The Armour Archive

Morgan

Syrus...I don't have a clue what you're trying to say. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Raymond...Yeah, it's an interesting debate. Particularily the point about the fact that one is grabbing with a non-target. The way I approach the subject is this: It's currently legal. Therefore, as a l...

Morgan

White knight as well.

Morgan

Dang, that's a good lookin' APD. Looks way better than the PVC tubes tapes on.

Morgan

Yeah, it depends on what you WANT. You want a bastard sword? You want a claymore? You want a zweihander? (I'm sure I spelled that wrong)... what are you trying to recreate? As for "the best length to fight with" well, there is no such thing. Any arbigrary measurements like "up to your chin" are b.s....

Morgan

Hehe.... Gotta love this game, it's different no matter where you go. I appreciate your insight.

Morgan

Or a William Marshall tourney. And that's lot of fun! Thanks for the great idea!

Morg

Morgan

Yeah, it sounds neat. And I can poke a million holes into it for various reasons that do NOT invalidate it as a method. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Just like I can poke holes in the way the SCA picks its kings and any other organization. BUt that does sound like fun. I don't get your ...

Morgan

FrauHirsch said, "Ransom - yes, though it has been done and could be done today. Its just hard to capture people without killing them.." Reminded me of a funny... Battle of Three Kings, Ansteorra. We did a number of different battles from the Hundred Years War that year. It's a bit closer to re-enac...

Morgan

1) Should the SCA reenact wars in addition to tournaments/grand melees? Sure, why not. I tend to lean toward perferring just grand melee personally, but I don't like excluding people who want to play. 2)a) Should we keep the existing rules and not change a thing? No...I think some tweaks would help....

Morgan

Thanks for the clarification, JT.

"Can't keep your yap shut..." Essentially what you have in common with every OTHER Archive Member.

Morgan

Hehe...So Richard, if I tell you before hand "If I grab your pole arm, I'm NOT trying to take it away, just trying to keep you from hitting me" ... at that point, would you be considered to be "dropping" it if you let go? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif It's an interesting grey area of de...

Morgan

And you, Cap'n, are assuming that the best leader makes the best KING. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I think we've had more than enough evidence from the various groups to prove that there's no way to avoid complete ass-holes from mucking things up for the rest of us. http://www.armoura...

Morgan

I'm curious because the East kingdom rule say if you drop your weapon three times, you're forced to yeild. Would that not be enforced in this instance?

http://www.eastkingdom.org/Law/earlmarshal.html

part II, CC7

Morgan

What I'm saying is the "hardness" of the fight has nothing to do with the weapons.

Morgan

100 posts, I believe.

Morgan

Looks entertaining...but I don't think I can agree with the heading "steel fought harder than rattan"...unless you're talking about the steel of the ARMOUR of the guy who does the bull rush to slam the guy to the ground. Rattan fighters COULD do that as well....the steel sword has nothing to do with...

Morgan

Richard: Thanks for the clarification. The way the previous discussion had gone, essentially there were people who said "If someone grabs the haft of your pole arm to control it (not to rip it out of your hands, just control) one should release the pole arm to cause a hold." That's obviously very di...

Morgan

Onto the original question of the thread.... Hm. It depends on the context. But I think they're equal given context. They both have the capeability of showing total domination, and that's what shows me the level I feel. A well executed disarm is "cool" to see in movies and the like...like when Inego...

Morgan

I have to agree with Noe on this point. In fact, many if not most or all kingdoms have rules about people who intentionally get disarmed or run out of bounds...many even say if this happens 3 times in a bout, they've automatically yeilded...but I've also heard that many if not most or all kingdoms d...

Morgan

You're probably right, and that's something i'll never understand. Ah well.

Not that it matters to a 16th century Scot what happens with a viking helm!

Morgan

My girlfriend thought it was ugly...trying to explain that that is the IDEA and that's part of what makes it awesome is so tough with chicks...

Reserve not met...wonder what he wanted for it.

Morgan

And here I thought ACUSTIC guitar=hippy music. Hm. Well, I was BORN in the 60s but I don't remember them... 1969.

Morgan

Sword techniques were much different because their arms were shorter...oh wait, that's the OTHER dinosaur, the T-Rex...my bad.

DUCKING!

Morgan

Not a thing, personally...I just never have. NOt in 15 years of tourney judo, not in the SCA. Not in debate in highschool and college... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I was born a stone cold killer, and I don't need...er...anyway... Seriously, I'm more methodical than emotional. I'm par...

Morgan

One of Wombat's customers is selling a helm on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1710002693#DESC

Not much time left.

Morgan

And why not? You are, after all, a man of the cloth! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Rev. George: <B> As for bondage equipment, I've been considering trying my hand ...

Morgan

See, I think "Heavy Fighter" is the umbrella statement for anyone who puts on armour of any kind, authorizes to swing a rattan stick at their friends in the SCA. Sub categories would include "stick jock." But hey, Nazi used to be a derogatory term, but I've heard authenticity fanatics describe thems...

Morgan

Vermin...you've missed the most important point. We're using shorthand to discuss this. The real argument here is not "Is this war or is this a tourney?" The REAL question is "Is this a RECREATION with modern saftey in mind of War or is this a RECREATION with modern safety in mind of a Tourney?" But...

Morgan

Ashi...I'd argue with those folks extensively. Hjalmr...are you saying fencers don't like heavies or are you saying that you hear "stickjock" from the group of fencers who obviously don't like you and your group of heavies? Andreas...Yeah, please weigh in with your opinion. It is, after all, only an...

Morgan

I've always been a fan of helms without chin straps, personally. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Good advice in general above. 2 things: 1) Consult your kingdom's Marshall handbook. There may be local rules you'll want to follow...like what Losthelm said, you may have a strap width rule. ...

Morgan

My take would be this: Both "stick" and "jock" are mundane modern terms. Therefore, it would be my interpretation of the term that a stick jock is someone who is only interested in the athletic aspect of what we're doing, which is fighting with a stick in some form of armour. Furthermore, their inte...

Morgan

Lefties aren't hard to fight. Righties aren't hard to fight. The unfamiliar is hard to fight.

Morgan

I remember once on the archive here right after Ice won his crown, someone said they just didn't see how it was humanly possible for Ice to throw the offside leg so well from the hanging guard. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Duncan and I had to laugh...just looking at the guard, I can't ...

Morgan

I went that long without eating once recently. I lost 5 pounds in a day. Fighter practice that night was a bad bad thing, even tho I ate before. It's not a good thing at all, and worse if you've got minor blood suger issues.

Morgan

Barony of the Steppes, Ansteorra. Our loaner gear is low maintenance low authenticity plastic stuff. It protects well and includes cuisses and chest protections. It's in good condition. We have a couple suits, and are working on more. We have a couple simple spun top ugly helms that are servicable. ...

Wombat Helm on EBAY