The Armour Archive

St. George

The armorer makes a bigger difference than you might think to appearance. We used to be able to sit on the field at Pennsic and tell where people were from by the type of armor they were wearing- Atlantian's didn't just wear Bascinet, they were Eldrid Bascinets, Trimarians didn't just wear aluminum ...

St. George

I would say that in your hands the Pole Arm is the better choice, and that in the unnamed brother Knight's (Gregor?) hands, that the 6ft great sword is the better choice For instance, I would be far better off with the sword than the polearm, I just don't get them. There are a lot of variables invol...

St. George

I wonder what sort of concern I should have about some of the Kingdoms that have smaller numbers of authorized fighters, such as Ealdormere (and that number for Caid and Atenveldt seem low). There are tournaments in some of the other Kingdoms where there are more fighters entered than there are tota...

St. George

I wrote a pretty substantial paper on this a few years back. What I noted was that there are two or three keys to various areas and they types of armor worn and styles fought: 1) Who is (are) the current top dog(s)? 2) Who are the local armorers? 3) What's the weather like? 4) Local fighting values ...

St. George

Keep in mind too, that there is a big difference between letting someone hit you the way that you did, and getting hit in a fight.

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St. George

Unless you can literally knock me out through my helmet with your fists, it wouldn't matter anyway, and I simply wouldn't take your shots as "good". We wear armor for a reason- it works. It works against sharp weapons and it works against blunt weapons. It certainly works against fists. An...

St. George

The Zen Warrior ones are knock offs, the only person who makes Bedford hilts is Michael of Bedford. Having used both, there is a difference. The real Bedford ones are a little deeper and balance a little better (ok a lot better) on the swords. The Zen ones can be tweaked for a better fit though. Kee...

St. George

Trust me, being King, or working with one who understands the rules, procedures, etc totally changes the "food chain" and matters of "legality." Legality, unfortunately, often comes down to "interpretation" and within a Kingdom, a King's word is 99% of the time going to...

St. George

Omarad, I believe that your experience might be different from my own. From Kingdom to Kingdom there are variations. Consider that in Caid, the King's word is law, and that tradition is enforceable. In this case, (at least in Caid) the King or Queen can make rules (as I recall, I believe that the Ki...

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Let me see, one fighter spoke up and told the marshal "we're safe, and we're fine." That means "we're not moving and you don't know what you're talking about." That doesn't mean "calm down we're moving." So if you don't want the marshal to get mad at you, don't defy th...

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That doesn't make sense, especially given that I just heard that the cast aluminum menpos were now made "legal." A regular menpo (or facemask of any sort) shouldn't be any different that the front of a great helm, it's a sheet of metal, but just has a little more shape. So why menpos that ...

St. George

Andrew Sterner wrote:
Wow, you just saved me time and aggravation.

I've also got quite a few spare parts around you might be interested in.

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St. George

I figured that skeleton fingers would be right up your alley, Dark Apprentice.

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St. George

ah ha! my comedy works again! the weather is awesome. we have all heard complaints about how hot is in southern florida but they have no idea at all about central sc for the four months of 100 degrees, 90% humidity, no breeze, and all that thick air full of yellow pine pollen. regards logan Serious...

St. George

JB, This brings up the idea that Zoombang, or anyone for that matter, could re-design the way that hockey gear is assembled. What I mean is that they let their gear grow from gloves. Rather than create elbows and vams, they have gloves with giant cuffs. With some medieval influence, they could creat...

St. George

http://www.anacondasports.com/webapp/wc ... reId=10201

Try these. They are much better than regular shin guards, wrap around and have a "greave like" shape.

They are the ones I have worn under my boots for quite some time, and they virtually mold and wrap around your shins. They are also taller than normal shin guards.

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St. George

I used to slip shin guards into my red bohemond boots while fighting.

Not exactly the same thing but pretty close. Profile was low and protection was good.

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St. George

Hal,

I am looking for an onion shaped stake to use to make 14th century pointed elbows.

Think you could do something like that?

Thanks and let me know.

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St. George

I had a similar one for a while- here are the things I noticed- The sides don't really get affected too badly at all. If you grind the skin off the end, though, that promotes the sword dying much faster. I wanted to do another one of these and then put an outer layer of rawhide (is that still legal?...

St. George

Maybe for you. We Vikings bathed. falling out of the boat drunk doesn't count. Anybody know any good drowning songs? Phil Collins- In the Air Tonight m Regarding A Knight's Tale, The music didn't bother me for the most part (Golden Years wasn't good though), but the stupid pants they wore and the w...

St. George

You mean like what Palymar does?

I frankly don't care. Is it against the rules? I don't know. Makes me laugh even when it is done against me cause I should know better.

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St. George

The concept of "fairness" as defined by various Kingdom fighting cultures has also seemed to affect the manner in which they fight in certain areas. When I first moved to Caid, the idea of "fairness" extended to the expected courtesy that when you took an opponent's leg or arm, y...

St. George

send me a message. I'll come give you a hand fixing your pell. You also definitely don't need all that stuff on your hand or sword.

I am free most nights this week.

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St. George

Roll your hand over some towards your head, start a standard moulinet, and drop it (backblade) to the outside of your opponent's offside thigh. Easy as pie, quick, and easy on your joints.

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St. George

The tie back system I use is similar to that in Insane Irish's pictures. rather than leather straps you can use a 4 point string system- run a string through either side of the chin strap, and then either end through holes where the mounting points would be for the rivets. Gather the strings in the ...

St. George

Cuan-

It's similar to a shot that Fast Eddie showed me once, I think, and might be the same one. Remind me next time I see you. Let me knwo the next weekend practice you will be at.

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St. George

I change my grip depending on my shot, both for alignment of the blade and power/transition.

Then again, I was a tennis player form the age of about 4 on.

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St. George

My impression of Iron Chicken was that it was a "high guard" with one's elbow sticking out and above one's head, sword pointing down or to the side. The arm, in effect blocking the top and one side of the head, and in some Kingdoms, taking advantage of the notion that arms were not courteo...

St. George

One thing I realized back when I was a young whelp of a fighter (maybe 6'1" 150lbs), was that there were certain things I HAD to do in order to make certain blows come even close to being "good." For instance an offside to the face, unless it was meant to be a wrist flick (which is al...

St. George

Kilkenny wrote:
paulb wrote:Gavin and Alaric,

It would be interesting to meet at Pennsic to discuss this.

Regards,

I would love the opportunity.

Absolutely!

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St. George

YG Gavin, I think you are misinterpreting what I said. I didn't comment on how the hand was used, really about the wrist. To get the shot started I 100% agree with you on the manner of getting the shot started- open hand to a closed hand at the point of impact. The closing of the hand adding to the ...

St. George

One thing that I have been able to consider is that the solid wrist, and the appropriate strike hits much "harder" than the fluid wrist snap that I used to use. Although I could make the the snapping shot hit very hard, the solid wrist, proper body mechanics style that I am trying to devel...

St. George

With all this criticism of the SCA knights not taking action sooner and not “controlling their own”. And as the knight who stood up 20 years ago in the belted circle that was considering Brian for Knighthood, and said, "If you consider me a knight, Brian, should be a Knight." I offer up m...

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Here is my concern- most events, for me, already aren't worth going to. With the added cost of higher fuel prices, they become even less attractive. As a long time SCA member, 20+ years, I am finding that I would rather call my long time SCA friends, and plan to have them all at one of our houses or...

St. George

The Bedford guys use a wrist brace to help out. Seems to work for them...

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Re: Aggressive/rude marshals

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Re: Outlawed menpos?

Re: Ice hockey shin guards....

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Re: The Iron Chicken stance has got to go (SCA).

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