The Armour Archive

Dietrich von Stroheim

Interesting observation, and a sound theory I think. Football/wrestling/rugby player here, Boxing being my main combat sport. I try to stick to the rules as they are written but I do like rough play and stuff that beards the rules a bit without breaking them. Also at backyard fighter practices we've...

Dietrich von Stroheim

dukelogan wrote:POW!

im available for paid advice on lottery numbers, just email me.

logan

Hahah, do you do the stock market too, your Grace?

Dietrich von Stroheim

You can let them grandstand, like give a big heroic speech, and then counter that speech with a courteous and well- spoken refusal. "My gracious Lord, we must refuse you since you are obviously a man to be respected- even feared. Prepare to meet God." That would make my day. I would have ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Bold and underline mine. You had honorable opponents. I have seen the same situation with the last fighter ending ganged up by all of the opponents left on the other side and I did not like it. Glaukos You are correct, Glaukos. My opponents chose to give me honorable combat, and that was very cool....

Dietrich von Stroheim

<snip> Malcolm I can really identify with you in this story. I've been the last guy alive in a melee and had the enemy army line up to come and face me one by one, my comrades on the sidelines cheering with each man I defeated, until the enemy brought me down. I imagine if somebody had used me as a...

Dietrich von Stroheim

D no one in our kingdom would have an issue with the technique you described. If you are having issues with someone questioning it, and you guys can't work it out between your selves, get word to me an I will see if we can get them up to speed on how we view things in Atlantia. Cool, thanks Bryan. ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

its too often used as a crutch and too often leads to sloppy fighting. crown should be a showcase of skill and while a tiny percentage of guys throw skillful thrusts the majority do not. now those are my own opinions but i would not be surprised if hrh feels any different. he has disallowed them in...

Dietrich von Stroheim

dukelogan wrote:my money is on thrusting not being allowed for crown.

regards
logan

I'd actually be fine with that. But why would you bet on that being the case?

Dietrich von Stroheim

Yeah, Logan has it right. Since he was the one who taught me the move, I do it the same way. It's not a feint, and it's not a thrust. It's definitely not, in my opinion, a blatant safety hazard. Given the way this is done I can't imagine harm resulting from it, I just don't want to be in violation o...

Dietrich von Stroheim

The weekend before last I was fighting in a tourney, standing over the man I'd legged. I was about to utilize a technique that involves jamming the tip of my sword downwards into the corner of the foe's shield to displace it, and rolling my wrist over to finish him with a flat snap. Then it dawned o...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Lucas, that sounds like a win to me. You did your best to give the man the shot he required, and ultimately won the match. I don't have any really juicy sins to share, but here is my story: the single time I have lost my cool in SCA combat. At a Panhandle Skirmishes, I brought with me a new fighter ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Pietro di Trento wrote:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=474305966902&comments

I think the video speaks for itself.

HAHAH, what the shit was that??

And this is why we need some sort of Appearance Standards...

That was a good laugh, I had to watch the last 2 seconds a few times.

Dietrich von Stroheim

if you hold this position for a few minutes and feel fatigue you will know which muscles are under-developed. usually this is due to poor posture caused by over-developed pecs. just for starters. regards logan Wow, I started to feel serious fatigue after just a minute. I must be pretty bad off...I ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

I've gone over things I'm changing this year, but here are my goals and dreams for 2011 that I am going to do all I can to make happen: Tourney Resolutions -Win Mannanon again -Win Ymir -Win Spring Crown Non-Tourney-Related -Help aspiring new fighters in my area get started -STOP 'fight and runs'; n...

Dietrich von Stroheim

It very much depends upon your fighting style. In my ideal fight, my opponent never gets to swing at me because I fake him out of his sabatons at range and strike a telling blow first. Failing that, I stay at range and throw a barrage of broad sweeping shots from alternating angles, mixed up with fe...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Merry Christmas Ice, I hope that life is good for you and your family.

We have done good business together and I've no doubt we'll continue to do so in the new year.

Cheers!

Dietrich

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Great story Doorman, that one had me busted up laughing. And Diglach, man, it sounds like you have had some really hilarious adventures! At a tourney this weekend I had someone come up to me and thank me for getting this thread started, since it's been providing them with new laughter almost every d...

Dietrich von Stroheim

ladyilsebet wrote:I've been alternately laughing and crying reading the whole thread

Then this thread is a complete success!

Dietrich von Stroheim

Wow, Diglach. My assistant just came in to see if I was ok, since I was laughing uproariously in my office.

'The old coot's finally cracked', she was probably thinking.

That is one hell of a story man!!

I throw a combo just like that too...

Dietrich von Stroheim

HAHAH, these are awesome stories!! Poor Colin... What is the one other starring Bors? Or C.u.b as he is otherwise known? Doorman, Creepy Uncle Bryan guest-stars in the second vid I posted, wherein a spectator suggests he 'offer me some candy' as he is jokingly reputed to do to bring the boys to the ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

A friend was fighting at mannanan mac lur (sp?) in atlantia. He moved his shield just a couple of inches too far and his opponent sneaked a wrap in on him. As my friend later put it "He hit me right in the taint." My friend stays standing for about two seconds and then collapses to his kn...

Dietrich von Stroheim

OK, let's get into the festive holiday season--or just enjoy some general hilarity--with Funny Fighting Stories! Here are the rules for this thread: 1) New or classic stories are both fine 2) Mean and Funny is Still Funny 3) Try not to get offended by what other people think is funny 4) Please do no...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Gavin is exactly right. There is a big difference between proper follow-through on a cut, and overcommitment or 'Buffaloism'

I've always thought of a Buffalo as someone who just rears the sword back like a baseball bat, and lets fly as hard as he can in the general direction of the bad guy.

Dietrich von Stroheim

a few of them are great examples of why we must call all flat shots light. looking at how bent the flat shots are should shut anyone up that thinks we should ignore flat shots. The problem for us is that a cylinder hitting you at X velocity is going to feel the same no matter how you turn it about ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Armour really works against real weapons. And so my point is made. Gun, please provide support for the statement, rather than just repeating an unsupported assertion. I'm more inclined to think that real armor SOMETIMES worked against real weapons. Which is still an unsupported assertion, but a fai...

Dietrich von Stroheim

On the subject of punching with the head of an axe...go ahead and take your bearded axe out to the tree, grip it just below the head, and give a good solid jab at face height. What you will see is that the bottom of the haft kicks out forward, while the axe head rocks back. This robs it of a lot of ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Good! I'll bring my buckler over next time we practice...I've got some really devilish sword and buckler tricks that I think you will love

Most are historical, but some are SCAisms, including, 'How to make a dude with a madu hate life'

Dietrich von Stroheim

Although this wasn't really where I was going with this thread, it is still a good and valuable discussion. On the subject of stout face thrusts. At Midnight at the Oasis in September, I was fighting spear in the melee, minding my own business and happily dismantling the enemy shield wall. All of a ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Yeah, the flurry of doom works great against most fighters but against guys like you who can weather it, I'm just burning up my own energy. I think adding patience to my fighting style will help me take it to the next level...my speed probably isn't going to increase that much, but timing and defens...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Sir Vitus, I agree that most people cannot thrust with much skill, and I also agree it would be a quick end. However, I can personally attest that Dietrich does in fact have quite a bit of expertise in this area. I think there is a certain stigma attached to thrusting, namely that many people feel ...

Dietrich von Stroheim

I've been doing a lot of thinking (the first sign of trouble, I know!) lately about my fighting. Although these are like New Years resolutions, I see no reason to wait to January to implement them. I started yesterday, and want to present them here so that I, and others of this fighting community, c...

Dietrich von Stroheim

What is your gender? Male Do you enjoy melee or singles more? Love both, but if had to pick, Singles Are you better at melee or singles? Have been successful in both, but if had to pick, Singles What is your Myers & Briggs personality type? ESTJ ESTJ is spot-on for me too. Good luck with your st...

Dietrich von Stroheim

I used to drive up from out of kingdom just to fight in Atlantia. I love the level of rough play, the complete lack of whining, and the appearance and skill level of Atlantia's swordsmen.

Now that I live in kingdom, I'm like a kid at the candy store.

Dietrich von Stroheim

Hmm. Weird, I Saved As both of them onto my computer here at the office, but the download instantly finished, with a 0 Bytes file size. Can't seem to stream them either. Sorry to hear about your ankle man. And really...you equated 'gently tossing a ball' in January to mean you could start flatsnappi...

Dietrich von Stroheim

Bryan can hit way harder than that, if he is of a mind to. Archivists above are correct about the newbie doing most of it to himself.

That doesn't make it any less funny to watch, though

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It's time for a Funny Stories thread!

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