Has anyone made a gunsen (sp) and used it in combat? I am talking about the butterfly shaped solid war fan. I guess it was used as a signal device and there is more than one instant that has a fellow using it in combat. Now I know some people will say that it will be ineffective and all that. Not my...

Ok, I just decided to make a change to a Japanese persona and there is nothing that I think sillyer than a smaurai with a shield. I had to put my beloved heater away and had to break out the heat pad. Maybe a gunsen (one of those crazy meatal fan thingies whould be fun). But really i wanted to post ...

Broken anckel and foot boness.....hummm. I guess thats pretty tuff. Speeckin of injuries and the SCA saftey mind set. A good deal of the injuries I have seen have come from a kneeling fighter. Twisting anckels overstressed knees. I mean the human bady wasnt made to be mobil that way. As to Irish and...

Anyone have any tips on these two Items? The Kabuto is easy enough, its the mempo or more accuratly the somen that I am worried about. How dose it fit in relation to the kabuto and so forth. Oh a quick note on the easy of japanese armor constuction. Sure meatal work wise its easy stuff, and some of ...