The Armour Archive

FrauHirsch

At some point a Marshal can call a fight if he thinks things are dangerous but truely, it rarely gets to that. If everyone seems happy, or at least communicating in a civil way, I leave it alone. Usually if it appears that the above scenario is happening, where someone is repeatedly besting another,...

FrauHirsch

There are some opponents who's body language makes it seem like they are taking the shot and that it is good, only to find them throwing a blow at your head the second you hesitate. If someone has a pattern of doing so, I hope the Chivalry will have a talk with them. Whether they mean to or not, us...

FrauHirsch

For those coming out to Estrella, besides face thrusts, thrusts to the sides, back and top of the helm are legal here and one is expected to take it if it is a solid shot. "Nailing earholes" (an oblique shot to the side of the helm by a spearman) is a common tactic and if someone does't take one tha...

FrauHirsch

However, as I see it, everyone should assume that every blow they throw was NOT good until they get that confirmation. with respect, Malcolm I agree. In my experience, it has always been the convention to do your best to stop once you've noticed that confirmation, but to continue throwing unless yo...

FrauHirsch

No one is being dragged through the mud. I got the impression this was being actually presented as a "new philosophy" and some of the newer guys were wondering if they should do it too.

Just wondering if there was any trend happening.

FrauHirsch

youre talking about rumors right? rumors, like floating turds, should be recognized for what they are and flushed. regards logan I was being generous in my wording in that that I'd seen a trend of harder followups after what seemed to be obvious acknowledgement in tournaments and pickups, and then ...

FrauHirsch

So how do we fix this? I'm not sure. I dont' know that there is a singular fix, however feedback seems to be important. In my experience, most of the people who have general calibration issues don't normally limit that to specific events so feedback during practices seems like the best way to at le...

FrauHirsch

I have heard rumors that there are fighters who have admitted that they purposefully throw extra hard blows after they know a person has yeilded as an intimidation factor for future fights.

What do people feel about that?

FrauHirsch

blackbow wrote:Check his helmet.

JB

It was checked.

FrauHirsch

If she has some hearing, you might want to do an experiment with various compressed air horns, whistles, drums, etc to find out if she can hear in that range in her helmet.

FrauHirsch

Yes and no. If the person does not acknowledge, don't assume, keep throwing. However in my opinion it is rude to keep throwing after someone has clearly acknowledged your victory. Its like calling someone a liar by assuming they are going to back out of their word. It would give the appearance that ...

FrauHirsch

treat it like your goal is to score as many points(hits) as possible before your opponent falls over. -Brand Generally agree with you, except with a slight modification from "falls over" to "acknowledges your victory". One fellow walked off the field and was knocked out (concussion) last summer at ...

FrauHirsch

This isn't a response to anyone in particular. Many many years ago there were slightly more than a handful of fighters that would end up in 2 hour final rounds with each other (no kidding, we timed it), and often long long bouts with others who seemed to have bested them. As one would expect, back i...

FrauHirsch

dukelogan wrote:attack?

Thanks for clarifying. I was referring more about your posts to others. They come off sounding defensive, angry and belittling just because people differ in opinions or have different experiences than you have.

FrauHirsch

i would disagree a little with that a round sword wont feel off if its flat. when a proper blow is thrown, on edge, the wrist can only move so far and the muscles controlling that movement are much stronger than the ones controlling the wrist in the other direction. its like the amount of power you...

FrauHirsch

But history and observation can get us most of the way there, and let their ill repute grow. But could the whole cycle be stopped early if a few respected Marshals and reknowned fighters took the person aside and talked to them? In many cases, I think so. But if everyone who does that is considered...

FrauHirsch

I agree with Vitus on the "flat" issue. When a sword has shaved sides, it can actually feel/sound wrong, but if someone is using round rattan, that method won't work. If you can see the blade and the wrist, you may be able to call it flat, but otherwise an honorable fighter is at the mercy of the go...

FrauHirsch

sorry, but as i see it you are a very poor marshal based on your claims of mind reading abilities and your certainty in calling men cheaters. And you make many assumptions from a few words. You also don't know how many admitted later to me or someone else that they did know that the blows were bad....

FrauHirsch

Many doesn't mean "most". You twist my words. But definitely more than a handful. These were times when it was pretty obvious that the fighter knew they'd struck a shield into the other guy because it was a) right in front of him, b) the sound and bounceback was all wrong, and c) Some people really ...

FrauHirsch

In SCA combat, whenever you fight a person who doesn't know you, you have the option of taking the tack of the 2nd kid, and our culture says that Personal Honor protects you from any and all attempts at leveling the playing field. Is all input from another to be discarded? As a Marshal, I have ofte...

FrauHirsch

raito wrote:Indeed, if I assume to be able to teach others the center, I must not only know what it is, but know when my student is near and far from it. And if a student has no guide to what is near and far, they risk being far from the norm.

IMHO, this is the key point in this entire discussion.

FrauHirsch

Definitely more people would be wearing shoes vs boots than you typically see on the rapier field. Glad to see more people moving to knee breeches, stockings and shoes. A small nit is that I've never seen any provenance for 16th c shirts made with yokes. Yokes show up in the late 1700s as far as I c...

FrauHirsch

I started using the single seam down the center because I see so many with such clearly shown seams. I've seen some with the double seam too, but in this period, more with the center seam. Sometimes the cut of coifs change per period, but many people treat them as generic to all periods. But some go...

FrauHirsch

Are there any non-sca recreation or LH groups in NE US and/or eastern Canada that have fighting (rattan or live-steel)? If so, how are they? I'm looking for something a little more serious, and a little less "society for concenting adults".... Thanks, J Whether SCA or Adrian Empire, each regional g...

FrauHirsch

Some people stand with their back leg so far behind them, they can't twist their hips. Blocking: I try to block most standard blows with my shield, however, I also use both active and passive blocks with my sword. I'm very short, so for some people, they'd not get many high shots unless fighting on ...

FrauHirsch

I've always wanted to put together a game of Stoolball . Apparently (and I could be wrong on this) it's a 14th Cen women's game. Forerunner of cricket and baseball. Reputedly invented by milkmaids with stools, buckets, and rocks. We played stoolball once at a break at an Adrian Empire event. It was...

FrauHirsch

A Herald friend and I always wanted to do a Pas with the them "wierd and offensive period heraldry"...had to be found on period Heraldry: Giant Turnips, Giant Mouse heads (mickey mouse), etc...

Unfortunately he passed away before we got to it...

FrauHirsch

It was pretty obvious from the first time I saw this video that Duke Logan's calibration was not the issue here. If I were marshalling that fight, there are shots I might have discussed with his first opponent about *after* the fight - i.e. the repeated leg shots that were unimpeded, thrown with ful...

FrauHirsch

Please don't do this and don't let any of your friends do it either. Just take the sewing machine away from them. Maybe take a sledge hammer to that sewing machine just for safety's sake. And it wouldn't hurt to break their fingers so they can't hand sew... Just kidding...okay, maybe I'm not kiddin...

FrauHirsch

Cunian, I also think some people don't give themselves permission to hit as hard as they can. We are fighting friends, and hitting hard as you can might hurt someone right? Before you fight, tell yourself its ok to hit really really hard. I find sometimes I get mentally lazy and my shots get lighter...

FrauHirsch

Radnor is so cool. He used to come down to Calafia a lot in the 'old days'. He is the one I think of when the topic of "Deeds of Arms" comes up. Once I was lucky to be on his side in a very small war (on Camp Pendleton) where I was on his side. We all had died but he, and assumed our side was lost. ...

FrauHirsch

There are two types of crowns for square top berets. One is sewn so the pieces make an X on the top of the hat and the final piece does not fold inward, the other is where the square is very large and the ends are folded into meet at the center. In the case where it does not fold, it is 4 triangles ...

FrauHirsch

Do any of you think you could replicate these? A foundry told a guy on the Silver Streak Trailer list that they'd do a pair for $250. If you could do it for less than $250 per pair and in stainless you'd have some buyers. I guess they tend to break on the newer year trailers. On our older model they...

FrauHirsch

I just use my flovent and serevent in the morning and then use my albuterol for emergencies. I end up using it several times during most war fighting days due to the dust.

My asthma is pretty bad. Sometimes it tires me out so I don't fight as much as I should.

Juliana

FrauHirsch

http://www.adrianempire.org/library-manuals.php

Re: Non-SCA groups on NE US and eastern Canada?

Door Hinges needed for Vintage Trailer