Pain a great teacher?

[Guest]

From the Ducal grade rant...

someone said pian is a great teacher to improve fighting skill I offer ARMOR REPAIR is a much better teacher....

I can live with a bruise the size of Kansas on my Kan o ASs but when I got to dish out the 4" crease on my seg.breast I tend to get a bit pissy and block my armor better:-)

granted much of my body armor is 16guage mild and does dent well. fixing broken chunks is a motivator. simply due to wearing a nice kit thats all beat to crap kills the entire purpose.

I propose you armor well and learn from the repairs instead of learn from the pain in body learn from the pain in your butt from having to dish out dents.

[The Lost Scott]

I agree getting a crease in a nice pair of legs would definetly be more of a motivator than getting bruised (I know I definetly try to block my armour from getting hit ussally while trying to block myself from getting hit). The secound biggist thing I hear around here is "it's only bruises I can take it, I need the extra speed" if by loosing 2 to 3 pounds by removing your plastic cuieses increases your speed som much you are either real out of shape or you cuisses are poorly made and don't fit properly. I don't see how properly made armour (especially plastic or light leather) can degrade ones fighting ability so much they would rather risk the chance of severe injury, let alone trying to look half way descent shouldent slow you down. Although I will say while using the loaner gear I definetly became better at my shield work (no upper leg armour) although now I try even harder so I don't dent my pretty legs .

[Prince Of Darkmoor]

I think pain is a great teacher, much better than armour repair. Of course, look at my motivations. I don't really care about looking good in my armour on the field. If I did, I would have commissioned a full suit of gothic in 14ga stainless by now. I'm motivated by the simple Pavlovian thought of "Ow, that hurt, I better block next time," not, "Hey, you're scuffing up my duds, man!"

Pain's a great way to let you know you're still alive And it's only temporary, unlike that 4" crease in your breastplate if you just let it sit there. I have no problem nursing hands that resemble raw hamburger meat, nor do I mind spending a half hour knocking out the dings in my armour.

But doesn't war-worn (Beowulf style kenning/alliteration!) armour give you and it some character on the field? I'll use Scott as an example. His practice armour is very well worn. The paint has faded and chipped away, there are tiny knicks and such all over it. It's appearance is worn and earthy. His armour isn't rusty because he takes care of it. But I don't want to fail to mention that he has a nice set of armour for events too. That's also far more authentic looking than the insistence of mirror-polished armour.

But as far as pain being a good teacher, I wholeheartedly agree. If you don't want to bang out dents in your armour, make thicker armour! If you don't want to get hurt, block next time! I don't see where the conflict lies.

Granted armour repair is a good teacher for some - I just prefer to take the other side of this subject (strange huh?).

[Phoenix]

pain is a great teacher....

after i got my ribs broke, i decided metal chest protection would be good..

[JJ Shred]

If you are getting dents and creases in 16 guage steel, someone is hitting too hard.

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Virtus vincit invidiam
"Virtue overcometh envy"

[Trevor]

16 guage steel is not that hard to dent. 12 guage, now that's another story!

[Sasha]

If your 16ga is not that hard to dent then it is not shaped properly!

Come on out of the stone age, folks. Plate does not defend by mass alone. Flute it, dish it, ridge it and step it (well, maybe not all at once)

18ga cuisses will work admirably well if you put the work into shaping them for maximum blow resistence.

Sasha....having an armour grouch day
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