The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

"How many times have any of you gentlemen actually fought anyone from Lochac, if ever?" Pardon me for not answering that part of your question earlier Your Majesty. Not very often, at least not as far as I know for sure. Only one from the old days sticks out in my mind pretty clearly. I ha...

Richard Blackmoore

My apologies for missing these comments earlier and bringing up old business but i didn't feel the need to intrude in business I had no insight on. But i got bored and had a look anyway and decided that I did, in fact, need to intrude. @BdeB & Hartman "How about Lochac? Back in principalit...

Richard Blackmoore

A nine foot hardwood pole bound in iron or brass at the ends.....and traditionally the early models were fairly thick....were they not? I think they could give most armoured guys something to think about. Yeah. They'd think about it for a second and then stab you in the harbles with their pollaxe. ...

Richard Blackmoore

SNIPPED: The *only* time I will do this is if I have legged my opponent, I have closed in, my left foot is basically in their crotch, I've pinned their shield with my lower body, trapped their weapon arm completely, while placing my right foot / leg almost behind them. Their face is basically shove...

Richard Blackmoore

The only thing worse than a rules weasel, is a clever rules weasel. I still think we need a society wide "Order of the Rules Weasel" that can be given out by the crown or his representatives as needed. That should really fix a lot of this crap. Call just one guy into court and give it out,...

Richard Blackmoore

Hey Richard, I know you're the other guy, but I noticed it in your video. In dealing with some Meridians while training, I gained the impression that the kingdom's rules and or traditions strongly discourage body to body, close in rush and bump stuff. If that is correct, how come no one complained ...

Richard Blackmoore

It does pose the (sometimes extremely) reasonable question of can the wearer of the Real Armour judge blows properly for fighting in the SCA. I have no problem with the reasonable. It is the unreasonable I begin to have issue with. It is when OTHER people begin to call blows because the looked good...

Richard Blackmoore

Excuse me... I see you have real armor and not the SCA minimum. Can you feel those shots through that? Ummm, but we don't calibrate to SCA minimums. The calibration standard stated in the SCA guidelines is full blown 11th century armour. If we start calibrating to SCA minimums, virtually everybody'...

Richard Blackmoore

Um, ewwwww.

Time to get this thread back on track.

And please don't bring those two to Pennsic.

Richard Blackmoore

I must admit, that I never thought the solution to Gulf Wars strife between various kingdoms, would be a liberal dose of Puerto Rican Hookers.

What, take two and call Dr. Thor in the morning?

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Sir Richard Blackmoore, Funny you should mention "Sidney Painter's dated but great work, French Chivalry" It's on my desk as I type, next to be read. And Lull is a Tool IMO. Thor. LOL! Lull can be difficult. Still good stuff in his writings, though it's no surprise the Muslim's stoned him...

Richard Blackmoore

Perhaps I have simply been fortunate in meeting the Meridians I have; good people who are proud of their kingdom, are willing to recognize past problems real or perceived. who care about making it a better place and improving relations with other kingdoms. I'd also like to commend Thor, Logan and ot...

Richard Blackmoore

For $90, why not invest in actual armour? Or are you using these as hidden protection under early period garb/armour? Just curious. Thor does make quality modern offroad gear. Richard Blackmoore Late 11thC Byzantine. I'll be wearing steel lamellar torso and rerebraces, but the Byzantines of that pe...

Richard Blackmoore

Looks like I will be coming up with possibly a *few* other Atlantians. Lucas Von Aych Cool!!!! Are you bringing your Lady? Feel free to try to talk Sinclair & Logan into coming as well. That's one long drive for a day event though. Richard No kidding... that is a plane flight for certain... any...

Richard Blackmoore

Can't go. Local baronial An Dub event and I've missed most of there recent ones due to conflicts with royal progresses or other reasons. And the wife is recovering from a tonsillectomy yesterday, so I need to stay close to home.

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i was there and witnessed the entire thing and i must say it was one of the most digusting displays ive ever witnessed in nearly two decades. but that was only one guy and i dont think its fair to cast a negative light on an entire kingdom (not that you are doing that, im just hoping that others th...

Richard Blackmoore

Yes, it is a shame that the second idiot insisted on being hit that way before he would accept a blow. Much praise to Logan for demonstrating restraint in giving the opponent a plethora of lighter blows in the 'good' range to consider before moving to calibration levels his opponent clearly request...

Richard Blackmoore

Some of it is just attitude and what is culutrally acceptable. I've heard for years that the Atlanta group is the 'problem child' in all this but I have no idea if that is true. I do know that I watched a Meridian knight curse and yell some poor slub at Blackstone Raids just a few weeks ago because...

Richard Blackmoore

So it seems, from within and without, that Meredies HAD some issues with calling light. It also seems that, even from the people who witnessed that it HAD happened, that it hasn't happened in some time, certainly not any time recently. I am glad this is so because I was mightily confused. The Sunda...

Richard Blackmoore

For $90, why not invest in actual armour? Or are you using these as hidden protection under early period garb/armour?

Just curious. Thor does make quality modern offroad gear.

Richard Blackmoore

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War of the Roses EK

Richard Blackmoore

Looks like I will be coming up with possibly a *few* other Atlantians. Lucas Von Aych Cool!!!! Are you bringing your Lady? Feel free to try to talk Sinclair & Logan into coming as well. That's one long drive for a day event though. I spoke to Ubu/Gunther (Steve Williams) a couple of weeks ago, ...

Richard Blackmoore

Effingham wrote:As an Eastern Orthodox Christian, I'm offended.

And yet inexplicably, there are pictures of your armour which scream Really Eastern, as in armour looks Japanese

Richard Blackmoore

Those who have been following the announcements and discussions of the CA aspects of this battle and asking about the final implementation, should read section 6.2. In a nutshell CA has been expanded to be included in all 5 hours. The scenario is such however that CA and other special forces need to...

Richard Blackmoore

Kingdom Crusades/Pointless War (Atlantia vs. East), though it may be resurrected this year.

Richard Blackmoore

Thank you for the information Dietrich. I'm not interested in politics or drama either. Have been inadvertantly responsible for some drama over the decades I've been in the SCA, I've made it my mission in life as an older knight to identify areas that cause interkingdom friction, try to verify if th...

Richard Blackmoore

Fighting culture also varies widely within Meridies itself. There are indeed those who play what amounts to touch-kill, and expect everyone else to play that way too. ...rest snipped for brevity... That is what I expected to run into when I was down there, people telling me I 'had' to take lighter....

Richard Blackmoore

The current Met book sale dropped their prices Friday on some of the journals, including the one with the shield article, down to $1 per book. I ordered a number of journals including the one with the shield. Don't know how many are left, but a number of them had good armour or armour related articl...

Richard Blackmoore

I like apple pie while watching Logan smite an evil-doer. Two evil doer's in this video warrant apple pie a-la-mode. Takes longer to eat, so I can watch the video over and over while giggling to myself. Yes, it is a shame that the second idiot insisted on being hit that way before he would accept a ...

Richard Blackmoore

I got to fight Sir Richard Blackmoor at Coronation a few weeks ago, and one of the thigs I loved was that he grinned. The entire time. I was happy that my body is closer to fully functional, so I could actually fight and not completely suck the whole time. And frankly, you and the other folks there...

Richard Blackmoore

Your Grace Sean, Hotter in Atlanta so they wear less armor? With out any disrespect intended; I must say, "Yeah I hope that was a joke." I guess the weather in Tampa and Orlando or in Phoenix and San Diego doesn"t illicit the "less armor so we take lighter" defense. The boy...

Richard Blackmoore

I had the pleasure of fighting a number of Meridians at Gulf Wars this year. Including knights Seth (king at the time), Prince Godwine, Duke Max, Thomas Blackmoore and some unbelts. While this was only a week of tourney and battle fighting, not a perfect survey, it did give me at least some current ...

Richard Blackmoore

Check out the Met's current book sale. I believe one of the journal's on sale has an article by Nickel on these including the one you pictured IIRC.

Richard Blackmoore

It's simple - just require all spectators to pass armour inspection. Bob III, Emperor of the Silly Stick. That brings up an interesting point. My wife is often chased away from the sidelines by marshals. She could be sitting next to a fighter with no helmet on, but shes somehow in more danger than ...

Richard Blackmoore

I discussed this with Omarad before and during Gulf Wars and the interpretation was posted to remove any remaining doubt in anyone's mind about what the intent of the rule is. In simple terms, the field needs to be set up so that spectators do not get shot. The reason Omarad or the others who wrote ...

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