Benefits of Fighting in Armour

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:12 am

Hi,

On Sunday, my wonderful wife, Maureen, weighed herself. She was 205.0 lbs. Maureen hasnâ€™t dropped below 200 lbs in over three years, but still tries.

Also on Sunday, my beautiful better half got into armour and fought for the first time in two years. Cunian (here on the Archive) sparred with her a lot and gave her some tips. Maureen (Midori) had a great time and fought a lot. She crashed into shields and did two-handed katanna work, followed by slow work. And she laughed, a lot. She hydrated constantly.

Last night we both got into armour, with Midori armouring up first while I attempted to keep my kids from terrorizing the Arts and Sciences people while I armoured up. Midori fought until she was blissful, then I armoured up and fought while she did slow work with her helmet off, watching the kids as they joined the dance group with the A&S people (THANK YOU DANCERS!!). And again, Midori laughed while fighting, even while nursing injuries that would have previously put her on the sidelines. They were born with pride and thankfulness to her opponents for pointing out where there might be issues.

She also hydrated constantly.

Midori (Maureen) took some good shots on the gauntlets, and is a little stiff in her hand, but she had fun. She was going to let me go to the Tuesday fighter practice on my own and work on recovery.

Maureen weighed herself this morning. She was 199.5 lbs. She called me with joy that can be barely described.

Midori will be joining me tonight at the Tuesday fighter practice for â€œspear duelsâ€

iaenmor · Post by **iaenmor** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:26 am

Crow away. Women in armour are sexy. It gets better when they are your better half.

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:43 am

Excellent! Glad she's having fun (and staying hydrated). Using a two-handed sword is especially good if you want plenty of exercise (in my experience).

Uneg · Post by **Uneg** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:26 am

Dadgum, I didn't bring my spear with me today. Will have my naginata handy, however.

Congratulations to your lovely lady-wife!

See you all tonight!

---T

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:37 am

Isn't it great when your other half is also a fighter?

You get the best of both worlds in that deal!!!!

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:43 am

We have three working spears, and the parts to make two more on the spot.

Midori and I will bring everything we have and then we can all have fun!

Thanks everyone!

-Aaron

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:00 am

Pics?

I'm guessing she has a Japanese persona?

Would love to see some of the fighting.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:10 am

My charger for my camera is out.

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:47 am

Must be nice

Kate likes armour

Kate likes conflict

she's very strong for a woman her size

and she is one mean girl when she decides to be

but she self admitedly has 0 tolerance for pain.

so no fighter girl for me

sokay thought

she still has this

[img]http://www.truehearth.com/female_bp.jpeg[/img]

front and back both outta one piece and it used to be pretty much dead on .

She did have a whole rig, but we've sold bits off.

Since the boy was born though it pinces a little.

But we have a steel mold of Kate at about 25

Hjlmr inn Danski · Post by **Hjlmr inn Danski** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:31 pm

Greetings,

Murdock, I'd like to be alone with your wife's armor, please.

Hjlmr inn Danski

Randwulfson · Post by **Randwulfson** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:18 pm

Ewwwwww.....That's icky.

Uneg · Post by **Uneg** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:28 pm

Aaron wrote:We have three working spears, and the parts to make two more on the spot.

Sweet! I'd love to play!

Leo Medii wrote:Pics?

I'm guessing she has a Japanese persona?

Would love to see some of the fighting.

AGH! I knew I was forgetting something this morning.

Reminder to self. Put tripod and miniDV camcorder in truck next tuesday.

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:41 pm

yeah she had one tiny waist and .....well you have eyes

marcus the pale · Post by **marcus the pale** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:02 pm

Murdock wrote:...but she self admitedly has 0 tolerance for pain.

Birthing a child must have been fun...

Pietro da San Tebaldo · Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:07 am

Aaron-

congratulate your lady. Achieving a hard-chased goal almost accidentally while having fun is a gift!

You should update your profile - it still says your location is Kuwait!

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:21 am

They commute a LONG way for practice. :lol:

Go, Aaron!

P.S. - I am a giant loser and owe you a phone call or three. Come to Ymir.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:22 am

Updated...and my old signature line is here too!

I just fought for two days (lightly) and I went from 195 lbs to 191 lbs.

Maureen is still at 199 lbs. She fought spear last night a bit, but had arm issues and didn't fight spear a lot. She did have fun and Todd taught her a lot.

Sinister_Theo · Post by **Sinister_Theo** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:27 am

Women who fight are so damn sexy, that's I am marrying one.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:55 am

Theoderic wrote:Women who fight are so damn sexy, that's I am marrying one.

Smart man!

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:18 am

"Birthing a child must have been fun... "

She says she doesn't really remember it, she was pretty much knocked out. But later when all the stuff wore off she felt like she'd been hit by a car.

They had to do a c section early, the boy was too tall and she's not even 5 feet. He ran out of room and the inducement wasn't working right, so they just niped and got him.

I got to see the whole thing. Most guys haven't seen their wife's ribs or other internal organs. Lucky me :roll:

Dr pulled him up and handed him to me with his lil feet still inside.

Straight to daddy and a blanket. Held him while they cut the cord.

Held his hand while they cleaned him off. Wrpped him back up.

Took him to meet mommy while they stitched her up. He didn't cry mutch, i think he was tiered.

Then took him to the window of the nursery for the relatives to see.

good day

now he's 4
He's at school today alllll day

What were we talking about?

Tor Magnusson · Post by **Tor Magnusson** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:02 pm

Murdock wrote:"Birthing a child must have been fun... "

She says she doesn't really remember it, she was pretty much knocked out. But later when all the stuff wore off she felt like she'd been hit by a car.

They had to do a c section early, the boy was too tall and she's not even 5 feet. He ran out of room and the inducement wasn't working right, so they just niped and got him.

I got to see the whole thing. Most guys haven't seen their wife's ribs or other internal organs. Lucky me

Dr pulled him up and handed him to me with his lil feet still inside.

Straight to daddy and a blanket. Held him while they cut the cord.

Held his hand while they cleaned him off. Wrpped him back up.

Took him to meet mommy while they stitched her up. He didn't cry mutch, i think he was tiered.

Then took him to the window of the nursery for the relatives to see.

good day

now he's 4
He's at school today alllll day

What were we talking about?

Must have been really cool... Don't know if I could have handled seeing the insides off my wife......

Didn't get to go that route, wasn't in somebodies plans... but got the joy of adoption.......

Oh yeah, Aaron way to go with the wife... wish mine was interested in the SCA....

Noe · Post by **Noe** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:35 am

Lord William, I am happy to hear that your Lady Maureen is in kit and having fun. Hopefully, we will all be able to take the field together the next time I am in the State.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:38 am

Maureen (Lady Midori) fought last night and Sir Vlad taught her a lot.

Here is a photo.

Alecks · Post by **Alecks** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:26 am

Murdock wrote:(...)
but she self admitedly has 0 tolerance for pain.
(...)

That's what the armour is for, right?

Cunian · Post by **Cunian** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:32 pm

Yay. Glad she got to fight on Monday.