The Armour Archive

Magmaforge

all of your previous experience can aid you, or hinder you, or both. Your time as a dancer gives you motor skills and the ability to mimic demonstrated actions easier; being a singer gives you good training in proper breathing; being a tennis player hopefully will help you notice when you move in wa...

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there are these two also, for those seriously interested in finding everything out about I.33;
http://www.chivalrybookshelf.com/titles/I33/I33.htm
http://www.chivalrybookshelf.com/titles/swordandshield/swordandshield.htm

Mag =)

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Gywn, congratulations, you've been bitten by the bug. Here's my 2 pfennig; Fence with your legs, not your arms. If you can outmaneuver someone with your legs, then they cannot target you, and you are safe to whack them a bit. Breathe deep in your belly. Singers do it, martial artists do it, yoga fol...

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by all means logan, steal it

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as an update, on a newly discovered site, this pic of an original was found, possibly the one Lutel modelled. The original looks a lot better; http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/displayimage.php?album=13&pos=82 As for the exchange rate, I think it's in the FAQ, you can find the current rate on a lot of...

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Ringeck and the Lichtaneur tradition generally advocated continually attacking one's target relentlessly while ignoring any action they take. The Italian school generally espoused keeping oneself completely covered against attack, first responding to and neutralizing attacks and then attacking from ...

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Waaaugh!
Ringlancer, I'd suggest trying to grip the sword with top two fingers & thumb, tensing with bottom two fingers when you "throw a shot." The method you describe is, IMHO, better for japanese swordwork.

Mag =)

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apparently, you missed the even better one;
http://www.lutel.cz/obrazky/17016.jpg

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helmet, dude! That thing just gets in the way

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ah ha! Working with Mac. No wonder you've gotten so good with your early works. Very nice, Pedro

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there is also
http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/maciejowski_bible.htm

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Rolf, I am curious; have you ever worn a full suit of samurai armour? With the cloth undergarments (of silk, I would believe, if one could afford it) and run around in it for a half hour?

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munitions grade, he says! Nice work, Hal.

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Thomas is saying that katana do not flex along the flat and return true on their own, as european swords are wont to do; Animal is saying that katana flex along on the edge to absorb the shock of impact when striking a surface. OK? I wonder what the harmonic structure of the katana tends to be, as o...

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I think this is an important topic. I am very strongly inclined to believe that my shoulders, upper arms and perhaps forearms will get bigger in the next few years (and hopefully stronger =) Brian Price tends to leave space in his armour patterns for padding between flesh and armour. Perhaps increas...

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bump! Look at this kick!

http://www.btinternet.com/~john.asher/rapper/swordspec2000/photos/markina3.jpg

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Read all of it. "Fencing (Right honorable) in this new fangled age, is like our fashions, every day a change, resembling the chameleon, who alters himself into all colors save white. So fencing changes into all wards save the right. That it is so, experience teaches us, why it is so, I doubt not but...

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just wanted to put this out there, kinda interesting, a fair amount of pics if you scroll down...
http://www.rapper.org.uk/swordspec2000/

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time: 1400s Weapons: two handed sword, or comparative polearm for each Armour: any documented available training: roughly same hours/yrs, roughly similar grasp of universal fighting principles. 1st test: each gives the other a kiss on the head. 2nd test: each strikes the other in the chest. 3rd test...

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Gywneth, here's some images from I.33; http://www.aemma.org/onlineResources/i33/i33_27.htm http://www.aemma.org/onlineResources/i33/i33_40.htm This is from the beginning of the Bayeux Tapestry. Presumably, the falconer near the boat is not allowing the falcon to perch on his bare hand. http://www.ae...

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iaenmor, I don't think that was his polearm...

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freiman, was the bp worn over or under the buff?

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http://chef.stevensons.co.nz/~cjm/MediusAuvum/register.html

you can email the page's creator at cjm@stevensons.co.nz and give additions, suggestions and corrections. Enjoy!

-Mag =)

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don't have any pics onhand, but i'd say it's a partizan, comparing it to others.

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I'm fairly new to heat treating theory, but here's something; what kind of things can one do simultaneously during the heat treating process? How does one control warpage on larger pieces? What is the effect of using different mixtures in which to quench said items? Is it worthwhile sometimes to air...

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N B, the link you gave didn't work, but I traced back up the directory a step and found it.

Magmaforge

Bob, thanks for the comment. Do you know where one might access images of the Morgan? As I understand it, no-one has images of the Getty.

Oscar

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Alcyoneus, could you possibly post pics of your pauldrons on you when you're at rest, and when your arms are raised high?

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hi. I was wondering if someone could help me with a few points on the armour shown here (no pun intended). http://www.varmouries.com/wildrose/fiore/section6.html They have the lockjaw helmets I've never really understood. Are the majority of them completely without pauldrons? I see the chap in the l...

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grain scythe? Utility knife? Chicken chopper? Oh wait Mac Bible has that...

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the western equivalent to the kata is the "set play." This is seen explicitly in the English system expounded by Terry Brown in English Martial Arts, and seen many of the historical texts. They are partner drills, A gives B an action (specific attack, attack in a given area, or free form), B respond...

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lovely. Mild? Spring? mid 14th c?

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Bob C, thanks for joining us. It's good to get a nice historical reminder =)
If we cannot rule out true edge on edge parries, can we say that 1) they are generally undesirable, or 2) that there is a much more efficient way to meet or deflect an attack?

Oscar Erkenswick, CSG

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Jehan brought up an interesting point. Visualization. I'm sure that a lot of people here use it. Has anyone read of any medical literature supporting the notion that visualization positively affects/reinforces the neurological motor skill pathways?

Mag =)

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Gwen and everyone, do you have recommendations on early to mid 15th c fighting gambesons?

modern sword dancers

euro vs. Japanese warriors

register of WMA text translators

armour in Fiore (Wild Rose one)