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Perhaps they will. One of the things that I see with C&T is the bridging of the gap between the medieval styles of swordsmanship and the Renaissance styles of swordsmanship. One specific point is the ability to replicate some of the non armoured fighting techniques without having to be fully armoure...

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Anyone here ever been involved in the old Sidesword stuff, or is currently involved in Cut & Thrust?
I would like to hear people's perceptions and experiences with it.

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I did not really notice any combat archery in the woods battle. We had one guy come in with us with a crossbow, but after that, nada.

Other than that, the woods battle was pretty good this year. I rather enjoyed the short break between the two battles.

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So what is SCA combat really like?
Funny you should ask that. Introducing the sheild cam!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do5p78j89kY

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Take your pick.
http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/his ... eventorder

I would, however, recommend not going for Bartholemew de Burgersh at Reims (Grey) -- 1359. Bad business what they did to that poor dog.
Other than that you can count me in as well.
(Oh crap, now I have to really start working on a 14th century kit)

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What would you recomend in terms of making the marshal's aware of a situation sooner?

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One ring lost and then found.
One ring gifted to a friend.
One ring gifted to me from a friend.

In the Land of Pennsic where the good memories are.

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I know that the woods get pretty thick and that of all of the battles this one is the one where things always seem a bit out of whack, however... During the first part of the woods battle (without Combat Archery), I was with a group holding a line, we had a thin tree line between us and the opposing...

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Next year if we could use something other than hay bales to make the bridge. Wooden platts, list fence, anything.

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I would still say that they overreacted. But you should not have tried to talk to them afterwards. They still had a bad impression brought on by their own emotions, and nothing you really could do would change that, short of getting that King involved. They were across the "river". They did not hear...

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Overheard at the Battle of the Thirty:
"Hey James. See that crossbowman overthere with the white jack? He can only fire one bolt, so I think we can take him."

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Well I had fun with the castle battle.
All though for some reason half of Atlantia defended and the other half attacked. I was rather surprised when I charged into the castle and got smashed by my fellow Atlantians.

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Well that was an ..... interesting battle. I think there are some ways to improve it for next year. Using something other than flipping haybales for the bridges is one.

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So I missed the battle because I got to Pennsic on Tuesday.
What are people's experiences and thoughts with it?

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Say hallo to my little friend! [img]http://www.houghtonkeep.com/images/maul.jpg[/img] Four medium kong heads attached to a 6 foot pole, with mandrake thrusting tips at both ends. Each kong head weighs around 6 oz. I snipped the tabs off of the opening and drilled the other side to fit. I also made a...

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Lucky Irish.

Wish we had a war college here.

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Isn't Caid the one whose sheildmen ordered pizza and had it delivered during a battle and then sat behind their sheild eating, while looking at the enemy? Or was it ice cream? I think it was Calontir. But it would have been before my time so I can't verify it. You're right it was Calontir. My bad.

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Isn't Caid the one whose sheildmen ordered pizza and had it delivered during a battle and then sat behind their sheild eating, while looking at the enemy?
Or was it ice cream?

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Mike, The armour Archive grows and evolves as a community. If it were to remain simply an Armour forum it would be rather small. As for the PaulB section. This is something he can, likes and wants to do. If there was a Bob Charon section (who is in the SCA as well, by the way) I would read that sect...

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For all intents and purposes, I do not think we need to have yet another section. Medieval combat and weapons can include SCA combat. If you want to have a post that is not SCA specific simply post (Not SCA) or (HWMA Only) in the title thread. It works. Now then if one has disdain for the SCA, hey t...

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Corby de la Flamme wrote:How that haybale got into my armor, I'll never know.

Because an elephant was already wearing your pajamas.

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Alexander wrote:
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Ummm, five?

Trivia quote from a movie actually.

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What is confusing me is the "walls" Are they going to be hay bales for gates? A hale bale wall behind the bridges but before the castle itself? Or are we talking about a number of hits to the castle walls themselves?

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The old scenarios used to be the attackers resurect and the defenders do not, as it was a timed battle to see how long it took to overwhelm the defences. I rather liked the causeway version last year. Aethelmearc can only field 400 fighters, with a max of 200 allowed to defend the bridge. This 200 g...

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After reading the description, I am not sure if this is Bannackburn or Stirling Bridge. Either way, the defending battle commander is going to need to do some serious teamwork to get this ready in 30 min.
[quote]Broken Field Battle Start time: 10:00 am to the last man
Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Final Stand.Ã¢â‚¬Â

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OK so I think I understand this one. Aethelmarc will in essence have 600 fighters (200 of the 400 can resurrect once) The attacking army must use seige weapons to open the walls? So is someone constructing battering rams, or are the knights just going to grab a couple of squires as makeshift ones? T...

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Just what the title asks. Sounds like it could be great fun or a right royal mess. Town Battle Start time: 11:00 am 90 minute resurrection battle The Army with the most objective points at the end of 90 minutes will capture and sack the city. Points will be awarded for multiple objectives throughout...

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Claudia Christian of Babylon 5 fame once mentioned in an interview that she was part of a "medieval type group", then went on to describe the SCA. Mostly she enjoyed the parties.

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Okay, between McBane's "Duelling Whoremaster" stories and Silver's "Cob's Traverse", I am putting up the Brits as the funniest of the fechtbuch writers. Are there any contenders?

For sheer lowbrow humor alone, some of the art cannot be beat:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/w ... lybump.jpg

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Effingham wrote:Well, I won't mention the spiffy website I was doing for him... (oops).

http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/saintmaurice/ is the extent of the working model.

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The site looks great and the group really sounds cool, but I am not to sure if I like the initiation:
http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/saintmauri ... scrvd2.bmp

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If I constructed a greatsword with rubber quilions and riccossos, and put thrusting tips on em, could I then murderstroke??? [Am I starting a fire?] Only if you do not put "edging" tape on your sword. I am planning on constructing a pair of weapons just like that. Essentially they will be polearms ...

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Ratslayer wrote:Damn, my tutu is orange....now what do I do?

Kelwin

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Perhaps HRM is thinking of Mensur Duelling? Which specifically uses schlagers.
http://www.jonathan-green.com/images/Dueling/
I have learned awhile ago that some people may consider a particular person an a$$hat, but it is better for me to form my own opinions of a person when I deal with them directly.

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Honor and being told aside.
Anyway to tell the difference?

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So.
Can anyone here tell the difference if you got bashed by the "blade" or the haft of an unpadded polearm, if you do not actually see the strike?

Cut & Thrust in the SCA

Marshalling at the Woods Battle?

Re: Pennsic Broken Field battle (thoughts)

Pennsic Broken Field battle (thoughts)

The Castle Battle (??)

Pennsic Town Battle (thoughts on it)

Unpadded polearm sidebar question