The Armour Archive

Morgan

Cool....anyone know what's usually used? I think my shield thickness is like .090 but I'm not sure what people usually get.

Morgan

Their website says they're sold out.

Morgan

Does anyone have shield edging in stock? The flexible kind with the metal backing that works great on aluminium shields?

Morgan

there's nothing AGAINST it in the rules. The rules tell you what needs to be protected by your armour. As long as you protect that, you're fine. You may have to educate some marshals. It is what it is.

Morgan

Bob and Doug.

Morgan

PM on the way, put me in behind Jess, I guess.

Morgan

Thanks, y'all. I've passed along all these recommendations to the guy...ball is in his court.

Morgan

Sportier as in stick jock, or as in lambordini?? Just curious as I wouldn't consider it being sportier (nice lines, etc) going from a klapface to an open face or a sallet -just my opinion though. O.o it's sportier (stick jock) going from a kapvisor to a bar grill bascinet....being able to see is sp...

Morgan

LOL Yeah, that's a good deal for a starter type helm for sure... this guy has a fairly nice klapvisor bascinet, he's just looking for something a little sportier, nice lines, etc....

Morgan

Yes, sca bar grill.... I'll have to look around a little more.... I think he looked at Ice's site and felt it was a little out of his price range... I'll look around a bit more.

Morgan

Ok... I have a guy in my local group who wants a stainless steel open face bascinet or sallet. He wants to stay in the 500-600 range. Who the heck is any good with these parameters these days? Any advice would be helpful.

Morgan

hrolf wrote:ordering from them is no problem.

the fact that their clamshell gauntlets are completely awful, on the other hand...

Well you can't WEAR gauntlets on the other hand....

Morgan

An individual may, for themselves, determine that there is no such thing as a light cup shot. But there is absolutley nothing wrong with calling "light to the cup." It's just as legitimate as "light" anywhere else. I do wonder if the game would change if people stopped saying &qu...

Morgan

Football players can go weeks or years without SIGNIFICANT helmet to helmet contact. I really couldn't disagree more with this. I didn't quite speak fully... SOME football players can go long periods without helmet contact. Linemen are a different breed, and interestingly their frontal impact is pr...

Morgan

I like a tight helm fit, but I wonder if tight chin straps actually lead to issues given our game. My motorcycle helmet will hopefully NEVER get hit to allow the strap to transfer energy to my head...and it's better to transfer energy than to come off. Football players can go weeks or years without ...

Morgan

Wow...I might actually think about attending... very cool. Congrats!

Morgan

So you're looking for a Dark (ages) Helmet?

[img]http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/images/darkhelmet.jpg[/img]

Morgan

The eBay system changed. Sellers can no longer leave negative feedback on buyers, only positive or neutral. They have other methods of dealing with non-paying buyers. The problem isn't eBay or the archive or anything like that... the problem is "system." Systems, by their nature, aren't ca...

Morgan

A gentle from Detroit died of a heart attack after fighter practice a couple years ago. And that year at Estrella where the people died in the tent, THREE people actually died due to propane in sealed nylon tents. A couple together, and then later in the afternoon a single gentleman was found who di...

Morgan

It's very good to hear that the two most significant injury incidents were far less severe than they seemed at the time.

Morgan

Hey John, this is you, yes?

http://www.jmtimeless.com/gallery/66459 ... 9620_FvpGk

Just making sure I put the right face and name together.

Morgan

http://www.jmtimeless.com/gallery/66459 ... 4603_LhuYq

Some pics from one of our best photogs.

Morgan

That's probably the most fun 2 days of fighting I've had in a couple years. I want to thank our dear friends who came and visited and played on our jungle gym with us! I had a blast. Great pickup fights, loads of fun. We should do it again next year.

Morgan

I have to sort of disagree with you, Corby. I don't disagree entirely. Your last statement is 100% accurate. Putting a new person in armour and beating the hell out of them is reprehensible. That said, just because you put someone in armour doesn't mean you have to beat the hell out of them. I go ov...

Morgan

Yeah, I've been "warming up" for years. I don't stretch anything until I'm warm. In the summer, I'll actually lay on the hot concrete for a bit, just to help get my temp up.

Morgan

I think it's nice to see the crown of GA putting the Ansteorran Standard where it belongs... in front of the GA Standard...

Morgan

Yeah...what the heck.

Morgan

it also depends on how they define the class requirements. I know *I* had done well in excess of 300 hours of judo before I ever taught so much as a beginner's class. I don't know anything about the fees, but for a legit MA school, the hours may not be any kind of problem to log. Ken's example could...

Morgan

Thanks to the guys who sent me copies, much appreciated!

Morgan

the link on the society page for the handbook is down... can someone who's downloaded it email it to me? email in my profile... or put it somewhere i can grab it? Pretty please with sprinkles?

Morgan

I'm wondering if they're going to come down at all... All the gun guys are saying ammo prices are down...

Morgan

Im gonna have to call on that one, because I was just at a Taekwondo tournament last spring in PA, and I didn't get arrested after fighting with a 17 year old (full contact judged, not Olympic target score). I have also been doing the ITKDA, OFT and IKF circuits for years, and have had broken bones...

Morgan

Duke Aaron of Ansteorra isn't very tall... 5'7" or so. He's a badger. An assassin badger.

Morgan

I have to say I must strongly disagree with the "never let your sword foot go in front of your shield foot EVER" advice... I fight that way 95% of the time. It's a function of shield style first and foremost. I generally tell people to not take transition steps (where the lead foot becomes...

Morgan

Outstanding! Congratulations to you and your lovely lady, Marcus!

WTB: shield edging

wanted...stainless helm... or even advice

Re: Going against the norm

Re: 16-18 teen rattan fighting?