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 Topic: Medieval wrestling |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 6 Views: 24894 |
 Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:15 pm Subject: Medieval wrestling |
| Fun indeed, I still get a buzz just watching this stuff never mind doing it. Been looking at John Clements longsword vids on youtube as well, very interesting. | |
| Topic: Medieval wrestling |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 6 Views: 24894 |
Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:50 pm Subject: Medieval wrestling |
| Thanks Mike
It's coming up to 30 years since I took up Ju-jitsu (I haven't trained with a club for yonks though) and I recognised the similarities straight away. Would love to have a crack at it. |
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| Topic: Medieval wrestling |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 6 Views: 24894 |
Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:59 pm Subject: Medieval wrestling |
| Does anybody do this stuff?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfuMYqfmACM |
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| Topic: Going pell mell during summer break |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 20 Views: 51389 |
Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:16 pm Subject: Going pell mell during summer break |
| Found it.
The Religieux of St Denis mentions "lead covered mallets" so I would presume that the head was wooden and then encased in lead. Wouldn't mind having a go with one of those myself. |
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| Topic: Going pell mell during summer break |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 20 Views: 51389 |
Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:02 pm Subject: Going pell mell during summer break |
| Hi John, there's a primary source (which I shall have a look for) that states that the lead mauls that the archers used at Agincourt either caved in helmets or rendered the wearer senseless.
I've sp ... |
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| Topic: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 13 Views: 38823 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:37 pm Subject: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
| 90 degrees is the ideal John. It's quite remarkable however how well the lozenge shape bites into plate at what seems to be very difficult angles. I've lost my copy of the dvd unfortunatly although I ... | |
| Topic: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 13 Views: 38823 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:35 pm Subject: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
| John, if you read the title it says armour too brittle armour too soft which is why it ended up the way it did. That title by the way is not mine, it was written by Jaro Petrina from the Czech republi ... | |
| Topic: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 13 Views: 38823 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:34 am Subject: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
| I can see this thread descending into one of the many armour V missile arguments. So just in case it does here's my 10 cents worth about missle penetration. Sometimes they did, sometimes they didn't d ... | |
| Topic: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 13 Views: 38823 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:10 pm Subject: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
| No worries Oskar. I asked Jaro if I could post on a public forum so now that they're out there I don't think its an issue. | |
| Topic: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 13 Views: 38823 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:38 am Subject: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
| Hi Tank.
I got the pics from the English warbow forum. They were taken by Jaro Petrina in the Czech Republic at an event that he helps organize. The brittle plate was made by Jiri Brozek. It was hi ... |
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| Topic: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 13 Views: 38823 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:16 pm Subject: Armour too brittle, armour too soft |
| Enjoy.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/peasant1381/P9240598.jpg http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/peasant1381/IMG_0003-1.jpg http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k95/peasant1381/IMG_0006-1.j ... |
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| Topic: An National Open Tournament. Who'd be interested? |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 123 Views: 1182599 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:04 pm Subject: An National Open Tournament. Who'd be interested? |
| Silver,
There is absolutely no need to apologise as you have done nothing wrong  However I think that we might have been talking at cross purposes, when I was writing of kit I actually meant cl ... |
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| Topic: An National Open Tournament. Who'd be interested? |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 123 Views: 1182599 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:12 pm Subject: An National Open Tournament. Who'd be interested? |
| In regards to improving kit standards. An acceptable level has to be set (seems like Callum has already done that) but then it needs to be enforced. E.g you wouldn't be allowed to take part with sub s ... | |
| Topic: Warbows worldwide |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 3 Views: 47611 |
Forum: War Bows Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:12 pm Subject: Warbows worldwide |
| Thanks Graham. | |
| Topic: Warbows worldwide |
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| English Warbowman Replies: 1 Views: 14647 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:04 pm Subject: Warbows worldwide |
| The English War Bow Society NZ Inc is now a fully incorporated body and is affiliated society with the English Warbow Society in the UK. There are also similar organizations in Australia and Holland w ... | |
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