The Armour Archive

dukelogan

animal, looking at the picture it appears to me that he has one of those plastic baldar hilts simply attached to the rattan and the metal part seems to just have a hole cut to fit the hilt. it also appears that he has pipe clamps (muffler clamps) holding the metal disk, and possibly the hilt, to the...

dukelogan

just a point to note, boots are not safer than cleats for sca sport combat. there are really very few boots designed for the types of movement that is commonplace in sca combat. cleats, on the other hand, are the most supportive and safest footwear for sca combat as far as arch and ankle support. an...

dukelogan

by your words vitus i get the impression that you think dominance is something final, something overpowering. i try to dominate any time i compete. be it swordplay, chess, monopoly. all are done within the rules and done with intent. i will put a hotel on boardwalk as soon as i can and i will throw ...

dukelogan

well said indeed. hopefully the bar for expected behavior will be pressed forward until it becomes something worthy of attaining. regards logan pure dominance. I think that if dominance becomes easy it begins to lose its lustre. It is the pursuit of dominance, the pursuit of excellence, that makes u...

dukelogan

ahhhh but the definition of winning can, and perhaps should, be different for all people. for you, at least for now, maybe it is being better next time. do that and ta dah! you win. the behavior and such is still expected for you and i equally but our goals might be a bit different. nothing wrong wi...

dukelogan

take my comments as two separate statements. one, calling barely half a high percentage isnt wholly accurate. and two, that almost half (at the time) felt strongly enough to say they hate it is enlightening. in our society there takes little for someone to say "i love......." whatever. but there is ...

dukelogan

my point being that a recognizable percentage feel strongly enough to say they hate it. the results speak for themself and i have attempted to skew nothing. logan barely half is hardly a high percentage. unless, of course, you mean that you expected a lower number. i think it speaks volumes that alm...

dukelogan

barely half is hardly a high percentage. unless, of course, you mean that you expected a lower number. i think it speaks volumes that almost half claim to hate it. even in such an unscientific poll. on an email list we conducted a poll with a few more options. here were the results: Leave it as it i...

dukelogan

pure dominance. everything else is expected. in other words, you are expected to behave as reasonable adults. you are all expected to follow the rules. you are all expected to know whatever. that leaves only-------- winning! yes that word that makes the hippie cringe. but that is what sca combat is ...

dukelogan

anyone that you were dedicated to, loved and trusted for years betray you recently? just fishing for answers to your dilemma......

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logan

Vitus wrote:I have to admit, the SCA is NOT FUN for me right now. Don't know why.

dukelogan

well i can tell you with little doubt that da is a nut case. that aside, it is often very interesting to hear what others think of you, your group, your style, etc. it often sheds light on what they (the opponent) is thinking. by opponent i only mean that you cant fight yourself. i will send somethi...

dukelogan

actually the third choice is, i believe, a misquote. the term is "i couldnt care less" indicating that you are comfortable with the situation as it stands. to say "i could care less" actually shows some favoritism towards the subject. gotta watch that broadway, he might be a sneaky fella! regards lo...

dukelogan

without a doubt the best unbelted fighter in atlantia is sinclair. there are several others that are doing well, fighting-wise, in my opinion: dammuth bryan killian jonathan blackbow shay helmut marc and a few others (but that wasnt the question so ill stop here) regards logan Well it seems the best...

dukelogan

i owe animal an apology since i only glanced through his list of cities and didnt make it to the end. what i saw was a list of russian cities listed (which is hardly europe and therefore didnt apply to the argument) and allowed myself to get frustrated at what appeared to be an intentional ignoring ...

dukelogan

brooklyn!! how dare you insult me like that!! i am from queens, top of the food chain! there, i feel better now. and i couldnt make book to save my life. i am a horrid gambler. hell, im still a giants fan all these years later. but back to your comments. one thing to keep in mind about vlads appeara...

dukelogan

holy shit how hard is this?? the sca, once again, focuses on medieval europe. regardless if you think those cities fell to archery in the middle ages you are sadly uniformed. join the sca or stop bitching about it. if you want to be a half dressed belligerent that visits sca events and despises the ...

dukelogan

i give up. i am well aware of the history of the mongols. i did an entire paper on the history of the khans. the sca is not focused on anything but europe. thats all. and the mongols never made it quite that far. huge difference. can you show me any proof that the horse archers defeated european mai...

dukelogan

well maybe someone else can explain it to you. sure the personas are there and should be. i encourage them. in fact, i love properly done personas. sarnac portrays a mongol and i hold him in the highest regard and consider him a friend. the thing you are missing "animal" is that the armor standards ...

dukelogan

learn to spell and then learn to step up. you are a troll on this board plain and simple. you quoted me in your stupid little antic and you will continue to do so. you add nothing of value so please go away. i did quit. this isnt the sca by the way, in case you missed that. i dont do sca stuff anymo...

dukelogan

why yes animal you do tend to ignore the facts. as it has been stated time and time and time and time and time again, armor worked, missiles got better so armor got better. and mongols have little to do with the sca. surely you have caught on to that by now with your 20 whatever years of playing in ...

dukelogan

i disagree with your contention godfried. while i applaud vlad as a fighter i must say that jonathan is a better fighter in the sca sense of the list. in all weapons forms except, maybe, pole arm jonathan is a superior fighter. i have to hit both individuals just as hard and well within the acceptab...

dukelogan

glad to see something spat you back out john (i sure hope it wiped). but yet again, you add nothing and simply troll away. one day, maybe, you will actually research what you spew, and that might put an end to it. until then i wish you luck with your cluelessness and hope that you enjoy your little ...

dukelogan

animal, the point is that armor was worn for a reason. as hand drawn missile fire came to defeat armor the armor makers simply improved the armor. as they did that, the weapon smiths improved the missiles. but it really is he-man masters of the universe type of fantasy to even think that a hand draw...

dukelogan

guess i will try to lump many responses into one response. first, a few facts. i have very rarely been hit by arrows. i pay attention to the field, the bad guys on the field, and what i have to work with. my complaints are not about my game experience. they are, however, a collection of issues broug...

dukelogan

as knights we do have an advantage. it is one that is earned through many many hours of practice, patience, toil, pain, courage, etc etc. we have the advantage of skill at arms and courage to employ it. we lose that with archery since our attacker can simply best us without our knowing of their pres...

dukelogan

vitus did as he should have done. if you play in the sca for a while you will learn that. vitus owed nothing more to his opponent than he gave him. the rules, the culture, the reality, of the sca tell that tale. not to mention that he was within his rights to call whatever he choose, regardless of w...

dukelogan

but even today bryce we still have armor to protect us against missile weapons. cops, soldiers, and bodyguards all wear it for a reason. yet it still leaves the face an open, and easy, target if one practices and actually shows some skill. funny how no matter how far the technology goes missles get ...

dukelogan

you are correct. i, for one, dont want to see arrows be required to hit with the same force as swords. they simply are far too dangerous as they are even with the limited poundages. that being thin shafted arrows not the big golf tube things which i hate. i am willing to take the risk of the thin sh...

dukelogan

but that still will not get rid of the fact that arrows simply touch and they are considered devastating (in most kingdoms). nor will it get rid of the fact that arrows violate almost every rule that all other weapons must adhere to (in most kingdoms). nor does it deal with the fact that arrows are ...

dukelogan

my fear is that one sides proponents are so often filled with emotion, anger, venom, what have you that there will not be a working up of the rules. but rather an edict. i am afraid it will have to come to that as long as the few calm, yet vocal, heads on the pro "combat archery as it currently stan...

dukelogan

that point has been made over and over and over and over again animal but it falls on deaf ears. it causes cries of unfair anytime it is suggested that arrows are not the "bringers of death" that many like to think they are or were. an arrow that touches my stomach on an sca field kills me. a sword ...

dukelogan

i assume you are kidding right? there is no way i would hesitate so that you could draw a sword. why should anyone? and. a sticker on your car maybe, but not one your helm. regards logan Come whack me. I expect nothing less when I enter a melee. But would you give me the chance to put away my crossb...

dukelogan

the arguments about the armor standard of the sca and how effective arrows were against them is often clouded by comparisons of armor to arrows that were much beyond that time. people with an agenda tend to discount the fact that armor was improved as weapons were improved to defeat it. if armor was...

dukelogan

only use ive found for shaved rattan is to hold up banners. ive tried it a few times and ive tried taping it the way i tape my husked, shaved sides, rattan. 6 passes with high tensile strapping tape tip to end (not spiraled, that does little) and i still blow it apart in one or two practices. bear i...

dukelogan

surprised? he didnt answer my questions either. regards logan The moderator youre speaking of is in fact me, as you should have noted by the name (real names by the way, we dont post on condition of anonyminity like many on the AA) in the post, and the name in the signature of my posts here. You're ...

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