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SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by randy: try aemma.org/index2.html it just worked for me. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> When I did, I got this message: "Not Found The requested URL /index2.html was not found ...

SyrRhys

I think those are some good ideas, but what I *really* think this shows is a so-called "scorpion wrap"; i.e., an over-the-top shot striking with the short edge of the sword, almost like Ringeck's squinter, but with the blade passing more to the vertical. So the idea is you're cutting his upper arm w...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ulrich: I sencerly hope its not, I beleive this is not a problem that can be solved by getting fed up and walking away, but by talking it out and gaining understanding perhaps ...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: My "dig" at the good knight was only in the underlying justification for its practice. Arguing that ending a fight due to incapacitation was somehow self-determined is ...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: (and if Rhys thinks he can get away with only nominal bruising by fighting me in a light gambeson and gamboised cuisses, it can only be due to his lack of capilaries in...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: This is one of the most lucid descriptions of our greatest contradiction -- despite the grammatical errors *grin*. The problem with this "theory" is that it was never p...

SyrRhys

Hi, I was studying I.33 a lot this weekend. Frankly, I can't wait until Dr. Forgeng's translation comes out, because it's a nightmare to make any sense of it without it. Anyway, I have a question about one of the techniques that shows up a couple of times. I'm looking for a translation of the text a...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Michael Shedden: I'm a member. Have you not gone to www.aemma.org? The webpage has all of the information available from them. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I have no intenti...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ulrich: No, that's not what I said at all. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> actually it is almost exactly what you said...it may not have been what you ment. my question was h...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jareth: One thing in your argument causes me more then a little concern. You've used the fact that you are able to fight in a lightly-quilted aketon and gamboissed cuisses with...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ulrich: Then by your responses that we judge for ourselves what adiquate protection is, and the force level being used should bruise (with rattan) through the SCA assumed armor...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Anradan MacEwan: Well, I went to my first practice in about 6 months today http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif (rotten moving/new job etc) I tried the "gaze"...lets s...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Otto von Teich: I was hitting an unarmoured leg with the tests, but I also wasnt using as much force as usual. I do agree with more force it might do more damage.I dont think y...

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B) Syr Rhys, I have finally to disagree with you. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif You stated, "Even the "hitting the bowling ball" test is artificial in that what one does in the heat of combat is difficult to relate to a calm experimental situation."...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ulrich: the main points i need response to from this post are: 1)what classifies as "realistic amounts of protection" 2) how we do we achieve it? I understand what you say the ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Otto von Teich: And Hugh, it does seem like the concentration of force from the thin edge should be worse than the larger area of force from the semi rounded rattan.However I c...

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Hi Richard, This is a good question, but, unfortunately, I don't believe it's one that can be expressed in words. We have relied on the "that's how my knight hit me, so I know what it feels like" approach so far, and while I agree it fails in that it is liable for wide regional variation, it is prob...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ulrich: Ok. I agree rattan doesn't cause the same damage steel does. and I get the idea of a force level that does NOT cause damage using rattan but *does* if your using st...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Amalric Unomen: Just a quick question, since you seem to have decided that East/Atlantia calibration is at least an acceptable baseline. How do two kingdoms bring fifteen ot...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Auto: and by that I mean Duke Micheal's, While I enjoy his incredible force, I wouldn't like to see it that hard always, in all tournys. Great for crown and ducal challenges, b...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ulrich: Ok...I'm going to do my best to make a reply based on an actual understanding of the force level Syr Rhys is refering to. but to do that I need a tidbit of informati...

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Konstantin the Red: If a strap is needed at the elbow, I try to keep this strap off the fold of the elbow for comfort's sake. Instead, I try and put the strap either just above or just below the joint so it just lies flat rather than getting athwart my flesh as I fold my ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Khann: SyrRhys where do you get the foundations garments mentioned above? The only place I know of that makes arming Doublets is Valentines. I seem to always be asking you q...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by muttman: If we are talking about raising the bar to the high end game level then I question the wisdom in that. Long ago I had the opprotunity to fight Duke Lucan (then just Ma...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: My point is that self-determination is anything but medieval. Whether it is one blow or three, calling one's own defeat is a-medieval at best. Indeed, you would be much...

SyrRhys

Ian, anything more come to mind as you look at the 1459? I confess it's confusing to me, but interesting as well. Some of the techniques seem to use odd hand positions that look fine in the actual blow, but might be clumsy in guard, and yet most of it has a real ring of validity to it. For example, ...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Auto: Ransoming of arms armour and property were very common in the period I portray, which is well within the corpra guidelines. I am well aware that pages were not allowed to...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: Self-counting is still self-determination, and there is a wide difference between acknowledging a fixed number of your opponent's attack and surrendering because you la...

SyrRhys

Hi there, One of the most important and hardest-won lessons I've learned about armor is that it *must* be tied to your foundation garments in order to function correctly. Frankly, I've learned that most important part of a harness is the foundation garment, and yet few people pay the attention to th...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by markH: When I said that the blows in SyrRhys tournament company needed to be very hard what I meant was: If I read correctly, they are fighting to three landed blows that wo...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Auto: Before I get any further into this thread, <snip> Auto<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm sorry, I just don't get your point. One thing, however: you said something about...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Khann: SyrRhys please explain. First, please show me evidence for kicking and punching in armored tournament combat. When you can't find it, go back and read the books I rec...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Auto: If true authenticity is your goal, then to make the game more real, and therefore gain greater understanding of the "real" medieval tourny, Will all participants put thei...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: [B]Mutt, Kyle, et al, I don't want to put words in Rhys mouth (he's doesn't need any help from me *grin*), but when I read his "my way or the high way" -styled jingoism...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by markH: SyrRhys, I think mentioning that you belong to a tournament company helped clear things up a little bit for me. I was coming from the assumption that we were discussing ...

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