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Adriano

If I had another week of vacation and several hundred dollars for gas, I would so be there. Whip all y'all asses.

Adriano

Squire Scorpus wrote:
sven_g wrote:But isn't boggie somehing that comes out of a nose ?
/Sven

That's a "boogie" or "booger" depending on where your from...hope that helps.:D

Or a "bogey" in the UK, I think.

Man, I've got to visit Bavaria someday.

Adriano

Thanks, but believe me, my shots don't need any additional pressure. Also, I like to pretend my rattan weapon is a real sword and (I hope) use it in a way that would work with steel; don't want to take advantage of the peculiar characteristics of rattan. It'd be so cool to put together a unit of gre...

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Thanks to this thread, I determined to make a new sword somewhere between the 72" and 49" lengths of my two existing swords, and try it out at practice. Great -- but my available 7-foot length of rattan has a bend in it. What to do? Back to the Armour Archive, and I looked up threads about...

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I can remember discussions a lot like this twenty years ago. I hope we'll have them again twenty years from now.

Adriano

Sorry I missed this till now. My next chance to fight will be Sunday; I'll keep Don'a Lasairona in mind as I do. I'm grateful to be 47 and still alive and kicking.

Adriano

Blackoak -- if I get to go back to Gulf Wars, we must make an appointment. Your kit looks great, by the way.

ETA -- for you, I'll haul out my six-footer.

Adriano

In a bout between a 6-foot greatsword and a bastard sword, give me the bastard sword every time. (Unless my feet are stuck in a hole, in which case the greatsword's range advantage would be telling.)

Adriano

Here in Meridies, I believe you're allowed any grip that's less than half the total length of the sword. So you could have a 72" greatsword that's 37" blade and 35" handle if you wanted (which would essentially be a short unpadded polearm). Greatswords range from about 49" up to ...

Adriano

Never underestimate the value of just wandering around and introducing yourself to people.

If your body tell you you're done for the day -- listen to it.

(Sean -- so what the heck happened to the chocolate milk? It was fine when I was there two years ago.)

Adriano

I should have given an more specific answer: I'd say, in the SCA, if one is going out against a greatsword, one's best bet is good ol' sword and shield. I gave up the shield about twenty years ago because of shoulder problems, but they do a great job of getting between me and the fellow I want to b...

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The 90-degree rule is a thing of the past in most kingdoms, I think; certainly that's true here in Meridies. Instead, the rule says "no excess force".

Adriano

I should have given an more specific answer: I'd say, in the SCA, if one is going out against a greatsword, one's best bet is good ol' sword and shield. I gave up the shield about twenty years ago because of shoulder problems, but they do a great job of getting between me and the fellow I want to be...

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Totally badass, Magnus. I love the round brass plates on the sides of the elbows.

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Another great book is Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons . Lots of pictures, based (if I recall) on a 15th century Bible. It shows armour on everybody from rich noblemen to peasants, and also shows all sorts of weaponry, siege engines, wagons, tents, etc. (When medieval artists painted pictures of...

Adriano

Damn! The two of you look like a book illustration, in a good way. How are the legs working out? I gave up my articulated legs because I could never quite get them to fit right.

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Lady Ashley, I've been using greatsword for a couple of years; in fact, I made a vow to use nothing else until I win the Silver Hammer Tournament. In answer to your question, my experience is that, within the rules and practices of the SCA, pretty much every other weapon style out there works well a...

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Welcome, Lady Ashley, and I hope you'll find the Armour Archive as educational as I have. No matter you're interested in, there's probably somebody here who knows about it.

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Nissan Maxima wrote:In SCA combat the penalty for getting hit in the leg is that you must then simulate oral sex on your opponent.

Nissan, if we ever fight, just go ahead and hit me on the head, because I'll be devoting all my efforts to guarding those legs.

Adriano

Blued helmets look great. I had a blued helmet and used to use car wax on it. Anything that provides a moisture barrier. I've gone through a lot of padding methods over the years, and have ended up with cotton batting sewn into an old cotton pillow case. If I were making it again I'd use linen for t...

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justus wrote:Watch out for this guy.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/228 ... 99bf_o.jpg

:twisted:

-Justus

Because he can't spell?

Adriano

FindlÃ¦ch wrote:Why does Peter look constipated? :D

He's English.

Adriano

I found a great way to do it. Talk shite on the Armour Archive, and get challenged. Not only does the challenger show up, but so does a handful of Knights and other fighters from surrounding groups. 8) Worked like a charm. *grin* Az, I'll try and get out there next Tuesday. (Though apparently I'm n...

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Glad you're back in the game, Animal; please take care of yourself.

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I can't see it at work, but is that the Domino's commercial? So it finally showed up on YouTube. When that first came on, I told my girlfriend, "That's what the SCA would be like with no women."

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Bazubands definitely look good. How's the fit for those of us with Popeye forearms?

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Asbrand -- nice videos! I can see why people like the new practice site; I promise I'll get out there.

I'd caution Crispin about that high wrap-type shot; I threw my shoulder out doing that in the 1980s.

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I respect my opponent, fight in a spirit of friendship, but fight to win. Duke John the Mad Celt has taken my arm countless times, and thus has taught me to take better control of range and stance. (Now it only happens when I'm tired.) I fight bastard sword and (given the rules of our game) start ou...

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Lucas, I'm curious -- did you ever play with the Kingdom of Acre up there? I seem to recall they're headquartered in Long Island.

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Welcome in advance, Lucas.

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I'd never deliberately block with my gauntleted hand, and if for some reason I did, I'd take it as a loss. With my 6-foot greatsword, I often block with the 8 or 10 inches of empty hilt between my two hands. With my 4-foot bastard sword, it's all with the blade. With regards to basket hilts, I guess...

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Yeah those were the days... Every now and then a few of us talk about sponsoring an old school "no spears" battle at Pennsic. I think that would be fun and full of violence. Hell, yeah. I guess it was fiberglass that made all the difference; it used to be hard to find a 9-foot rattan stic...

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Heck, I favor a bastard sword, which isn't very likely for my C. 1300 Venetian persona. But I love it, and nobody objects. I know, at least it's a European weapon. But as noted before, part of the problem is nomenclature. Maybe we should just banish the word "madu", but allow a short spear...

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What were we talking about? Oh, yeah, Ursus' excellent pictures. He has Thursday's pictures up. Edited to add: I'll gladly stipulate that: 1) Az is a good guy and a good fighter when he chooses to armour up (having known him since our old Nant-y-Derwyddon days in the '80s); 2) There's probably been ...

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And now the Thursday pictures are up!