The Armour Archive

Dietrich von Stroheim

Hi Ken, any update on when the Art of the Two-Handed Sword is going out? Looking forward to reading it.

Dietrich von Stroheim

I wear leather boot coverings over cleats. Great support, traction and comfort, and it like knee-length medieval boots from 10' away. Works for me and I'm not planning on changing it.

Dietrich von Stroheim

That is a really great photo gallery! Thanks for posting. I am looking forward to another Bryan and Brianna reign. Also, I think that Afshin is going to win Crown, and soon--he just keeps pulling Atlantia's best fighters in the finals. Little-known fact, Afshin is great with any weapons form he spen...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Awesome I didn't realize that Mike boxed

That explains why my last fight with him looked...well, looked like that video, except without the horrid music!

Dietrich von Stroheim

And here I thought I read somewhere that Duke Anton said watching lefties fight is like seeing two fat ladies fight with fish!

Dietrich von Stroheim

Varukh, Congrats buddy on getting the missus involved. That is more of a blessing than you may yet know! I know I used to participate about twice as much as I do now, when my wife was fighting. Anyway, I recommend you talk to Walter at Zen Armory about a good mask for her. You get what you pay for w...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Great vid Christian. Having the video camera going during training is an excellent idea, especially if you start to work in some film study as part of practice. I'm doing Hawkwood Howl this weekend, but the Sunday after that, I have obtained clearance (of the spousal variety ) to come on down and ru...

Dietrich von Stroheim

33" arm length. 4 fingers 3" across.
6'3
190#

Dietrich von Stroheim

What a list! This is like they just published a (partial) phonebook of Atlantian badasses. Afshin is blindingly fast and will toast almost anyone who gets in the list with him. But he has in the past had difficulties against Bryan and Rob. Bryan is in the best shape I have ever seen him in, while Ro...

Dietrich von Stroheim

I drove out to Christian's house yesterday for a couple hours of blossfechten with the synthetic wasters, and let me just say that is probably the most fun I've had with swordfighting. The synthetics handle very well and allow for full-speed combat with a low risk level. We learned a lot about what ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Go with Sir Haroun's leg armor.

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If you want hidden legs that are lightweight, protective and comfortable, this is the way to go.

Dietrich von Stroheim

Thanks for the detailed explanation, Your Majesty. I fight quite a bit of greatsword and have used halfswording in the past, but this ban doesn't take that away very much at all from the weapon form--halfswording in SCA is only useful in certain situations and there exist other options for controlli...

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People seemed to be pacing themselves to 'survive' that 3 hour long battle. Also, I found that people were being more wary about charging me. I attribute this to the 2" thrusting tips on the spears, which make it much, much easier to shish-kabob even a guy with a big shield who is charging...th...

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Glaukos, I wrote you a nice long reply, but the interwebs appear to have devoured it. Anyway. I will strike with the bottom half of the sword in certain situations. If an opponent with a big shield gets in close on me, I shift my body to position my right elbow pinning the shield, while my sword shi...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Good question Christian. It means different things to different people. For me it is the visceral brutality of full-speed swordfighting, coupled with the almost-unique honor system of letting the man you struck decide, on his honor, if you have bested him. It gives me a chance to still get out my ne...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Doorman wrote:@Ursus: have you had a chance to post the pics from WoW yet?

Guys, we'll need to give Ursus some time. He probably has thousands of photos to go through, and we don't actually pay him to do it

Awesomeness is worth waiting for.

Dietrich von Stroheim

Your Majesty,
Yes, I had promised my wife we'd do something special that night in exchange for me leaving her all day with the kiddo. Sorry I missed you calling me in--it's a bit of a juggling act when the missus doesn't play.

Dietrich

Dietrich von Stroheim

I agree with the above posters. War of the Wings was some serious high-quality violence. I don't think I've ever fought in a battle that lasted 3 solid hours before! What impressed me was that at the end of the battle, there was still a huge percentage of the original fighters that started. I was ex...

Dietrich von Stroheim

You would be hard-pressed indeed to find a knight who blends technical analysis and raw speed together so masterfully as does Sir Ailgheanan. At the King's Champion tournament in 2007, he watched me hold the bear pit for several fights, learned all my moves and broke them down, then calmly strolled ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Awesome, Christian. I think you must have been doing this while I was away on the heavy field, because otherwise I'd have been joining you and His Grace.

My synthetic langenschwert should arrive today...I've got the new HEMA mask from Walter...I'm ready for some blossfechten!

Dietrich von Stroheim

Ahh, thanks Gwen

In that case, color me impressed! I will not write him off again so easily next time. My entire book on Ragnar was based on just one tourney encounter and a few pickups.

I really need to drive down to Meridies and see you all again sometime.

Dietrich von Stroheim

Congrats to Prince...hang on, gotta copy and paste...Ailgheanan! Ok, now, not that it took much brilliance to predict him winning, but... Could someone kindly remind me who Ragnar is? Is he a leftie fighter, Cona's squire? If so he is good, but I wouldn't have bet on him making it to the finals...so...

Dietrich von Stroheim

1600N fencing mask, and absolutely nothing less. you could probably get away with 800's for wasters only, but, I'd not reccommend it. and never let anyone use a "bought on ebay, I think its enough" mask which does'nt have a verifiable origin and tab marking it as 1600N FIE approved.. I kn...

Dietrich von Stroheim

So, inspired by that rocking video of the full-contact blossfechten with steel, myself and some others who have some knowledge of historical fighting, and a strong desire to learn more, are starting our own group to pursue these martial studies. We are going to be sparring primarily with Arms and Ar...

Dietrich von Stroheim

I'm just now discovering this thread--I haven't read it all, but here's my take on synthetics. Synthetic wasters are a good training tool for getting people into steel combat. I've handled these and sparred once with them, and they are definitely more forgiving than any other simulator I've used--we...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Love it! Full contact blossfechten with steel swords and ringen. I would really like to start doing that again.

Dietrich von Stroheim

depends on who is there...... oh you mean sca fighting. ummm i think 8 weeks post-op is a little early. 13 repairs done to my shoulder in 5 hours probably means i should letit rehab at least for half of the one yar my dr suggests. so, im thinking another six months or so. Logan, As much as I am loo...

Dietrich von Stroheim

This game really is a lot of fun. Here are a couple recommendations (not that you asked for any, but if you don't like 'em you can just ignore 'em! ) 1) Don't be afraid to borrow someone's gauntlets while waiting for yours to be made/finished. That will let you get started sooner. More fighting is b...

Dietrich von Stroheim

I'll be there, spear in hand. Whether or not I come up Friday, for the tourney, or just daytrip it on Saturday, remains to be seen. I am very much looking forward to 3 hours of solid carnage. I've set myself a performance goal of 100 kills And to have fun. Actually, hitting people and fun pretty muc...

Dietrich von Stroheim

it always sucks that Crown is opposite War of the Wings, as it's a close event for most of us. I hear the rapier is great! Dietrich, don't underestimate Mordan - as a consort, it's rude of me to say much about who I think are the final four, but Mordan isn't to be taken lightly. Yours, Gwen That's ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Nice list...some top-tier Meridian knights with a decent amount of unbelt badasses thrown in. My final four is pretty easy to pick... Ailgheanan (had to copy and paste that)--Not much skill involved in putting him right at the top. If he wants it, he is going to take it. Chinua--Crazy fast and good ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Awesome thrusts are fine and praisable, like in that bit of badassery Sir Gemini demonstrated for us. Crappy weakass 'directed touch' thrusts detract from our sport. Moreso than crappy weak strikes, because these get ignored or called light, but many fighters will take any thrust that touches their ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

A proper face thrust: m at the 1:48 mark. That's how it's done! As opposed to the Sewing Machine of Cheesiness m 45 second mark where the guy just tries to line up his thrusting tip and poke, hoping in vain for penetration like a 13-year old reject with a 3-inch wang. That video is great on so many ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Max, I don't think we have any disagreement. A wrist-flick offside tink or similar sub-par technique is just as unproductive for advancing our skills, as touch-kill face thrusts IMO. The difference is, *most* fighters will just shake their head 'Light' for a weak flicky strike like that, but if it i...

Dietrich von Stroheim

To the OP: No, and no. The thrust is a legitimate shot in our sport--although I will say, I find it a lot more definitive and satisfying to win with a nice crowd-pleasing combo or helm-rocking flat snap (Spear is a different story entirely...to light someone with a legal 90%-force face thrust is als...

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