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by Blackoak
Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:43 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Vikings Training Thegn: Texas
Replies: 28
Views: 529

In short, yes.

Uric
by Blackoak
Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:30 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Vikings Training Thegn: Texas
Replies: 28
Views: 529

Brent, Camric is KSCA so before you thank him you need to remember you already hate him. :twisted:

Uric
by Blackoak
Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:32 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Achilles Armor
Replies: 9
Views: 583

"staunch, unblemished record of heterosexuality"


That isn't you in the picture?? :lol:

Just kidding, nice suit.

Uric
by Blackoak
Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:21 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Vikings Training Thegn: Texas
Replies: 28
Views: 529

Send a PM to Greenshield Brent. Camric knows most of the people that do Viking stuff and has worked with most of them.

Uric
by Blackoak
Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:21 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Height and weight of SCA fighters.
Replies: 317
Views: 7134

5'7" 170 lbs will be 37 in a week.
Rattan.

KSCA
Sable Banner - GoA for melee fighting/ training
Order of Ares - GoA for kit authenticity & tourney prowess
Combatant Ram - kingdom fighting award

Uric
by Blackoak
Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:29 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Training-related: Yoga
Replies: 14
Views: 214

I was taught Ashtanga yoga, and I can't say enough about how good it is. In addition to the strength and mental benefits, it helps stretch your muscles and makes you less likely to get injured while fighting. There are a lot of yoga beginner dvd's as well. You can get good benefits at home learning ...
by Blackoak
Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:04 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Deed of arms regarding pie
Replies: 30
Views: 718

Thanks for sharing, that was inspiring. :D

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:36 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Cut and Thrust - Total BS or What?
Replies: 329
Views: 7432

I don't do C&T, but I have done some rebated steel through the Yomsvikings & VikingsNA. You need no where near the force with steel that you do with rattan for an effective blow, so I think there is more chance of injury from a new person than someone who knows what they are doing. I think i...
by Blackoak
Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: House of the Wolf Debt list
Replies: 38
Views: 2612

Strong work Dan. Thank you for seeing this through.

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:04 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Weight of your Armour System (all you fight in)
Replies: 70
Views: 2007

I am in the neighborhood of 44 pounds with sword & shield. Can't be exact because I am not getting all geared up today to get on a scale. :D

Image

Uric
by Blackoak
Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:51 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Crusader and Norman era pics wanted
Replies: 14
Views: 879

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Uric
by Blackoak
Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:48 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: How period are....
Replies: 16
Views: 614

Well I hope it wasn't her heels you tried on. I think if you covered the bottom with some leather to look like a shoe it would be ok. Otherwise I would not care for it. Here are several examples of people covering regular shoes: m But it would be cheaper to cover a 20 dollar pair of shoes and buy a ...
by Blackoak
Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:13 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Aluminum Shield Boss
Replies: 8
Views: 172

2 issues you will run into:

1) you will not be able to get a real deep dishing without it splitting
2) it will dent easily

So just keep that in mind.

Uric
by Blackoak
Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:21 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: LF Brass colored Lamellar Plates
Replies: 16
Views: 476

Having handled Greenshield's brass lamellar vest I can say it is VERY heavy. You will not want all of that brass on your forearms. Another option will be to talk to Jamie at Polar Bear Forge and get something custom done out of a lighter material.

Uric
by Blackoak
Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:12 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Painful Death Grip on Sword Handle (Help?)
Replies: 25
Views: 530

+1 on the electrolyte front. That is a likely culprit.

Do you have a shaved handle? You can overwork the muscles in your forearm quickly with a poorly shaped handle, or one that is too big for your hand.

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: [Pennsic] Thoughts on a Woods Battle Incident
Replies: 42
Views: 1670

Yup, in this case when you take a banner from guys and know they are chasing you it is up to you to defend yourself. The banner makes all the difference in this scenario.

Uric
by Blackoak
Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Belted Champions
Replies: 38
Views: 2087

When you have smaller melees like this, especially belted Kingdom vs Kingdom, it is going to be a HARD fight. I doubt anyone there thought different. A shield bash is different that hitting someone unaware with your weapon. Lutr got up and got back to the fighting. At the end there is a guy who take...
by Blackoak
Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:02 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: WTB Thrown Weapons
Replies: 4
Views: 127

Coldsteel has good knives and throwing axes. I have not personally handled their spears but they make great products.

Uric
by Blackoak
Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:12 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show us your pell...
Replies: 11
Views: 337

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4 pieces of 3" dock rope. Absorbs real well so you get minimal bounce back and it doesn't eat up the rattan.

Uric
by Blackoak
Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:56 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: House of the Wolf Debt list
Replies: 38
Views: 2612

I got my stuff from George today, so I can be removed from the list as well.

Ricky Dufrene
by Blackoak
Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:26 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: rattan polearm question.
Replies: 95
Views: 2293

The main reason we decided to not allow unpadded glaives in GA was that they look like crap. It was an aesthetic decision, not a safety one.

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:38 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: OUCH!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 896

This thread is worthless without pics! :twisted:

I hope you're ok.

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:38 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Welded Mail Scraps
Replies: 5
Views: 149

Ben, is your stuff round or flat ring?

Uric
by Blackoak
Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:12 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: "Tippy"?
Replies: 27
Views: 819

Tippy usually means the tip skipped off part of their armour. I wear mail and will not call tippy shots because, going by our standard, it would not have been an incapacitating blow.

If you "rock someone's world" with a shot, that is not tippy. Tippy doesn't land with force.

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:53 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Vendal Drinking Horn
Replies: 31
Views: 796

Holy crap that is nice looking. well done.

Uric
by Blackoak
Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:03 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Entertaining opponents
Replies: 12
Views: 437

Movement. I like a fast flowing fight. I don't enjoy guys who just sit back defensive and just wait you out.

Uric
by Blackoak
Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Help make my new kit better.
Replies: 19
Views: 483

Can't wait to see it all together. Have you started getting your accessories together, ie your belt, pouch, etc? It is generally the little things that make a kit unique.

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:09 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Combat archery in reenactment: safety rules?
Replies: 41
Views: 540

I was next to Hal when he got hit and was just glad my narrow ass had a shield. And Steve has it right, I was told "don't look up". The big difference is having events in countries without the bullshit litigation that runs the US. There was another guy at Hastings '06 who got hit in the ey...
by Blackoak
Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:12 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Converting Tennis shoes into Turn shoes
Replies: 11
Views: 451

Take a look at this thread as far as covering shoes goes.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... ting+boots

Uric
by Blackoak
Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:26 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: 14th century kits and saunas ...
Replies: 44
Views: 1111

My linen/cotton batting gambeson breathes fine, and Florida only has south Louisiana by a few degrees on the hot scale. And while I wear mail that breathes, the metal heats up nicely.

Water and get out of the sun when possible and you will learn to build up your tolerance.

Uric
by Blackoak
Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:32 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show your kit Spring '09
Replies: 217
Views: 16841

Eirik, put your kidney belt under your tunic. It screams SCA and takes away from what you are going for. That and get better leg wraps. :D

Looking good.

Uric
by Blackoak
Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:07 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Body type, fighting style and armour...
Replies: 41
Views: 905

FYI the body mass index sucks. It does not take into account muscular people at all. So take it with a grain of salt. You don't need a chart to know if you are fat, just a mirror. :twisted:

I agree with the above comments that man has never been one size.

Uric
by Blackoak
Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:22 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Clearinghouse- House of the Wolf
Replies: 142
Views: 5104

Thanks George for helping with this. I had an order for plain, uncovered vambraces with Dan, and I will be happy to pay shipping if you have a set available. My order was under Ricky Dufrene.

Let me know either way and what other information you may need from me.

Uric
by Blackoak
Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:53 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Clearinghouse- House of the Wolf
Replies: 142
Views: 5104

Well I would prefer to get the set of vambraces I already paid for. Apparently there are several here that would rather get the item we paid for than a refund. I would appreciate it more if you would work it out with George and complete my order. It is what I have waited a year for. Uric Ricky Dufrene
by Blackoak
Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:09 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Clearinghouse- House of the Wolf
Replies: 142
Views: 5104

So if I have been waiting a year for a set of vambraces I ordered, and ya'll have a set in stock, what are the chances that I might get a set of vambraces?? I'm not sure if this is stuff you have or if this is joint supply between you and Dan, but it is upsetting to see something "in stock"...

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