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[Aaron]

Was this Nissan with mace and shield?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vdr7rBF ... ature=plcp

[Christophe de Frisselle]

What I think a Team USA needs is more playmates to practice with. From the interest I'm seeing various places online they might get it. Team USA is the 4th largest team and covers an area the size of Europe. That makes it hard to get practices training going. More interested people would also create a bigger pool to fill team slots with.
My impression is that to the Pols, Rus, and Belarus, this is a medievalist fighters Olympics. They have many groups fighting this or similar type system and have qualifying tournaments to select their national team. It also means they are more invested in this completion. Which, I think, shows in their fighting. Particularly, the Russians.
Team USA seems to be doing okay for first timers and having a good shakedown run. It will be interesting to see what lessons they come back with.

[AlvarCadiz]

OK, this rocked! I'll be watching this one again, and again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Wt-3Fhi0Q

It looks like the biggest weakness is the mind. If a fighter is out of sight, they are out of mind, and what you can't see really can hurt you. Team USA did really well here in part because that knight (white belt) with the axe (ooo...nice axe) on the right dodged right and then did broken field running and blindsided two fighters on the other teams what were engaged with their Team USA equals.

That was GREAT!

The Archives own Sir Gaston de Clairmont. He is the one with the striped Jupon sleeve.

Started in the SCA East, knighted West, Laureled Ansteorra, pwned Belarus BotN (can he get a Pel for that???)

Alvar

[Aaron]

WELL DONE SIR GASTON!!!!!

And thank you Alvar for letting me know who that knight is.

Hummmm....two minutes to midnight and I'm STARTING to feel sleepy. Maybe it's time to attempt to nap.

With thanks to everybody here,

-Aaron

[Aaron]

I liked this fight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQM9ncXv ... s7aCNh3mog

Nissan plowed one into the ground (on the right, 0.32), then another into fence (on the left, 0.35) and into the ground with a judo throw (0.36) and then pancakes into the ground with another (on the left, 0.40) because the other fellow was bending over to dodge a blow from the USA Team knight (on the left). I don't know if Nissan was actually called "down" on that because the camera angle is bad. I'm not sure if they fell together or it just looks like that.

Anyway, GOOD JOB BOSS!

-Aaron

[Tom B.]

I liked this fight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQM9ncXv ... s7aCNh3mog

Nissan plowed one into the ground (on the right, 0.32), then another into fence (on the left, 0.35) and into the ground with a judo throw (0.36) and then pancakes into the ground with another (on the left, 0.40) because the other fellow was bending over to dodge a blow from the USA Team knight (on the left). I don't know if Nissan was actually called "down" on that because the camera angle is bad. I'm not sure if they fell together or it just looks like that.

Anyway, GOOD JOB BOSS!

-Aaron

Looks like Nissan was down. The marshal touches him with his staff then later after the camera pans out you can see him kneeling.

Tom

[Aaron]

Looks like video is back, but focused on the band.

http://usaknights.org/index.html

[Aaron]

Oh! They're repairing the fencing that was VERY tough! That fence survived longer than quite a few of the fighters, and took WAY more hits without getting a chance to strike back. Watching how it was made might be important.

[Aaron]

Now they have knights on horseback. Not fighting though.

[Aaron]

Lots of umbrellas in the stands. This might be a mud-pit battle. Traction might be important.

-Aaron

[Aaron]

Battle of Agincourt next? I just saw the horses pass (and probably dropped stuff) and it's raining....and the 5 vs. 5 and 21 vs. 21 battles are scheduled. This could be very interesting. If you slip with nobody around to push you, are you still down?

Now MORE horses to turn that sod into mud and muck. And more rain from the looks of it.

I pray Team USA has a rest today and can just watch the mudfest with glee. This looks like a SCA marshal's nightmare in the works. Uneven ground, rain, horse maure, rain, mud, bad rock bad (tinny), rain, wrestling, steel blades and teams.

[igelkott]

Full contact jousting is scheduled now.

Did the 1v1 happen this morning? Anyone know how we did?

[William of Richwood]

There was 1v1. Sound was gone but by the attendants reactions Jaye lost his quarter final. My interpretation only.

[Ratslayer]

Just heard USA team 3 is coming up for the 5 on 5.

[Aaron]

Just heard USA team 3 is coming up for the 5 on 5.

How did it go?

-Aaron

[Aaron]

I liked this fight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQM9ncXv ... s7aCNh3mog

Nissan plowed one into the ground (on the right, 0.32), then another into fence (on the left, 0.35) and into the ground with a judo throw (0.36) and then pancakes into the ground with another (on the left, 0.40) because the other fellow was bending over to dodge a blow from the USA Team knight (on the left). I don't know if Nissan was actually called "down" on that because the camera angle is bad. I'm not sure if they fell together or it just looks like that.

Anyway, GOOD JOB BOSS!

-Aaron

Looks like Nissan was down. The marshal touches him with his staff then later after the camera pans out you can see him kneeling.

Tom

What astounds me is that in less than a minute from "Lay On" Nissan had three guys (probably all younger than him) down. That is an amazing feat of arms (and legs to run that far, that fast) IMO.

[Christophe de Frisselle]

Just heard USA team 3 is coming up for the 5 on 5.

How did it go?

-Aaron

Round 2. Lost round 1

[Christophe de Frisselle]

Round 2 ended the same way. Russia in both waited for the USA to make the first move. Which was funny in the first round with the announcer saying "fight, Fight, Fight!" while both side stared at each other waiting for the other to attack.

[Said ibn-Ali]

Both Russia vs USA looked to be a 3-1 loss, 3-1 loss, but second round may have had a yellow card issued, I couldnt see my feed skipped.

[Tegan]

Jester, no question about the protection of the armor. When I spoke with Uther about it over dinner a few months back, it was clear more protective armor was the goal of many on the team. Im specifically talking about fit though. I think it could be improved without decreasing the protection of the kit. Its a very subjective issue but some of the guys dont look like the armor they are wearing is "theirs". Your right in that I am armchair quarterbacking but i still stand by my position.

Cheers!

Pie posted on FB that several of the fighters hadn't been in their armor until they got to Warsaw.

-Tegan

[William of Richwood]

May have been a yellow card, I have a bit of a language barrier keeping me for understanding completely. One of the russians failed to stop even with a marshals flag draped over his eyeslots.

[Galvyn Lockhart]

If they did rec. a yellow card & they have 2 Red cards from the previous 2 days as reported on Fb, that would eliminate the entire Russian team!

or that's what I've heard on Fb at least.

[William of Richwood]

But in the 5v5 the russians have 3 teams and I can not imagine that all 3 would be eliminated. But then my russian is as bad as my polish.

[Christophe de Frisselle]

USA up again

[William of Richwood]

USA team 3 on the field

[Christophe de Frisselle]

Wow, that was bad. Russians not too quick on the stops.

[Syrfinn]

Ok just started watching again when the matches before the US came up, so not sure if anyone before US did this. But loved watching our guys not go to the sides and made the other team come out to them to fight. And now seeing all the other teams doing the same thing.

[Galvyn Lockhart]

No, that's just it, the entire team would be eliminated. All of them. Or at least that was my understanding from the mutliple facebook threads following the BotN. It may be a flawed understanding as it does seem harsh, but there you are.

[Said ibn-Ali]

The Polish vs Blue and Gold Belarussia? Thats a ugly match.

Lots of anger going on there.

[William of Richwood]

Purple/blue and gold is Ukraine. Belarus fights in all blue.

[Christophe de Frisselle]

Penalties are described halfway down the following page:
http://bnfest.pl/index.php?option=com_k ... =9&lang=en

Looks like the Whole Team is only eliminated if the members accumulate two red cards and then a warning. Any member with two yellow card, equal to one red card, or a red card is eliminated from the completion and his team (melee team?) has to fight without him with no substitution.

[Said ibn-Ali]

Penalties are described halfway down the following page:
http://bnfest.pl/index.php?option=com_k ... =9&lang=en

Looks like the Whole Team is only eliminated if the member accumulate two red cards and then a warning. Any member with two yellow card, equal to one red card, or a red card is eliminated from the completion and his team (melee team?) has to fight without him with no substitution.

Simple same rules as soccer.

[William of Richwood]

Penalties are described halfway down the following page:
http://bnfest.pl/index.php?option=com_k ... =9&lang=en

Looks like the Whole Team is only eliminated if the member accumulate two red cards and then a warning. Any member with two yellow card, equal to one red card, or a red card is eliminated from the completion and his team (melee team?) has to fight without him with no substitution.

Simple same rules as soccer.

Except that to ban an entire soccer team would take 11 red cards (or enough yellow cards to obtain the same effect).
I still think this applies to the 5man team (total of 8 with maximum amount of substitutes) and not to the entire Russian contigent. That allso makes it more important to differentiate between what team and not only nationality that got the penalty.

[William of Richwood]

Usa on the field again.

[Christophe de Frisselle]

Looks like a draw against Poland!