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Poland defeats Italy, 10-0

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Russia defeats Ukraine, 16-3

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Belarus defeats Italy 16-0

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Ukraine defeats Poland. 18-0.

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Russia defeats USA. 17-0. I thought there were more Russians on the ground than that.
Hard fight.

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France vs. Belarus now.

Belarus for the win. 17-0. France only had 20 men to take the field so Belarus dropped a man to make the sides equal at 20 each.

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Russia versus USA coming up.

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Ouch. Italy lose to Ukraine, 18 to 0.

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How close was it?

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21 v 21 next. US vs Belarus I believe.

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Nissan Maxima wrote:Jaye, Harvey and Reed are undefeated in day one of singles. 21 x 21 in about half an hour.

Thank you!

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Per Facebook it seems like at least two of the Americans won all three of their bouts and have advanced to the next round tomorrow.

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Two points: -'Moving the body' is unclear. The body moves the sword, yet the body may move the sword without changing position. Further, in thinking of the sword as having defensive capabilities, we might consider that moving the body, while keeping the sword between our opponent and us, is true to ...

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I disagree. Cut and Thrust is there. After looking at the Society level rules I conclude that there is absolutely nothing to stop two participants, armoured cap-a-pie, taking two Hanwei Practical Longsword trainers in hand and whaling on each other at whatever force levels they find acceptable. Is ...

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I disagree. Cut and Thrust is there. After looking at the Society level rules I conclude that there is absolutely nothing to stop two participants, armoured cap-a-pie, taking two Hanwei Practical Longsword trainers in hand and whaling on each other at whatever force levels they find acceptable. Is i...

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The 14th Century is just tremendously interesting.

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Oh, and don't forget to get your shirt:

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Take a tennis ball. Throw it against a wall. Catch it. Left-handed.

Add a target on the wall. Hit the target with the ball. Catch it on the rebound.

Write left-handed.

These things all build neural connections that will allow you to transition to fighting left-handed better.

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The same as the chess sets documented in the Libro de Xedrez, Dados, y Tablas. Very cool.

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Getting off topic, but I suspect there's more than just 'consumer protection' at work here. It's my impression the medievals were big believers in appearance being substance. False work was not just a seller trying to cheat a customer, it could be customers trying to cheat society by dressing above ...

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Interjecting - At the ranges everyone is talking about fighting at (putting your buckler on their sword) the surviving period documentation counsels out and out grappling. Just another example of how you can't simply plug historic documentation into SCA fighting and play. EDIT - Actually, this isn'...

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Interjecting - At the ranges everyone is talking about fighting at (putting your buckler on their sword) the surviving period documentation counsels out and out grappling. Just another example of how you can't simply plug historic documentation into SCA fighting and play. Really appreciating all the...

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Two additional points: 1) If you want to do period sword and buckler techniques - They are fencing. You MUST have a thrusting tip. 2) If anyone ever adopts the underarm guard against you - STAB THEM IN THE FACE, FAST! In fact, if they are in a sword back guard, stab them in the face. It will force t...

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The period sources are not a good match for SCA fighting if you're going with a 'plug and play' attitude. That is to say: you can't take most of the period material and just plug it into SCA heavy fighting. The sole exception is greatsword. In sword and buckler the divergence is caused by the fact t...

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Owing to lack of turnout (and having other demands on my time) I am cancelling the classes for April 18th, 25th 2013. Anyone interested in learning more about I.33 can feel free to contact me.

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Sorry, specifically, advice on breathing: I'm finding I end up gasping for breath after a very active fight - I think I am forgetting to breathe. How do I get rid of this habit? *I must remember that just thinking it at the keyboard does not cross the finger barrier..... -Slow work at the pell. Go ...

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I have been fighting a while, and I have pretty good blow selection, pretty good targeting. I ain't great, but I don't suck. Here's a vid from practice two days ago, I am on the left in grey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwSVCl4-roE . Where I feel like I need help is in strategy (if that's what t...

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Some more examples of I.33 fun. These were analyses I put together years ago as part of my study. They're full of mistakes (see the last sentence re: 'study') and they show how you can organize I.33 to make it more comprehensible. They don't answer the question: Why wasn't I.33 organized in this fas...

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Thanks, Ulrich. Sorry, Nissan, I just checked the Marshals' Handbook.

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Legal? Hows about if you hold it in the so called christian style and punch with it? I made some folks very sad with such a thing ( quillions constructed from rattan and appropriatly padded) this week and there was some debate on this issue. So long as your quillions are constructed as legal thrust...

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A note. When I say that in 4a red-shirt does the change of sword improperly, I am not saying that Roland has provided us with incorrect information. That exact sequence (3b-4a-4b) is illustrated on pages 60-61 of the manuscript.

And the rest of the sequence is on pages 33-35 of the manuscript.

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If you haven't seen this image I suggest you go over to Freelance Academy Press and take a look at it. I haven't seen Roland's video (yet) but I'm a fan of his work and this poster is very nice. http://www.freelanceacademypress.com/images/products/detail/BucklerPoster1.jpg In the bottom left corner ...

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Below is the rough script for the video interpretation of the 1st instructional sequence. My goal is to make a video presentation of each instructional sequence and post it to Youtube. I anticipate it'll take at least a year. I'm hoping to find some volunteers to help me with the video portions. Spe...

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Good points all. In addition to serving as a short ad (ok, not short enough) it was also a practice run for video presentations of the various instructional sequences.

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This is a short promotional video for the I.33 study group I'm trying to get going. Comments?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvJzb_f ... tube_gdata

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Re: Body before the weapon, or weapon before the body on eng

Re: Are there any buckler fighting guides about for SCA heav

Re: Are there any buckler fighting guides about for SCA heav

Re: Why do so many people choose a 14th century persona?

Re: Going Sinister

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Re: Shatranj Set

Re: Pewter girdle fittings as 'false work' in C14th London

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I.33 in Denver - Cancelled

Re: Posture and breathing

Re: Help with simple strategies

I.33 Class in Denver

Re: Quillions with thrusting tips on a great sword

Re: Quillions with thrusting tips on a great sword

Re: I.33 - the poster

I.33 - the poster

Re: Short Promotional Video for I.33

Re: Short Promotional Video for I.33

Short Promotional Video for I.33