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Vebrand

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Otto von Aachen: Asbjorn, In some ways i think you can make an analogy between tourneys and modern American football. American football is a rough, physically demanding spor...

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It worked for me. Funny in a different sort of way.
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Marvin: Vebrand throws that shot. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> No I don't. I throw "Doubleloopthumbleadpumpfaketoa shoulderdiptothelowero...

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The only thing I hate is I can't Marshal or play in it

. Man that is some of the most entertaining fights around. Hey, Moose they have a spiffy prize again this year

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Grabbing a madu is legal but I wouldn't consider doing it. Grabbing the haft of a polearm or the handle of a greatsword limits your opponentsâ€™ ability to use that weapon. If you grab a madu then your opponent still has another weapon to hit you with. If you are using a two handed weapon when you d...

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Not let Tessa shoot at me http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif It seems that heavies are always looking at ways to get rid of CA. I hate being shot in a melee, then again I hate getting poked or hit in a melee http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Really it does not bother me any more th...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Asbjorn Johansen: Animal, You have summed up in a single post one of the central paradoxes and ironies of SCA combat, and presented the most logical solution. Now if we can ...

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The clearing of the dead sometimes causes one side to loose momentum or even a tactical advantage. However, SCA fighting is a game and we really don't want to hurt our friends, just kill them http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif So as a safety measure the clearing of the dead is a good pract...

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Animal, I think you have your true answer that Madu's are legal in the SCA. Now can we delete this thread.

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Therion is right. There is a known steel version of the madu used in the India area. Though the picture he shows is of one after the SCA timeline I have heard it argued that there use goes back to the 13th century if not before. I am not an expert on this weapon and will not to argue one way or anot...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jehan de Pelham: Should not the Heralds declare the winner of any combat. After all, how is the tournament being recorded if not by the Heralds? If there is no Herald, then ...

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I guess for me it's about the show and the pageantry (I really should have been a late period persona). When I started there seemed to be more focus on the fighting field. Maybe it's my memory playing tricks on this old man http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I love to see galleries around the...

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Caspar, brought up something that I have heard talked about before. That at SCA events there are so many activities going on that no one other than the fighters watch the tourneys any more. It does seem several events are so full that there is little room for people to watch the fighting. So here is...

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Now back to the original question. Originally posted by Hushgirl: Would fighting, tourneys or melees, be as much fun if there were no audience? No, the crowd inspires you and helps create a greater atmosphere for the tourney. In a melee I could argue that the fighters are the audience and we could n...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> "Fall down when you are bested." I disagree with this. In fact, as soon as I finish my fighting kit, I will be getting back into fighting. And I do not intend to "fall down" during tourney fightin...

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Actually, I believe it has more to do with the way the insurance policy is written. Yes, we have done the dagger duels, and Sumo fights in the past. They are great fun. In just the last handful of years there has been an explosion of learning historical techniques. Once people started learning them ...

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Wow, I love the look of it!! I think seige weapons are great if done right.
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I do believe what he is talking about is the banning of grappling by the SEM for some period style tourneys. There was a big discussion on this board about it already and I don't want to see it restarted. If the seneschal has real questions tell him to Contact Earl Robert and aski him. Robert is a f...

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I like the spangenhelm for looks and my persona and as one of the better fitting helms I have worn. For Pas I like to pull out my blued Great Helm for a totally different and more historical look.

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I have played in several Kingdoms over the past 19+ years of SCAing. I don't remember any of them allowing thrust to anywhere but the face. I have heard a few Kingdoms do allow it now but most I feel do not. Here is my safety point of veiw for you. For those who have boxed in the past you know that ...

Vebrand

Since it's the Border Raids site in September does that mean it will only be 105 instead of the usual 130.

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Let's see you get Czech Beer and food. Then they let you go out and play in a small town before a crowd. Man am I jealous. I really miss seeing the live steel guys from Europe. Vebrand Who would fight all day for the real Czaeh Budweiser not the cheap American copy. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/...

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BRAVO

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Thet is just great. What are the rules of combat? I spent several years in Germany and had a great time sharing ideas with some of the Greman and Czech guys.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by mrks: there is NOTHING worse than active marshaling. it strips the fighter of any percieved honor when he is told a shot hit when he/she feels it didnt. <HR></BLO...

Vebrand

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by S L Downing: Why is it that Europe can seem to have a reenactment with blunted weapons and yet we in the colonies cannot? I do understand that the whole SCA fan-based non-hi...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dmitriy: Vebrand -- you are talking about "Alexander Nevsky" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks, couldn't remebr the name to save my life. Been about ten years since I last saw it...

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From infamous "Book of Five Dings". Any shot to the belt can be considered light. With the proper material, streching and body useage one can make their belt reach from just below the armpit to right above the knee.

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I have another. Had a woman fighter hit a guy in the face and he immediately called it light. The bad thing was her sword actually stuck in his bar grill and marshall had to remove it. He still wanted to call it light afterwards.

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Good force, bad harmonics. In other words it felt good but didn't sound good to him.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Sludig: "The Teutonic knights" I'm not sure if its German or Polish but it makes braveheart look like an ABC (Australian) re-run. There are literally thousands of extras in the...

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They have a copy of the helment and sword (which is huge) in the national poeple's museum in Tirana, Albania. They have a whole section dedicated to Scandenberg. His burial site, which is in the ruins of an old church is considered a national historic site. As you can tell I have been to Albania on ...

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I think this will depend on your Kingdom's take on the rule. I know a few years back it was shot down in Meridies. As Sarnac said it is allow in the Middle. So ask your Kingdom Marshall for a ruling.

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Thought some of you would find this interesting.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by D. Sebastian: We (I) fight for THE FIGHT itself. A fight becomes a living entity created by the combattants. In that moment of creation in the flury of exchanges, we are tes...

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