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Palymar

The Pennsic Combat conventions, battle schedules, Combat archery and siege weapons and scouting rules are now on-line at: http://www.pennsicwar.org/penn32/MARSHAL/ Please don't bother bitching about them, they are set in stone. Thank you. In addition, I would like to remind everyone attending Pennsi...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bedlam: Thanks for the update. Yeah, I hate the T-shirts and bumper stickers. Again, I figure if my armor in nice enough, maybe a couple of fighters might try to change their g...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bedlam: ...Prepare your eyes for the last visage of your burning hovels and your women being carried off as death's endless slumber leaves you on the charred field that wil...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bedlam: Palymar: Would you considere my opening post here to be innapropriate on the field? BEDLAM<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Had to go back and re-read it, there has been ...

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Remember this though, if you call across the battle lines to me, I will respond in persona. As you may be the enemy, I will respond as an enemy would in war. This is not to say that I will be calling people mofos, but I may make comments about your mothers similar to my comments at the top of this p...

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I personally am looking forward to seeing how the Tuchux conduct themselves on the field this weekend. I sincerly hope they have made some of the improvements Bedlam has discussed.

Palymar
Marshal-in-Charge
Pennsic XXXII

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Edwin: I have heard that rathbone axe heads in the middle kingdom will now require an additional 1.5 inch of foam padding. Anyone having tips for doing that, while not resul...

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The link for part two of my polearm class should be fixed sometime today

Duke Palymar's Polearm 201

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Wolfram: I'm very interested in possibly taking up Pole Arm or Halberd fighting in the SCA. I can't imagine that either is very difficult to do, but I wanted to see if there...

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The most dangerous/life threating incident for me in the SCA was a "training" session at a Border Raids about 11 years ago while I was EM for the Midrealm. I was showing a bunch of Meridian Knights (including Bearkiller and Kane) some of my Polearm techniques. Doing just slow work without my helmet....

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Conrad the Mad: Alot of local people are having questions about the expiration dates on auth cards now. What do they mean? If you have a card that has said exp. date do you ...

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Hey Cheval Palymar: â€œYears ago, Chavel: Well, somebody had to move out of kingdom first, but whoâ€™s keeping track? Good to see I am not the only one with modesty issues http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Palymar: â€œThe Cuisanart is not a plan, Chavel: Well said! Who taught you this? Othe...

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Those who wish to find way to advance their skill will find ways to do so.

Those who are happy were they are (as so many SCA fighters are) will stay exactly were they are.

Palymar

Cheval said:
Morgan: â€œat the VERY least, your "off" hand sword should have a thrusting tipâ€¦â€

Palymar

>>He's actually only 5'7", but he addes six more inches by stuffing the top of his sugarloaf.

With evil intent... -c-

I was not counting my sugarloaf. Throw that on top of my ego, puts me at about 7'6"

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Winterfell:
Before I sent off on a long answer, I want to be sure of the question.

I get the impression that you are asking if the overall level of skill and technique of heavy weapons (in our opinion) has stagnated. Is that correct?

[This message has been edited by Palymar (edited 12-12-2002).]

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My shield is 24" x 32" and I am 6'3" when fighting. (my boots have a 2" heel)

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Richard de Scolay: Palymar, in the first sentence you refer to marshalls negatively as a whole. Then in the next sentence you defend yourself by saying it doesn't apply to ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by flonzy: Yeah Vermin didn't you know that marshals are all knowing and wise? Flonzy <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> No their not, their often ignorant, arrogant, out of date --...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Garreth: Palymar, Yes, your Grace, you do look very menecing in your sugarloaf! Now, what about the rest of your sport armour and hockey gloves... Garreth<HR></BL...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Konstantin the Red: I haven't met the close-faced helm that gave me the breathing I wanted. Does such exist? Can it exist? These questions are yet open.<HR></BLOC...

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I can't fight in a bargrill. I have never owned one and on the few occasions that I have borrowed one to fight in, it drove me nuts. I had way too much visablity. It proved to be a distraction. I suppose I could have gotten use to using a bargrill, but I enjoy having the closed face helm. More menec...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: Palymar: "I don't think they are legal anywhere that I am aware of." I just checked the on-line SCA regs, but they are still only dated to 11/2000. There is no prosc...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vermin: Very good points, especially with the finger gaunts. They're not legal in Trimaris, you could have the safest ones in existence, but everywhere you go, all you'd he...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Richard de Scolay: I guess until I've been around a bit longer it's not really my place to complain. --Richard<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Nothing wrong with complaining, b...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Richard de Scolay: [B] On a side note: I was amazed/depressed to see during the last round of the most recent Midrealm crown tourney that the fight was stopped several times to...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by hjalmr: That is odd, your grace. I have always been told that corkscrewing was not allowed in the Middle Kingdom -I have even seen people get bounced during authorizations ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by hjalmr: [b] This is actually how I learned to do this trick. Eventually I noticed that my opponent wil do almost anything legal to get free -including yaking on thier sword as ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: I think His Grace, talented and shrewed that he is, has recognized that SCA stick fighting has little to do with the historically-named weapons we purport to emulat...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Apollonia: I really, really liked your polearm video. I think I learned more in that 20 minutes than I have in a long time... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks, glad I could help...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jean Paul de Sens: To make halfswording useful in SCA combat, you'd have to give people the benefit of armour, i.e. plate armour is invulnerable to cutting and thrusting blows....

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Originally posted by Jareth: Hmmm... In the West, it is specifically mentioned that circling around a legged opponent is disallowed; That's the only unusual rule in the West Kingdom conventions of...

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The rule against grasping the blade of a weapon (even your own) pre-dates my joining the SCA so it would be pure speculation as to the reason for that rule being there. Although I suspect safety was the original intent. There is definately still a bias against grappling/wrestling in the SCA so I do ...

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I trap swords all the time. I do it as a means to break up my opponents attack rhythm. Since, in the SCA you cannot trap a blade with any part of your body, I have to use my sword and shield. I have never figured out a way to pommel my opponent while trapping their weapon in this fashion. But it kee...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fearghus: After watching the video I do have a question. What do you consider the optimal polearm length? Slainte, Fearghus <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I don't not believe ...

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