The Armour Archive

carlyle

What bothers me are the fighters that decide I thought the shot was light and ramp it up. Nevermind that the shot was not light but glancy, or tippy, or hit my shield... Throwing harder isn't going to change the fact that you hit my sword or shield, but it might end up hurting me if I don't block t...

carlyle

maxntropy wrote:"That would've been a good groin shot, if it didn't land so hard."

Knights sometimes say the darndest things, don't they?

carlyle

Palymar wrote:If you don't know why someone didn't take your shot, why do you immediately assume they thought it was light?

Cuz,

There is nothing to assume. The only thing I need to know is they didn't take the shot. I don't care why.

You never call, you know...

AoC

carlyle

There is a certain Duke here - whom I respect, admire, and like as a person - who has the *most* irritating habit of chatting at you when you hit him in a melee. On the other side of the coin, Duke Christian once yelled at me when I tried to ask him about a blow he landed on me in a Crown Tourney b...

carlyle

The only thing I say is no when my opponent takes a shot on himself I think isn't good enough and to not take it. Sorry, Leo (and Angus), but I gotta weigh in on this one. There are no "backsies" in SCA fighting. Telling a fighter a blow wasn't good enough is the same as trying to tell hi...

carlyle

Look at it this way: are you annoyed that you can't use your hands in soccer? Or than in basketball, you can't tackle the guy who has the ball? Neither soccer nor basketball claims to be inspired by another sport. SCA armored combat does. I dislike a lot of things about rattan fighting--no grapplin...

carlyle

A customer in his stuff: <img src="//home.earthlink.net/~old_bear/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cheval_armour2.jpg"> A customer, my eye! And that was no "mid-eighties"; that was 1981 at Lake Park in Milwaukee. It was very possibly the first round-faced bascinet the SCA ever saw (...

carlyle

I worked on not backing up. It sucked. I only watched two of the fights, the one with Saveric and the one with Magnus. Two quick comments: Leaning back when your opponent closes is the same as backing up -- worse, because you compromise your center. Notice the stance of both knights just before the...

carlyle

What if these were made like Chausses only they stopped below the knee? ... regardless of that 'working' would it be overall too un-period? Granted there may have been something similar in period, I've not taken any time to look... Take a look in the lower right-hand corner where the seated knight ...

carlyle

Therion arms carries the GDFB ones. I have a pair. I like them. Doug -- can you tell me if these are formed as simple sections of a cylinder or cone, or is there a definite "front" and "back" (ignoring the belt loop for the moment)? In other words, I'd be inclined to remove the ...

carlyle

I'm still new to the society and fighting. (About 6 months in) I guess the allure of strapping on my hideous armor and clonking around with the guys (and girls) hasn't worn off yet, so I'd probably fight standing on my head if I had to. It was not intended as a "catch", believe me. I star...

carlyle

... I may look silly perched on my knees ... but at least I'm out there. Yes, being out there is far better than sitting back and playing "what if". I commend you your enthusiasm... ... don't get too caught up in uber-realism and "what if?". Enjoy our little world of make believ...

carlyle

nothing we do is realistic. nothing. You're making the "Best" the enemy of the "Good" here, Logan. Depending on your premise (I'm entitled, Max inserted his earlier ), what we do can be seen as a very reasonable approximation of any number of non-lethal medieval martial games. T...

carlyle

James of Doncaster wrote:...recently an armorer in my barony made me a special vambrace with attached elbow cop so i can be able to fight with a two handed broad or bastard or great sword.

Only in Calontir

!!

Best of luck to you, James!

carlyle

Watching Sean one-shot Lorel reminded me that all of my contact information for the (aparently) aging duke is sadly out-of-date. Is there someone here that can help me reconnect? At the least, please feel free to pass on my email, cheval at courageux dot net. With thanks in advance, Alfred of Carlyl...

carlyle

Aaron, Crossing your feet to set up for a kick does not apply to our sport. The same thing applies to the inside scallop most "hard" forms adopt to prepare for a front or side kick. Since all of our attacks are delivered from the upper body, the weaker stance that results when you are forc...

carlyle

Aaron, I checked out your video, and while there were no strikes on the forestep, all of your backstep-driven blows were executed with the power-side foot stationary. This is the optimal power train, and is consistent with my suspicion posted above. If the low, horizontal stance is typical of your s...

carlyle

I agree with Corby. Even a retreat should be an effort to turn a flank and gain the tempo necessary to force your opponent onto the backstep. Anything else surrenders a significant advantage to the advancing fighter. As far as Aaron's observations, I would ask this: When advancing, do you try to str...

carlyle

MarkH wrote:I only throw at the face, and if it hits anywhere else on the helm, I ask my opponent not to take it. I don't even throw anywhere else, because I don't believe a pommel would be a telling blow through a hauberk

Marc is my hero... AoC

carlyle

Gavin, Western culture does imbue the new fighter with a sense of responsibility to participate in Crown. Eyvandr captured it perfectly -- it is the privilege and obligation of every fighter to be a part of the Crucible from which our rightful King emerges. Athestan, you forgot the additional attend...

carlyle

with the current proposal i dont see why someone cant put a cooler of water bottles out and let people grab an unopened bottle. or even one of those 5gal water coolers and some paper cups. if this is the way it goes i would have no issue grabbing a couple of bottles and taking them to the res point...

carlyle

Someone will be put in charge of it for events but it won't be an office or what not. It is just a matter of not letting it get lost in the shuffle. As I understand the policy, this would be disallowed. Any formal organization of waterbearing by the sponsors creates a liability. They cannot, for ex...

carlyle

sorry alfred, you cant possibly dicount my expirence of taking care of myself and not discount the presumed benefit of people catering to those that do not. I am not discounting anything, Logan. I personally agree with your approach. I always bring my own water to the field and I rarely take advant...

carlyle

I guess i disagree... Yes, but the details of your post are mostly in agreement with Logan's position. He argues for personal responsibility; you are the very archtype. What Logan fails to account for is that waterbearing has been a contributory element to our melees without apparent detriment for ...

carlyle

I thoroughly doubt there's One True Way to mount one's leg harness, as carlyle suggests. I certainly intended nothing quite so absolute. Whenever reading my posts, feel free to treat them like a fortune cookie game and prepend each statement with the phrase, "... in my (often not-so-humble) op...

carlyle

In my experience, hanging cruisses from the side of the hip causes them to rotate as you walk, causing significant pain in the knees. Using an attachment point at the front of the hip is perfectly fine. No discomfort at all, no rotation while walking. This needs its own thread, but I'll disagree wi...

carlyle

Michael called tonight to let me know personally that he is still working on an escape, but the stalag commandant is a wily kitty and will not give up easily. He is in good spirits, describing his ordeal with inimical Michael-ness ("the first opinion was I only had a 20% chance to live, but the...

carlyle

That is beautiful, Sean. The lines are later than I was targeting, though. That would look excellent with a 15th C. kit. Unfortunately, I'm looking for something to complement a 13th C. impression.

Thanks for the reference!

AoC

carlyle

Thanks for posting the pics, Hal. PM sent... AoC

carlyle

Thanks, Olivier. I got your message and quickly scanned your site this afternoon. I'll contact you directly if I'm interested. Matt, it looks like White Bat lost his domain (squatter sitting on it now), so I can't see too much of his work except what I've gleaned by searching the Archive. Your offer...

carlyle

I make them welded construction but they're 12ga top and 14ga brim. Grill is sold seperatly and is detachable so if you wanted you could have the best of both worlds. Thanks, Matt. I already own five helmets for combat, so I'm not really in the market for a "convertible". I understand tha...

carlyle

Gemini was wearing a cdf at Crown this weekend as a sun hat. I've always appreciated the look, and seeing him with it has inspired me to see about getting my own. Can anyone recommend a nice one out there for a 13th C. look? Note this is not for SCA combat; LH quality preferred. With thanks in advan...

carlyle

Providing water would almost certainly fall under a food service activity... There is *no* significant difference between waterbearing and serving feasts in terms of liability. You are providing a substance for consumption. I disagree with this assessment as a matter of tort, though the insurer may...

carlyle

Words give ideals power. An example; I say that the loving memory of (insert title of sibling/kinfolk here), is the strength of my sword arm, the rock of my defense, etc.....and then I fight for someone I just met....How does that fuel the perception of the honor of your ideals.... The answer is in...

carlyle

Those should definitely be covered. For your opponents eye protection...hehe Yeah, you sure wouldn't want to get poked in the occular with one of those. In fact, maybe we ought to mandate additional ducttape for moobs over a certain cup size (so long as they already pass the padding requirement for...

Re: New Videos for your critiques please.

Re: one arm knight

chapel-de-fer?