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Richard Blackmoore

There are no sneaky knights, just subtle ones...

-Richard

Richard Blackmoore

Bump! Once again, mainly to get SyrRhys' input.

-Richard.

Richard Blackmoore

Bump! Once again, mainly so new member SyrRhys could find this easily as I thought he might have valuable comments on the subject. Also, I am not ignoring people that asked questions on this topic, I have simply been very busy and forgot to get back to it. As far as the article, real life has preven...

Richard Blackmoore

BUMP! Mainly for new member SyrRhys' benefit as I thought he might enjoy this topic. Note that this is also one of the threads where Feral's use of the infamous Bite Me Middies/Comic Book LOBO shield first appeared.

Richard Blackmoore

Welcome to the armour archive your Excellency! I think you will find that the archive provides an excellent forum for discussion of both SCA and non SCA topics. Your input regarding passages of arms alone will be greatly appreciated. Some of our fellow Eastern Chivalry post here, including Andreas, ...

Richard Blackmoore

Sarnac. Thank you for the correction, I will pass it onto the Chivalry this evening in the interests of accuracy. But it does not change the overall nature of the problem as far as I can tell. By the way, I do not actually expect to get much flack from the chivalry. All I did was present both Feral ...

Richard Blackmoore

For those of you who think the Chivalry do not care or police their own, I have sent the following out today to the known world SCA Chivalry E-mail group which Feral is part of. I hope some good will result. Dear brothers: I posted this on the armourarchive in response to many postings on the archiv...

Richard Blackmoore

It has been brought to my attention in no less than three separate E-mails, that the joke at the end of my last post was not necessarily being recognized as a joke. To clarify, I don't think Farel should use that shield as it is needlessly offensive to those whom have offered no offense to Farel. I ...

Richard Blackmoore

If the maille is slowing your blow down that much that it does not hit with sufficient impact on the targetted body part, then you should either swing harder or throw your blow from a different angle so it strikes the target without going through loose hanging maille. The guy should not be penalized...

Richard Blackmoore

The minute I saw that picture, I was virtually certain it was Feral. If it was my Crown Tournament, I would not have permitted him to fight with it. I happen to like the guy, but we have divergent opinions and major disagreements as to what constitutes chivalric behavior. Feral comes from the Northe...

Richard Blackmoore

In the SCA, the specific requirements for knighthood are clearly spelled out in Corpora. While you may or may not agree with them, consider the following question if you will. When we in the Chivalry consider a candidate's qualifications, should we take into account activities outside of those speci...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Nah, every time I play my arrogant French nobleman persona, everybody says I'm an asshole. "

Now I get it, you've been posting in persona!

Just kidding.

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

Hi Conal. I received a generic E-mail looking for a volunteer to be on the committee as the East Kingdom representative. While I would actually love to do this, I have zero time unless the committee communicates nights or weekends only and by conference call and/or E-mail. I have also been very inac...

Richard Blackmoore

Owen, I see your point and I understand it. Unfortunately you are correct that people often fail to act reasonably or responsibly. At the same time, one of the things I hate about our modern world is the need to legislate everything we do to the n'th degree. All I have to do is see one 18th century ...

Richard Blackmoore

Have you ever seen a period glaive that had padding? I would think you would approve of the move to authenticity

Richard Blackmoore

Only because you asked for it.... Stone's A Glossary Of The Construction Decoration and Use of Arms and Armour. "MADU, MARU, SINGAUTA. An Indian parrying and thrusting weapon consisting of a pair of black buck horns fastened together with their points in opposite directions. Usually the horns overla...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote from Chef: "I'm glad that at least you don't mind my curiosity, or engaging in debate." I not only don't mind it, I encourage it and look forward to hearing what you have to say on a number of topics. There are certain people, including yourself, whose posts on authenticity related topics I ma...

Richard Blackmoore

Absolutely I do. But like you said, it is a matter of personal preference. It also helps that I hate glasses so much I had RK surgery so I would not have to wear them. So buying a helmet that has glasses on it, is not going to seem like a good idea to me! Thanks for posting that link though, some ni...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Ah, you forgot "Pas Pussies". Later, same person that teased me about that told me "I've finally got you tourney company guys figured out - you're like really polite Tuchux with prettier armour"." Well, some people really are just rude, ignorant, morons. Most of the SCA would be happy to see...

Richard Blackmoore

Thank you Bascot. I am sorry I got so upset. It is just with all the death, destruction and horrible things going on in the world and in my case close to home (I am about 40 miles away from ground zero), it drives me crazy that on the archive, we can't all get along better. It seems like lately, the...

Richard Blackmoore

Hi Bascot. I respect your knowledge and appreciate your input. That being said, lately you just seem to go out of your way to irritate people and to be condescending for no reason. I don't understand it. It seems to me that you are holding your bad experiences with the SCA against members of this ar...

Richard Blackmoore

But do the moves work with duct taped rattan? If not, does this book have any real value or practical application? Are these techiques effective against real armour made of of plastic? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Seriously, it sounds great. I'll definitely be ordering one for myself.

Richard Blackmoore

Those are good points Owen and I agree that the Societies ability to enforce severe punishments should be used with discretion. Part of the problem here is that if you try to make the statute less broad, instead of counting on responsible exercise of executive and board power by the corporation, you...

Richard Blackmoore

That is an excellent suggestion Scott. For those that have time, it might not be a bad idea to reference examples of extant pieces for newbies (and others) to refer to, either by citing pictures in commonly available books with page #'s, items in museums or perhaps online sources where they could be...

Richard Blackmoore

One of the things I like about the archive, is that people from different groups pool resources, ideas and knowledge. While this thread is specifically addressing SCA topics, Chef's ideas and thoughts were quite appropriate and useful. I think one of the strength's of the archive is it's ability to ...

Richard Blackmoore

It is not scary at all, it is how it should be. Membership in the SCA is not a right, it is a privilege. And if the SCA chooses to exclude convicted murderers, child molesters, rapists and thieves from membership in the SCA, I say it is right and proper. I want the SCA to be a safe place for my fami...

Richard Blackmoore

Frog Mouth's can be cool. Check out a late 1400's German Gothic Stechhelm (sp?) with matching fluted harness, big pauldrons with wings, a lance rest that lets you hit your opponent with a lance so big and heavy that some of the splinters have a larger diameter than spears from Hastings. It is really...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "Gratuitous nitpick here, the 12th c. falchion looks fairly similiar to a 15th c one, and I know for certain that Swiss knights used them occasionally. I don't think anyone could tell the difference in the SCA combat versions." Actually, I posted that one for that very reason on purpose. One ...

Richard Blackmoore

OK. Lets suppose hypothetically that you are at least an intermediate fighter trained in all the basic SCA weapons forms that require an authorization. You have established a basic personna and are working to research it further and flesh it out. You know when you were born, where you lived and a bi...

Richard Blackmoore

Quote: "I always thought that a good gambeson was assumed when talking about wearing mail. Why anyone would try to fight in mail without one is beyond me.." I used to think so too. But a lot of SCA'ers wear gambesons with very little padding or just padding at the joints and shoulders. I personally ...

Richard Blackmoore

Attention editors. Would one of you hardworking people who normally avoid censorship, please make an exception? I respectfully suggest that you should offer Triumph counseling or better yet just boot him out of here. Unlike others who make poor attempts at humor, he apparently serves no useful purpo...

Richard Blackmoore

Oh. I thought he was being obnoxious on purpose. Actually, I am still not sure that he is not.

Triumph, what was your intention?

Richard Blackmoore

Triumph. That was rude and uncalled for.

-Richard.

Richard Blackmoore

There is no reason I can think of as to why you could not use two shields and no weapon in melee. Unless your kingdom has rules that do not permit an unarmed fighter to be attacked. I don't think however that it would be very effective and it goes against my idea of fighting in a chivalrous and knig...

Richard Blackmoore

SCA combat is certainly easier for younger fighters, they tend to heal faster, learn faster and have more energy. But that is a generality and provided that you are healthy and willing to learn, you can start at an older age. My squire started when he was in his forties. If you are athletic and fit,...

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