following links are to various medieval combat groups. They are not in any particular order. But I want people to look at them. At first glance one can easily see that some are strictly Living History and others are Martial Sports. But the real difference I want folks to really see, is EFFORT! N...

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Chef, Oh my god! You have them in the ACW too?! There was a group that I belonged to rather briefly whose almost entire core "Nobility" was that. Lets just say that between all of them there actually might have been enough teeth to fill one mouth, maybe. There gone now. Oh well such is life. -------...

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http://www.thehaca.com/spotlight/NotesLEJEUDELAHACHE.htm This is the only online source I have found so far. If anyone has a better source by all means please speak. Rhys, Thank you, now that I know what the "queue" means, your post makes even more sense. Sweet! ------------------ "As long as there...

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One word, Tabards! Look your amour can look like shite for all I care, but what about making some decent tabards to through over the kits? I saw a knight fighting in kydex wearing a jupon and he passed the two foot rule. It is not difficult folks. I just see way to many excuses by way to many people...

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While I have not come across this historically and I doubt I will, has anyone tried leading with the butend of the poleaxe. The rules of combat that I have tried this under (non SCA) allowed for a full spike and I would often lead with this. I was able to feint and or block and then use my opponents...

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Losthelm,
I will be fencing at Pennsic as well, if you would like a couple of pickups let me know. I will be there on the 14th on.

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Started out as an early Irish persona, because they were brave souls who were oppressed by everyone, then I decided to be a Highlander from Scotland who was fiercely independent, and oppressed by everyone. I only wore kilts in the â€œQueenâ€™s Regimentalâ€

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Jeff,
I would be bery much interested in hooking up with your group. I am in Fairfax Va. Let me know. Thanks

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Uryen and Murdock, Have it both right. If you put me in my SCA armour today, right now, and I was doing live steel, I can think of lots of gaps where I am unprotected. Mostly because I do not have the chainmail to go under my armour. But at least it is not plastic. The other thing I notice is that i...

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I believe the word was "poseur" which is French for "layer". See now I am all confused is that a good thing or a bad thing? Maybe Rhys was saying that Bascot has depth? Or that Bascot is known as a ladies man? Or maybe Bascot has a single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an over...

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Rhys, Have you ever wondered why so many people dog pile on your posts? It is because of one of the following reasons: A.) Your are unable to express yourself in a clear manner when making posts, and thus come across as beligerent or inflammatory. B.)You are talking so far above everyone elses head ...

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In Ponte Alto (Fairfax, VA) my wife and I are hosting a newcomers meeting this July. The main theme is persona building. We have tons of reference books, and costume books, and I am sure a certain garb snob like Flonzy may also be a big help there to. My main goal is not to quelch other peoples drea...

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Vitus, I think he is referring to the fact that the gaps in SCAdian armour are not covered by chainmail or any other protection against an edged sword. Not knocking SCA here, but how many times do you see exposed skin around the upper arms, thighs, sometimes the belly, and the armpit area? ---------...

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For historical accuracy nothing beats "A Knight's Tale."

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By Grapthor's Hammer! By the Sons of Woban!
I shall be avenged!"
heheheh sorry had to say it.

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Cue music...
You take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll get to Scotland before you...

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A long time ago I came across a story about the Irish Red Branch Warrior Cuchulain. In the story King Conchobar of Ulster had to decide between three of his bravest warrious as to who would be champion. As the story goes Conchobar sent a request to the King of Munster, a man of supposed magic, for h...

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Oh thank you Darvis. I now fear for the safety of my children, and I do not have any yet! That was without a doubt truly scary!

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Once at the local mall, I saw two idjits at a comic book store, talking to some guy about the "real" combat they do, and what it was "really" like in the middle ages. Geek 1 was wearing a long black trench coat and carrying a katana wrapped in silk like it was a walking stick. Geek 2 was wearing, I ...

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One of the more interesting conversations that I had was with a serious student of the sword and fight interpreter (as they call themselves) at Leeds. Basically he said something to the effect that, there are so many people who are now studying and practising historical combat techniques that when s...

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Rhys said this: My friend, that's play acting, not how real people lived. And I *did* say I was interested in the Arthurian fantasies to the extent that they influenced real life. Anyone who thinks real knights lived their lives according to the romances needs to re-read Keen, chapters one and two a...

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"By the end of the fourteenth century courtly grace and skill was being admired and pursued as much as brute force and endurance, and the tournament increasingly became a social occasion. From the end of the fourteenth until the seventeeth, it developed into the most popular of spectator sports, inc...

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Yeah that is gonna be a bit of a commute from Northern Virginia. One of these days I really need to fix that teleportation device so it will stop turning baboons inside out. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Actually if you have a schedule of events I might try to make the trek sometime. ---...

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Khan,
Where are you located? Please say on the East coast. I am always up to learn from new people.

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Oh just because I can't keep my nose out of what has been quite the enjoyable little pissing contest. Rhys said "I'll fight afoot, thanks, in the grand old English tradition; you may fight ahorse (there are a number of dismounted techniques in the fechtbucher I've been dying to try). But I won't com...

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Rev. George gotta disagree here. This arguement which I see time and again; "Did either of these gentleman DIE? Were either greviously wounded? If not then no one was doing it right, as the purpose of combat, ESP armed combat is to kill and/or maim." Is errent BS! When this statement is made, do peo...

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The above pic is a goal for me. I think the point of almost all of these arguements is that no one group is the be all end all of medieval reenactment? Is the SCA a living history group? No. Does it have LH members in it? yeah. Is the SCA officially striving for historical aunthenticity? No. Is it f...

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This past Sunday at an SCA demo, there was at least two fighters who wore rather nice tabards or jupons. One of them was wearing kidex armour under it, but he had a fantasitic Barbute helm, and his jupon was really nice. Hell he passed the 2 foot rule. There are tons of sources out there generated b...

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Friend of mine used to apprentice with them, until he had a falling out the main guy, he never told me what happened. I was not overly impresed with them since I saw I hardened epee blade with a nice tip and while it would make a good small sword, I sure as hell would not pay $800 bucks for it. I ha...

Why plastic?

Appels and Oranges?

Knightly Virtues (long post, sorry)