The Armour Archive

Nissan Maxima

They have a clear utilty in specific tactical situations. 1 vs. 1 is not one of those situations. Hammering the bejusus out of a guy who is hung up with someone else is their primary function.

Nissan Maxima

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXT4cBd26Hs

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mace or sword and punching shield

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added viewable picture

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Who thinks they could make me one of these in 12 g mild?

Nissan Maxima

Thats why I hit everyone really damn hard. It is simpler.

Nissan Maxima

I have been doing armoured combat for 39 years. ( and I may have armour older than Xagar, I never throw anything away) The SCA is a very friendly group but I have seldom had quite the feelings of comradeship with an opponent that I felt at BotN. They are friendly, then you try to kill each other, Th...

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Froggies are putting together a nice little gang. Should be a fun scrap.

Nissan Maxima

Ha! But we are cranks with wooden swords. If HMB had existed when I was a kid I would have jumped at it. Of course I am an old man and I jumped at it.

Hey Xager, For reference, how old are you? I just want to know if I have armour older than you.

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B. Amos wrote:Didn't see this on here yet. Taken from an email from the Atlantian KEM

''As of the last BOD meeting polypropylene is now legal for one handed swords.''

Even in the Mid?

Nissan Maxima

Weapons play matters, but it is just a part of the contest.

Nissan Maxima

Open competition. The best are the guys who are standing at the end of it. (Who can afford the armour and travel)

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We won't know till people try out. This isn't the SCA where everybody gets to play. Rank means nothing. Only the best get to go. I won't be one of them next year.

Nissan Maxima

OUr HMB team will be bigger (more fighters ) and younger next year. We will spend a year working on learning from the teams who know how to do this. We want to give the good teams a better contest.

The SCA will change. It is always changing. But it will never be the HMB and it does not need to be.

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The guys who were really good at the BotN format , specifically the Russians, Poles, amd Ukrainians fought like hornets from a kicked nest. They buzzed around and stung you from the sides and back, always moving fast. Thats what they were way better at than us. Speed kills.

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Xager,
Welcome to the archive.Your article is hilarious. It made my week.

It was a pleasure to be at the battle of nations. By the way, I managed to come home without a severed head. I did have a hell of a hangover one day though. Beheading seemed like a good idea at that point.

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Gentlemen. I would like to address the question of the Original Poster. This is purely my opinion, and is not meant as some kind of blanket statement from my Brothers. Combat with BoTN and HMB style rules, and equipment has no business EVER EVER EVER being a part of the SCA. 1. There is NO WAY to m...

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I am for the English.

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Hey as long as novel #2 doesn't take you 10 years to write.... some of us don't have that long. Will you be doing any signings? If so, where? Are there E-book options for those who won't shell out $24.95 for a hardcover? I've got one signing line up right now, in Oakbrook, IL, May 26. Hoping to get...

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Is that a Wally-E helm or what? That is a Totenkopf/Deathshead or Savoyard. Think 30 year war calvary and booolits, B. Here is a little text yoinked from a auction site. http://www.peterfiner.com/current-stock/item/1443/ Headpieces of this distinctive fashion were intended for wear by the cuirassie...

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I wore a Winter Tree Crafts CoP to the Battle of Nations and returned unscathed.

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Some google translated bits...I think the last paragrahy is the best We are still eagerly look into the "Americans" - a new team and soon brings its own steel from overseas point - I wonder the same! They look terrible. Healthy. All in the same beautiful Cotto. against them - the Poles - the owners ...

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Fight the good fight. Sunday is our day.

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Lucian Ro wrote:Well hell, Nissan, I might as well start stocking up on my green tape. I had more fun fighting with Clovenshield at Pennsic than I've had in ages ...

Cool. You are welcome any time.

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How bout one of these?

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/ci ... 375404.jpg

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These things happen. Don't sweat it.

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I need some vinyl stickers made in green with chaos arrows for helm marking at Pennsic.

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I find this to be a stray man argument. Really, just because someone doesn't hear flatt a lot in SCA fighting, does not mean we can't tell we are hitting flat. It could mean that I fight with I high caliber of fighter that doesn't hit flat. It's all about training, WMA or SCA is irrelevant. I don't...

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http://www.bnfest.pl/index.php?option=c ... 21&lang=en

Click on the fighters and most have qualification pictures of their armour you can click on to expand.

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I'll admit in some ways I'm sitting on the edge of my seat, dreading I get a message from Nissan about the sword made from him, simply saying "it broke". (if it did, it'd be the first sword I've ever made that's failed. and part of me is confident it'll not come back dead... but I cant help be worr...

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Glad the masters worked out for you. Looks good.

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Its gonna be hard to go back to SCA fighting. It is the difference between balony sandwiches and ribeye steaks.

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Sascha St. George wrote:From the team roster the Dukes I see are:

Uther, Jade, Felix, Ice, and Aveloc.

There might be one or two I don't recognize.

g-

Scott Frappier = Duke Felix

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