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 Topic: Jedi Boot Camp |
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| Scott Replies: 27 Views: 60263 |
 Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:55 am Subject: Jedi Boot Camp |
No excuse, 
Gerard and Carl are from the same club, but not Scott. Fixed. |
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| Topic: Jedi Boot Camp |
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| Scott Replies: 27 Views: 60263 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:42 pm Subject: Jedi Boot Camp |
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Bollocks in NZ reenactment You forgot "endlessly whining about insignificant niggles that can be sorted out by a short chat on the field or over a Beer afterwards" or "constantly pointing ou ... |
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| Topic: Jedi Boot Camp |
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| Scott Replies: 27 Views: 60263 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:45 pm Subject: Jedi Boot Camp |
| I wasn't even thinking about you when I made that list Conal, it's more of a list of general behaviour traits I think let down the hobby. (And now that I am thinking about you specifically, I can't se ... | |
| Topic: Jedi Boot Camp |
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| Scott Replies: 27 Views: 60263 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:35 am Subject: Jedi Boot Camp |
| There's lots of flavours of bollocks in NZ medieval re-enactment...
And you have sampled how many? To what do your tastes run? TTFN Bigmac Bollocks in NZ reenactment 1) People cheating o ... |
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| Topic: Jedi Boot Camp |
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| Scott Replies: 27 Views: 60263 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:30 pm Subject: Jedi Boot Camp |
I Like It 
It gets away from all the "True art is the only way" Bollocks that gets spouted by certain corners in historical re-enactment and simply allows you to explore movement with a weapon ( ... |
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| Topic: Jedi Boot Camp |
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| Scott Replies: 27 Views: 60263 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:11 pm Subject: Jedi Boot Camp |
| Let's see...
- Silly clothes - CHECK - Self taught fighting style - CHECK - Prefered genre/time period - CHECK - Love/hate relationship with the general public - CHECK - Geek friendly - CHECK ... |
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| Topic: Some Russian's fighting with steel swords... |
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| Scott Replies: 57 Views: 69031 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:39 pm Subject: Some Russian's fighting with steel swords... |
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I've played at Grappling in the SCA in our Academy, but nothing like this seems to be. I **LIKE** it! Do any of the NAAMA systems use methods like this? AS&SS used to but with the redesign ... |
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| Topic: Worst Reaction to Re-enactment? |
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| Scott Replies: 65 Views: 126387 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:04 am Subject: Worst Reaction to Re-enactment? |
| OH and of course the Narrow Neck beach display (happened just before I joined KD) in which Maori Activists (terrorists? lol) attacked our people with Taiahas protesting a promo for a novel about what ... | |
| Topic: What is the nastiest injury you've witnessed... |
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| Scott Replies: 42 Views: 80717 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:08 pm Subject: What is the nastiest injury you've witnessed... |
| I have had my right eye stabbed, my left and right 1st knuckle broken and split, my 4th metacarpal on the left hand broken, I also have several knuckles that have lumps or bits with no feeling and cou ... | |
| Topic: Defining WMA |
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| Scott Replies: 9 Views: 12630 |
Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:17 pm Subject: Defining WMA |
| Probably a defining characteristic for AS&SS is that we don't claim to be using primary sources or to have a complete and conclusive syllabus which is historically sound. (edited in: Yes, this was ... | |
| Topic: Would you do combat archery again? |
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| Scott Replies: 14 Views: 21429 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:41 pm Subject: Would you do combat archery again? |
| I voted 'no', although I merely watched on the day. My angle is that I'm not here to be a walking target, regardless of how much armour I may or may not be wearing.
I do appreciate that I am in the ... |
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| Topic: Training in Auckland in the Weekend |
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| Scott Replies: 9 Views: 15168 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:31 pm Subject: Training in Auckland in the Weekend |
| The Knights Draconis are back under the umbrella of the Auckland Sword & Shield Society & consequently do not have specific training times.
The Argent Lords train in Kingsland on a Sunday, ... |
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| Topic: Training in Auckland in the Weekend |
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| Scott Replies: 9 Views: 15168 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:40 pm Subject: Training in Auckland in the Weekend |
| Auckland Sword & Shield Society
Training is on Sunday 10:00 - 12:00 by invitation 12:00 - 15:00 our primary training time |
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| Topic: Some cutting tests from SwordForum |
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| Scott Replies: 20 Views: 30670 |
Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:37 am Subject: Some cutting tests from SwordForum |
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For cutting purposes that tactic would work against you. what does this mean? can you explain stephan Charging isn't about adding power into your swing, it's about breaking ene ... |
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| Topic: Some cutting tests from SwordForum |
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| Scott Replies: 20 Views: 30670 |
Forum: Historical Combat Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:05 pm Subject: Some cutting tests from SwordForum |
| It's pretty safe to say he won't have done a run up. I'm confident his strikes will have been accurate, true timed strikes delivered from first distance.
You could always ask him, or one of the peo ... |
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