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Ewan

What is with this sword?

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Ewan

Wulfe wrote:I have always loved the 14th century, so that is where my persona search started. Everything has been shaped (and is being shaped) based upon that.

Ditto

Ewan

I gifted sir guntar with those as an inspiration to fight crown in early 03. I would be interested to know your opinion of how they are holding up??? Thay are doing fine mrks. He loves em. snip hehe ask sir guntar for his crown game. his round shield moves like a pizza shield... damn fast. Yah and ...

Ewan

Hi, You guys have missed some great picks; East: Sir Kelson Sir Balin HRM Thorsen An-Tir HRM Thorin Duke Rorik Caid Duke Guy There are many others, so if you guys like to think of yourselfs as great team pickers, then do some digging. Duke Ronald Wilmot Hee Hee Duke Rorik and HRM Thorin are mine (b...

Ewan

Late on this one:
4th round Duke Gunnar - An-Tir
5th Duke Rorik - An-Tir

So that makes " Ewan's Exterminators"

Duke Davin
Duke Thorin
Aveloc
Duke Gunnar (my great-grandknight)
Duke Rorik Gunnarson (my grand knight)

That should be fun!

Ewan

Keeping with my An-tirian theme:

Not sure if I can have him or not but if this is Fantasy
I'll take Aveloc for my third round. If that is not cool, I'll take Sir Markus for spear. (If he lets me!)

Ewan

OK I'll bite. I'm going to do hindu push ups starting tomorrow am. Don't know how many...I haven't worked out in a long time. If I don;t do this Ogedei can beat me like a baby harp seal....(Oh wait he does that already.... ) Hindu Squats as soon as I feel my knee can take it and I'll add hill sprint...

Ewan

Round one Duke Davin
Round Two Duke Thorin

Ewan

I'll take Duke Davin first round please.

Ewan

Potential Dark Horse:

Former An-Tirian Lord Phaelin Gann and his Lady Maiwen.
Watch yer butt cheeks when he is fighting...one of the best deep wraps I've ever seen.

Go Gann-Man!

Ewan

One thing I am grateful for is that my original trainers ramped up quickly as they would have any other male new fighter. I was not babied more than a practice or two. One thing I've noticed over the past 25 yrs of fighting or so, is that there are a certain number of women who end up training with...

Ewan

One of the problems with discussions of speed "vs" power is that the word "speed" is sometimes ambiguous in our usage. "Speed" can mean how long it takes the blow to land from the moment you begin to throw it or it can mean velocity of the stick when it hits. The former adds nothing to power but th...

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ewan I went to a 38" two pound-blade heavy sword and they got off my back. increased my speed, I didnt have to change my technique and I stopped having to worry about hurting somebody made a huge difference in my on field confidence.. . Hey Mrks! (Don't you think it is ironic getting advice on this...

Ewan

Ewan, I also subscribe to the speed equals power. There are a lot of aspects that goes into a good shot. Hip turn, arm extension, blow angle all come into play. If I use the same technique to throw the blow then by the laws of physics the faster I throw the blow the harder it is going to hit. Ewan ...

Ewan

OK, I've always subscribed to the school that speed equals power. The result of this is I'm always trying to hit my opponent as fast as I can. In most situations this is fine but there have been situations where I have had people tell things like "you don;t have to swing that hard" or "boy, you were...

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my guess would be a fear that the added mass of the head would hit with a lot more force because of the extra weight. for example, you cant drive a large nail into a piece of wood with the handle of a hammer, you need the mass/weight of the hammer head. regards logan I think HG has hit the proverbi...

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*snip* After all, it's softer than rattan! Unfortunately rules about weapons rarely take into account creativity and the creation of new options that are as safe or safer, and a lot cooler than what was around when the rule was written... *snip* Gaston Yeah, what he said. There are people I can pla...

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single tourney fighters and vikings

Ewan

Hey Gaston, any trouble getting your mace passed inspection?

I built one and my local guys figure it doesn't pass the 1/2" compression rule.
For that matter I just looked at the SCA weapon's regs and maces require a 2" thrusting tip. Now my mace is really cool but illegal to fight with.

Ewan

I finally get out to my local practice after moving, getting a new job so I have time for the SCA finally and something bad happens. I was fighting HE Sior Murchad from my knees. On a slippery surface I'm trying to keep from becoming a wishbone and all of a sudden I feel a pop in my right knee. I do...

Ewan

I'm pretty confident its linen, Wil.
I've had it for a year or two but have never been able to do anything with it.

Ewan

I know that cotton is not a period fabric. However, I'm fine with that. I was thinking about using the velour for my surcoat and the linen for arming jupon.

Thanks for all of the help folks! Keep the tips coming!

Ewan

Believe it or not my Mom-in-law is a tailor and works in the laundry dept of a local monestary. this piece of linen has been there since she started.... 30 years ago. It was gratis I also have a piece of heavy blue cotton velour that came from stage drapery that I am thinking of using for the surcoa...

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Thanks folks,

Now a question that really shows how new I am to this sewing game.
I've got a bolt of linen that is 4.5 yards long x 44" wide doubled. In sewing terms how much fabric is this?

Ewan

OK I did a burn test on a bunch of "linen" I was given. It burnt with no sign of melting and smelled like burning paper....sounds right to me.... but i 've never done this before.

Ewan

Well that's a two part answer 1) the "jupon" is simply an unpadded garmet made of linen that fits very closely and act as a foundation for pointing my cuisses/couters and spaulders to. I would imagine laces will integral to the proper fit etc.... 2) the "surcoat" I am shooting for is kind of a combi...

Ewan

Hi All, I decided to try my hand at sewing an arming jupon for my self and a surcoat. Anyone got any links to simple patterns (i.e. never sewed before and don;t know how to use the sewing machine...yet) Please not the simple sideless surcoat or simple t-tunics patterns I have them and they won;t do ...

Ewan

I guess the biggest thing the struck me was a higher level of political BS and cliqueishness that I saw, and heard about.... Maybe its not true...but that was the impression... but the people were very kind and thoughtful.... Perhaps sometime in the future you will have reason to travel to An-Tir, ...

Ewan

Face thrust rolled over to a leg shot.

I have been fortunate to land that on a lot of different fighters with a wide range of skill levels.

Face thrust rolled over into an onside head shot. If you fight with your sword arm back I've got a good shot at landing that one.

Ewan

Your Grace Logan, Not all of An-Tir actively follows this convention. In Avacal arms are fair game. My household has a saying if someone gives us grief about it: "I'm sorry Mi'lord I was trying to hit you in the head but your arm got in the way." We do frown on the counter strike chop to the inside ...

Ewan

Welcome to the Archive Sir Daniel,

I see Sir Markus has infected you with the virus...there is no hope for you now

Ewan

Aveloc won one of his Crowns with Glaive.

Ewan

Just passing though on business. Hope to see you there.

Ewan

Hi All,
Time for me to start getting back in the saddle after my relocation.
I'll be in Minneapolis this coming Tuesday-Thursday night. I tlooks like practice is Tuesday?

Come on and all and beat me back into shape!

Ewan

We have a saying in my household when someone gives us flack about taking their arm...

I'm sorry m'lord, I was trying to hit you in the head but your arm got in the way...

Speed versus power [SCA]

First Practice in awhile.....oh sh$t (help with my knee)

Linen question

Lost my links to simple jupon/surcoat patterns

Travelling fighter coming to Minneapolis St. Paul