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Count Johnathan

I would have Ice hack a full inch off and then you could actually wear demis as well as full cuffed gaunts. Either one would protect your wrist and there would be no visible gap if the demi or gaunt cuff is done properly. Those arms are just too long as they are. Just my .02c PS: Nice kit. Lookin go...

Count Johnathan

I was merely suggesting that a mace is simply and truly a power weapon designed to crush armor. It is not a finesse weapon even though it can be wielded gracefully. The excessive force rule keeps us from using a mace to its true potential and its real intended purpose.... crushing humans to death re...

Count Johnathan

I can't really call myself a swordsman here as I would be blasted from all sides if I said so. I think there is a number of ways the term could be used and too many ways to attack a person for suggesting that they are a "swordsman". What I can say is that I have been training all my life to be able ...

Count Johnathan

The number one negative against the mace in the SCA is the excessive force rule.

Count Johnathan

I don't use maces because I am too violent with them. It is for the good of my opponents that I do not use them. A mace is designed to defeat armor and cause severe blunt force trauma to the soft tissues beneath said armor. Maces are cool but a mace is a mace no matter how you slice it and they do e...

Count Johnathan

I honestly think they chose non jousters for the show so that they would seem like normal people. Having seen a number of jousters promoting themselves it goes beyond what most normal people are willing to tolerate. KOM for example. Those guys had potential but turned off the general public big time...

Count Johnathan

You are not wrong. The marshal should be using a 1" round dowel.

From the handbook...

3. Face guards shall prevent a 1-inch (25.4mm) diameter dowel from entering into any of the face guard openings.

Count Johnathan

raito wrote:
Count Johnathan wrote: Nobody forced me to jump through the hoops. I chose to do that on my own.
I stopped jumping through any hoops. I got Knighted after that.

Funny how that works isn't it?

By the time I got knighted I was pretty jaded about all that and then I realized.... yeah.

Count Johnathan

Balin50 wrote:Nah, we should just wait for a light from the sky to filter down around the person and then we will know who is ready.

How do you think I got knighted? It certainly wasn't due to the way I broke those hoops I was trying to jump through.

Count Johnathan

...People who make people jump through hoops generally arent bright enough to keep themselves entertained and have to do it at the expense of others. It could just be me but this makes you seem a little jaded about the chiv. I could be wrong about that but you have to understand that people trying ...

Count Johnathan

That is a snappy idea. I'll have to try that next time I need to split some hose.

Count Johnathan

I enjoyed reaching my goals. I did it because that is what I wanted to do. It was fun for me as I am sure it is fun for some other folks to also try to reach certain goals and if people want to ask how to get there I am more than willing to offer info about what it takes to do it. If becoming a knig...

Count Johnathan

I don't know. It's decent advice I suppose but when I was trying to become something better I too wanted to know what was expected of me in order to achieve a particular goal. The steps laid out for me was basically a series of goals that helped me to get better and to be better than just the averag...

Count Johnathan

I don't see it as a problem. If the active knights are performing at a certain level it should be expected that one has to at least meet that level if they are going to be considered as an equal. Why make a knight that isn't at the same level as the knights that are active? It makes no sense to me ...

Count Johnathan

Well I consider myself to not be "active" at this point and I don't send emails to the crown saying "hey whoever you guys are talking about I disagree because I don't know them" It doesn't work like that. I don't see how a knight that isn't active could be giving their opinion to the crown. If you a...

Count Johnathan

Doesn't matter since the only people advising the crowns are the active knights so they set the bar.

Count Johnathan

I don't see it as a problem. If the active knights are performing at a certain level it should be expected that one has to at least meet that level if they are going to be considered as an equal. Why make a knight that isn't at the same level as the knights that are active? It makes no sense to me t...

Count Johnathan

Well that's why every knight of the realm gets to inform the crown about potential candidates. Of course there are circumstances in which it may be difficult to get recognized and living in a small area or one in the farthest reaches of the known world does have its drawbacks. Still the bar and the ...

Count Johnathan

Still even in the larger kingdoms it should not be terribly difficult to get familiar with the more active fighters. They travel, they participate in most large tourneys, they try to reach out and go to different practices etc. and make themselves known. I understand it may be impossible to get to k...

Count Johnathan

Currently I am not active enough to provide any judgement on many of the fighters in my kingdom at the moment and would not protest or be able to offer much of an opinion to the crown on the current fighter pool but in the past I was very active and very familiar with most of the fighters in the kin...

Count Johnathan

True. It's not that you won, it's how you won, and the knights are the ones doing the measuring. I was pointing out that the 50% standard might not always work. -Aaron Well it does work because it is not based on observing a candidate just once. I like to be familiar with a candidate before I offer...

Count Johnathan

The "50% win over 50% of the Chiv" measuring stick is a poor one. If kingdom A has 100 knights of varying skill, and kingdom B has 20, the candidate in kingdom A must be able to go 50/50 with 50 knights as opposed to 10 in kingdom B. If people really want to make a standard, it will have to be soci...

Count Johnathan

Sigh, I have seen this time and time again and offer the following that could be behind it; 1) Many of the best had a great combination of talent and drive and expect that same level from everyone going forward. 2) Many of the best look at themselves as they are now as opposed to as they were when ...

Count Johnathan

There are no rules regarding excessive force. There is a rule which says you should not deliberatley injure someone. I gave that guy the fight I thought he needed. I see. That sounds like the same same thing basically so it makes sense then that you weren't putting the dude to the turf LOL! Well do...

Count Johnathan

I don't want the SCA Inc. anywhere near the BOTN. Many of our fighters are participating and that is enough for me. I personally think our system is better for various reasons. I agree on both counts. Our emphasis is more on strikes, using the weapons force to its full potential rather than simply ...

Count Johnathan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPUO7wyQa5U This is me breaking some guys helmet. You seem to be showing some restraint. Honestly that is what I see. Our mechanics (SCA) have a lot of emphasis on power but at the same time I can tell you aren't trying to "kill" your opponent. Do they have issue with...

Count Johnathan

Those are quite nice Aidan!

Count Johnathan

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=143862&p=2158338&hilit=finger+gauntlets#p2158338 Check those out. 8) Hi! FS Stainless steel, mirror polished, finger gauntlets in stock. SCA Legal, padded leather gloves are sewed inside, 156 rivets. Made from 16 gauge stainless steel and th...

Count Johnathan

Saritor wrote:Oh, don't worry...the comments are out there. Just not so highly represented on the slice of the community that is on AA.

EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THESE THINGS!

Women, children, livestock etc....

There Hope that helps.

Count Johnathan

... anti spatter spray can help reduce cleanup, but the fumes are nasty. I used to use it but found that a spray bottle of water with a couple of tablespoons of liquid dish soap does exactly the same thing, is cheap, and doesn't smell the same way as the anti spatter spray. That s#!t stinks! :wink:

Count Johnathan

I do all my grill work with a stick welder. I prefer it over wire feed. Getting the gas mixes and stuff right is a pain in arse to a novice welder like myself. I actually really like the clean lines of your rivited grills. If you do intend on welding grills invest in lots of round files and prepare ...

Count Johnathan

That is so funny! I opened your post just on a whim and saw what ya said there. Yes that's right. Had to click on "display this post" to see it. I have you on ignore buddy. You taught me nothing. Even so, no matter the sport the ground hits way harder than your opponent. Kind of a universal thing......

Count Johnathan

I've never Jousted but one thing that 20 years of SCA fighting has taught me is that the ground hits WAY harder than anyone I have ever met.

Falling in armor sucks. I couldn't imagine falling from a running horse in a suit of plate. Sounds awful.

Count Johnathan

Did you guys see that one of the contestants is an SCAer from Florida? http://www.history.com/shows/full-metal-jousting/bios/landon-morris He'll probably ruin the whole show then with his lack of skill and authenticity in jousting style. They should have given him blue plastic armour so that we wou...

Count Johnathan

I like it. It was a little gameshow for my tastes as in, less like a sport and more like a one time "let's try this" sort of contest but I like it. I give it a solid 4 out of 5. The competition is good. The armor...I like it. Well done Luther! The hits were powerful and exciting. A lot more people b...

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