The Armour Archive

Joseph

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Joseph

HRM Brennan returned a glaive of mine borrowed in the heat of things on Friday.
It also has my name group and kingdom written on it

Joseph

If they fuck up, are reported, and CAUGHT... then we yank their inspection, and they report to Marshal's Court after the battle. IF they are caught. This isnt friggin soccer ... you dont get a "yellow card". If someone is UNSAFE on the Field it is the Marshal's RESPONSIBILITY to pull that persons c...

Joseph

Thank you!!

Joseph

Regarding "you get what you pay for": I'm surprised that more armorers don't follow the model of Rough from the Hammer and sell rough pieces or kits. The armorer does just the cutting and shaping; the customer does polishing, strapping, assembling, etc. The customer pays the armorer to do only the ...

Joseph

The Icefalcon Kydex shields are very durable, very light and because of the rounded edge, the Earl Marshal of the East said that you aren't required to edge the shield.
That makes buying a shield that is centergrip more inviting for sure.

Joseph

When pricing things on the internet, there is a :idea: :?: that should pop up anytime you've found a price that is 1/3 cheaper then what the average prices are for the same item. $425 for legs, arms, a gorget, all to be sized and dyed and shipped across the country is a steal of a deal. I get the po...

Joseph

Hopefully there will be videos posted.

Joseph

I really wish people would stop recommending AB to newbies. Ar least three times last year I talked new folks out of going there for gear when they said "(so and so) said I should get my (whatever) from there" For as tech savvy as the SCA seems to be, it always runs on piss poor hand me down inform...

Joseph

^ I was going to say that I've heard alot of stories about why armorers go under, but that was took the cake.

Joseph

I did some inspections at Pennsic this year. It is easy to determine if a tip needs to be "refoamed" and in all of the cases where we pointed out that the tip needed to be refoamed, the fighter took his weapon and within 10-15 minutes was able to have the tip reinspected where it was passed. This is...

Joseph

Cet is very much in business, I spoke with him yesterday about a few things.

Joseph

Mylec's site has them only going up to L

Joseph

Has anyone ever seen one suit in real life? Like actually got up close and saw it?

Joseph

Didn't you post on FB a few weeks back that you were having spear issues? I was going to suggest talking to master feral who has a cool setup to work on your spear stuff. Spear in field battles have to be aggressive - the time it takes you to put people down also is the ticking on them closing in on...

Joseph

if you're thinking EK unbelt triad- drop the spear.
work 3 vs. 3 (triad on triad)
for fun switch guys up in each team if you've only got 2 triads.
if you've got an odd number like 5 or 7, triad attacks the 2 or the 4.

15 second time limits.

video if possible. discuss strategy after.

Joseph

Come Thursday @ the Tower Battle, I couldn't have told you that the Middle was severely outnumbered the way they fought w/ tenacity, honor, & dedication. It was the best fight of the war in my opinion. QFT. Loved that battle. It was great fun and hard fighting. Bloodgard and company gave us (Calont...

Joseph

1.25 inches at the narrowest.
so for the waster you might end up with a stick that if count jonathan is correct with the weight- may end up being heavier then list legal anyway, so take that into account as well as the blade dimensions.

Joseph

Check out egg armor . He'll cover his stuff for you

Joseph

I am under the impression that this is a meridies only issue and shouldn't domino effect into other Kingdoms let alone become a society wide issue. I am also under the impression that although some in the Meridies wish to play a lighter game then others, that many meridies fighters travel and when o...

Joseph

Paoli, PA has a practice on wednesdays, but york is closer.

Joseph

Mondays : 48th and woodland Playground 1414 47th Street Philadelphia, PA 19143 minutes from I-76 and I-95 in the grays ferry section of philadelphia. 7 -9ish 1st Tuesday of the Month is Regional Fight Practice At Stage One in Wallingford, PA (Media) 101 plush mill rd. wallingford, PA 7-11 - a couple...

Joseph

I got a sony handycam. its small, easy to use. built in USB. Sound is decent, picture is good.
Zoom and still photo option.
Can attach to a tripod.

Joseph

Joseph

I have always shaved the sides and heavily shaped the grips of my rattan swords, and therefore thought I threw with good edge orientation. Recently, I started doing my pell-work with a Cold Steel polypropylene waster, and MAN did I have a lot to learn. Best $35 investment any SCA fighter can make, ...

Joseph

There is also plenty of marshalls that call things flat like lower "J Hook" shows that are in fact not flat. Probably not something that would be effective outside of our stick tag game but still by the striking surface hitting where it should be with sufficient force, it is deemed a legal and accep...

Joseph

Corollary question: If someone is going to hop around on one leg, anyone have a problem with simply corkscrewing outside his range until he tumbles? It isn't kosher to do to a fighter on knees, but presumably the hopper has mobility. But, then, I don't think I've ever seen a HW fighter do the hoppi...

Joseph

jenzinas wrote:You can tell it's an IceFalcon because if you look closely enough you can still see his reflection,
imprinted by sheer force of will.

Joseph

Especially because people who don't fight against buckler much get aggressive and sloppy, a well timed offside thrust stops alot of people. Don't pull it out too often as its hard to recover from. I was taught not to block with the sword too often. Again with the buckler being able to intercept shot...

Joseph

I fought mostly buckler tonight. I like the ability to sweep a shot under the buckler to the offside leg when they go for a high wrap. I think the Buckler in the face thing could only be effective (here in the east) if you're moving laterally towards stepping diagonally and it gives you another step...

Joseph

I've been fighting with buckler on occasion and I've found that most people who don't fight buckler fighters throw exaggerated shots, either high buckler side wraps or low shots. It makes easy to block and counterattack. Move your feet and don't stand around. Buckler on Buckler is fun. Make sure you...

Joseph

Does stirling have a different SCA name? He said he was in crown and I don't see his name.

Joseph

Learn to shoot OVER and around and between shieldmen. It sounds like a nice gesture that you pop up on the front and get all the wiggle room you need but it doesn't work that way all the time. As a spearman/commander, getting archers to get on the line or just behind it to shoot is a huge pain in th...

Joseph

Tally you saw mine at practice Tuesday. Even has a convenient 2 velcro strap system to put your swords on your bag..

Joseph

http://store.fastcommerce.com/icefalcon ... 86c-p.html
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