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- Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (Sir) Gemini Asante and De Grendelus Med. Martial Arts video
- Replies: 141
- Views: 3447
Mike makes a point, if you are using a sword to cut it is not about power, the power is generated in the proper technique and speed just like punching Sure... but is proper technique slashing through (surface cutting) ? surface concussion ? I bet the answer to that question would be "I dunno, what ...
- Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:51 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (Sir) Gemini Asante and De Grendelus Med. Martial Arts video
- Replies: 141
- Views: 3447
It seems to me that when I watch an SCA fight, the attacks are excessively hard. I have seen a lot of the flailing offline. That much force is not necessary to inflict damage with a real weapon. I think it is done that way because the SCA'er knows that fighting that hard will not inflict as much da...
- Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:22 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Speeding up your progress
- Replies: 20
- Views: 434
- Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:18 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (Sir) Gemini Asante and De Grendelus Med. Martial Arts video
- Replies: 141
- Views: 3447
you are correct. the study of any martial art is not the issue. its the bs attitude of book readers that claim their kung fu is the strongest that annoys me. especially when comparing two totally different things. To imitate your tone and sweeping generalization, I assume you would be equally annoy...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:04 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: greatsword theory
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1885
It's becoming more clear that very few people can avoid taking comments personally. For the record... I'm very familiar with SCA fighting as was practiced in an Artemisia and an Atlantia chapter. I knew several people there and was very close to joining before I found a WMA groups that was a much b...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:54 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Trompe L'oeil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 321
Re: Ugh.
These are both free and much better, clearly written and not empty of humility: Bellatrix School Fundamentals of Oldcastle Sword and Shield If you really want Trompe L'oeil, try this. Or do you just need a copy as a joke present? In that case, I'd recommend the Krotchpunt as an alternative. Corby, ...
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:42 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Trompe L'oeil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 321
Trompe L'oeil
I'm looking to obtain a copy of this book. anyone got a copy they are willing to sell or rent?
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:40 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: need some help on dishing out a shield boss
- Replies: 14
- Views: 358
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:37 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (Sir) Gemini Asante and De Grendelus Med. Martial Arts video
- Replies: 141
- Views: 3447
That vast majority of people on the battlefield had little to no armour. Prevailing scholarship now suggests that most medieval battles were, in fact, conducted by a largely professional, well-equipped soldiery. Even my friends in Regia who, when they first assembled would limit mail-clad impressio...
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:45 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: bending/shaping rattan
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1386
In a finished state? Not finished yet... Having problems w/ the thrusting tip. All I have done is attach the pommel and hilt. More pics to follow later. Avarga, Try this (pictured below). Go to an outdoor supplier that sells kayak foam seats...they are made out of MicroCell foam. Cut it to the shap...
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:21 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: greatsword theory
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1885
- Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:25 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: greatsword theory
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1885
What are you trying to accomplish? Jean Paul --snip-- If this is somehow threatening, I apologize, that was not my intention. However, I will continue to offer what I feel is a better way to do things, which are based off historical manuals and period research. This is NOT an SCA board. So conflict...
- Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:52 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: greatsword theory
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1885
People see what they want to see I guess so that they can feel better about themselves. JP Isn't that what you are doing? I don't know. I know I don't think I want to see more misguidely condescendingly superior Western Martial Artists denigrating the SCA, but it certainly seems like I do see it in...
- Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:48 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: greatsword theory
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1885
And I've seen very few SCA fighters who DON'T stand in one place. So I guess it's all relative to individual exposure and experience. Perhaps the only comments of mine you notice are when I am DISCUSSING the SCA. I certainly do not sit down to every post I make with the intent to poke at the SCA. B...
- Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:02 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Highest Mobility/Authentic Armor?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1258
- Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:36 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (Sir) Gemini Asante and De Grendelus Med. Martial Arts video
- Replies: 141
- Views: 3447
- Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:55 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (Sir) Gemini Asante and De Grendelus Med. Martial Arts video
- Replies: 141
- Views: 3447
- Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:08 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: How to make a raising hammer in 4 easy steps
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1364
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:03 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Question about abnormal shielding
- Replies: 24
- Views: 599
We recently had this discussion on our lists, The idea that you can't wear a shield, or that a sheild attached to your arm is armor, is a Pennsic convention that has worked it's way into our collective rule set. The society rules do not prohibit it, and as far as I know neither do many kingdoms. Th...
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:19 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic Pick up etiquette?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1768
Sorry for being late getting back to this one. I wanted to say to Justus that I understand your position a lot more completely now, and I understand the viewpoint it comes from. It's a matter of being courteous, no snobbish. By the actions you state, you are refraining from forcing a fight upon a pe...
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:13 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic Pick up etiquette?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1768
Malcolm_Mor --snip-- The reasons I've been told for this custom, and the ones that I believe in, are that an inexperienced fighter may feel that they "have" to accept the challenge, even if they would rather not fight. There is also the problem that if I were to win it could appear that I'm just pi...
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:52 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: arms from the end of 15th century by stanislav Prosek
- Replies: 10
- Views: 558
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:39 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: anyone have the andy ward gauntlet patern?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 373
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:21 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pells
- Replies: 13
- Views: 431
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:06 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: West Kingdom crown.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 716
--snip-- King Radnor declared that all those who accept honorable defeat shall be celebrated is this way: at the beginning of the tournament, everyone placed their banners in the center of the field; at the end of each round, those who had lost twice and were thereby out of the tournament were invi...
- Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:59 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic Pick up etiquette?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1768
Ah, it's easier as a squire / man at arms. At that point you can walk up to anybody that is standing around and ask if they want to fight. The worst thay can say is no, and then it is almost always becasue they are waiting to fight someone in particular. If you see two people fighting and one stand...
- Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:50 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic Pick up etiquette?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1768
temazur....I just want to say that I commend you for wanting to spend time on the pickup field. I believe that I wouldn't be a knight today if it wasn't for pickups at Gulf Wars, Estrella and Pennsic. Those pickup fields accelerate your learned to a degree that's nearly unbelieveable versus what yo...
- Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:51 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: A deed of arms at Pennsic 35
- Replies: 23
- Views: 751
- Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:52 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Unpadded Polearms Suck
- Replies: 152
- Views: 4783
Like I said, I call on all Earl marshals to ban the unpadded ones. I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, as far as Drachenwald is concerned. I've recently decided to introduce the new (for us) option of unpadded poles, based on this survey of my Kingdom's fighters: m We will be encouraging or mandat...
- Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:38 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What's up with the King of Meridies?
- Replies: 197
- Views: 5112
I guess the question would be do you wear it outside your cloths as part of your garb or under your garb? IF, you chain looks something like a knights chain (long with large links etc.) and you display it outside your clothing then in essence you are breaking the rules. Even though you are not a fi...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: learning to stay alive vs spears
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1087
A competant shieldman can absolutely wipe out whole sections of spearmen that cannot manueuver out of the way to get an angle. In the close press the lances become almost useless. I have seen Cuan wade in and just wipe out whole groups of spears. While undoubtably true, in your example Duke Cuan >>...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:19 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Unpadded Polearms Suck
- Replies: 152
- Views: 4783
Throwing the "why are far eastern personas in a western European persona game" arguement out the window. It is probably because most of the people using the 3 foot blade "glaive/slashing spear" are NOT Samuri personas. They are viking, 14th cent, english, scottish, etc. Just my opinion. If someone ...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:28 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Unpadded Polearms Suck
- Replies: 152
- Views: 4783
To make a unpadded polearm that therefore mimics a "real weapons" handling characteristics only requires buying 1.5" rattan, shaving down the sides of the handle area (which also helps with flat/edge orientation), and then leaving the head unshaved. Whala! Balanced properly (i.e. head heavy), good ...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:55 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: D. Sebastian your website seems to be having trouble
- Replies: 5
- Views: 132
D. Sebastian your website seems to be having trouble
I was going to look up construction guide for a split head polearm. Any help?
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:46 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Unpadded Polearms Suck
- Replies: 152
- Views: 4783
--snip-- The biggest problems I have with unpadded poles (as has been mentioned before) are their non historical handling characteristics, and the fact that they don’t resemble any historical weapon aside from a quarter staff. My basket hilted sword doesn’t look much like my Albion sw...