The Armour Archive

St. George

I consider myself in the bastard line of Feral. My Knight Count Sit Arlof O'Donovae of Aranmoor, was for all intents and purposes a squire of Master Feral. He moved to Florida for school and officially became a squire of Earl Seosaidh, and as such won Crown (keep in mind much of his training came at...

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I dont want to derail the other thread any further, but feel this is worthy of some more discussion. Logan said: if person cannot, for whatever reason, deliver enough force behind a bow and you lie to them by telling them they are good enough to join our field you set the whole spirit of the sport ...

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Windrose probably has something in stock as well.

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We could really use a re-visit of the Peter van Dorn bowling ball experiments but find some way to look at kinetic energy as well as momentum and try to emprically establish a 'good' shot. Then we can look into developing a helm standard that meets the functional requirements. Sean There have to be...

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I saw a guy sparring with Duke Timothy recently and the guy had a beautiful stainless norman helm. Tim was using a trashed pell sword and placed four flat snaps in a row to the guys head. As each shot landed it left a serious dent(almost creased). I watched this thinking "wow Tim's using a shi...

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I think most people don't accurately gauge their material when producing helmets. With that being said, and some experience in the field, I think it is important to look at the empirical evidence on the hats being worn by top level fighters. For years, I thought Michael of Bedford's helmet had no de...

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I think we should simply admit we are playing with batons and call them that- and get rid of "deaths" while we are at it. I really don't believe that 1 shot kills with a sword exist through chain over leather- certainly not to the extent that we would seem to think that they do. We can mak...

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Most people in the SCA are not interested in being "great", or even "really good" fighters for that matter, so 95% of all practices are socializing events rather than true practices. Consider what competitive sportsmen do in similar one on one sports- they practice more than once...

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Here's me playing around with a buckler a few years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlHIv3lbj0o

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I am wearing lacrosse gear in this pic...red tabbard.. all under my gambeson. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs929.snc4/74217_1625502670843_1034818587_1729365_4926668_n.jpg OMG!!! an ultra rare sighting of my Knight, Count Arlof!!! He's the one on the left! g-

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I wrote a screenplay they could use while I was in film school 15 years ago while I was in film school. It was called "Time Warrior" and it was a mix of "Blood Sport", "Arena" a sci fi film, and time travel films where people were brought into the Kumite from different ...

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The SCA doesn't look more period on the field for several reasons: 1) lack of understanding- without having access to the genuine article, most people don't understand what they are trying to make in size, or proper shape. 2) lack of care- many people just don't care to look right, use the proper ma...

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don't forget that a measured length of rattan put into different basket hilts might yield very different blade lengths. 36" of rattan in a michael hilt will give you about an inch to two of blade length over a plastic basket hilt.

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I can think of at least a few Royal Peers who've worn those helms over the years- Duke Olaf and Earl Kane off the top of my head, not to mention a few other top fighters. Beau used to work with Lupus, Chico, etc. at (insert wolf name) Armoury They made some good hats, and other armor, much of which ...

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m Not my best fight ever, but I think you can see a few things in it not really apparent in the fight posted by Gustovic. Comparing a weapon and shield fight to a bastard sword fight is kind of unreasonable anyway. So fire away at this example. One significant thing that I believe you can see immedi...

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I have tentatively gotten the Ok from work for the right vacation time to make it for the CoTT

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Whenever this conversation comes up, the story of Harrisson Bergeron comes to mind. Even with that aside, I am confused by people who talk about the love of the fight, but do not consider winning as part of the game. Maybe I just don't enjoy going out and swinging my sword around- if I did I guess I...

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Authorize and bring your armor to Pennsic. Remember you really only get hit once per battle, and it's an experience you won't want to miss.

Plus if you have it there you can get some good training in and meet a lot of the people who you've been chatting with for years.

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Last I heard Johann plays and teaches WMA in the UK and probably hasn't even gone to an SCA event in quite some time, especially because there really isn't any SCA within miles and miles of where he is going to school. If he's back in the States, I hear that he just didn't fit in with the Northern A...

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I generally avoid doing so in fighting. I also avoid fighting fighters who make Kiaaa type noises while fighting- really I can't stand it. It just generally isn't accepted in what we do, and hence not prevalent on the field. The odd thing is that when I play competitive tennis, however, I do make no...

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There is a lot of awesome info here im gonna try out I am not very fast...never have been. So by Necessity my entire fighting stlye is smoke and mirrors I vary my speeds, throw two or three at 3/4 speed and then whip one at your best speed it takes people by suprise. Nissan I agree with you whole h...

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Gavin,

I would tend to agree with you. I've been trying to study Michael of Bedford's style for a while now, and I think that although he is grounded, he actually starts in the abs and shoulder, not the foot.

And as you suggest, the shot hits with much more poewr when grounded than not.

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I was agreeing with you about tennis. I knew what you meant and was relaying a similar experience as a competitive tennis player. The problem I see with having refs (or pick your word) in the SCA is the ingrained mentality we have. For me, I would love to have someone point out that they think I ma...

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Jestyr, I agree with you about most people being honest. In my tennis example by "players missing calls" I meant they made mistakes, and that happens all the time, especially in such instances when one player is making calls on 115 mile per hour serves, and just can't see them well enough ...

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The SCA doesn't use active refereeing, but is is that necessarily good? Sure people will scream about their "honor", but honestly what does that have to do with their ability to make a good call? I think little when other factors are accounted for- the best guy can miss calls for a huge am...

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On top of all the excellent things said above, there is also apparent speed vs. physical speed Physical speed is very hard to increase, plyometrics help and since most people when they train for strength are doing fairly slow muscle activation, like lifting a barbell, itâ€™s possible to get some fa...

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Here are the factors that I think affect (apparent) speed of shots: Actual speed Timing of actual blow Optical illusion/ fakery Range control Mechanics Smoothness of delivery Compactness of blow Lack of perception of shot starting on the part of opponent When trying to shave those last few fractions...

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Cisco- The one on one scenario you are describing almost never happens in my world. Granted I've only been fighting for 20 or so years, and been to hundreds of wars where CA was allowed, but I don't really recall that EVER happening to me. Also, what slow moving arrows are they shooting at you? All ...

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Blaine de Navarre wrote:I was recently regaled with the story of a bar-b-q that started with supper on the hoof and a little test-cutting. I'm told with proper technique one can take a head clean off with one cut.

Watch "Apocalypse Now". The footage is real. One cut and the buffalo's head comes off.

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The above scenario is too cost and equipment prohibitive to do on a large scale currently.

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SCA combat is a sport. It is a sport that allows for certain personal aspects, such as feelings of honor, or personal uniform choice to be allowed for. People make plans and strategies for sports- especially when long term relationships or teams are involved. People need to stop overlaying ideas of ...

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We're seeing a greater and greater divide between fighters who approach SCA fighting as a Western Martial Art and those who approach it as a combat sport. While I find myself firmly in the former camp these days, I recognize that the latter is a valid (and enjoyable) activity. There's obviously roo...

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If you are wearing metal legs you should wear visible greaves of some sort- there are examples of non greave wearing people in period, however. Basically- without greaves you won't look right no matter what you do for later period "full" armors. Front only are better for what we do, only b...

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I have never had any issue with shafted arrows. I have been present when the marshals inspect each and every one of them that get used during the ravine battle at GW and helped disperse them out to their owners, so yes I would say they are safe. The chances of getting a real injury from an arrow I ...

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1. Yes in my opinion. I get pincushioned quite often with no more than a bruise as a result. 2. NA 3. Yes, I think so for most people, part of the game and ambiance 4. I dunno, I think forcing all archers on a side into units by command of the army general would be cool. I would dig volley fire. 5....

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