Shinai in Ansteorra

[R.Michael Litchfield]

>> I think mixing SCA heavy combat and modern adaptations of period fighting
>> styles would be a very bad idea, too many variables. However I cannot see
>> why A Martial ART could not be nadled under the Minister of ARTS and
>> sciences..
>
>Because it's not a martial art of western Europe during the Middle Ages
>and Rennaissance?

It is however an art of a culture which did come in contact with western
europe during the middle ages.

>> >The Don doesn't fit the Medieval model and trying to meld the two is what
>> >is causing the friction.
>>
>> Hell most of the lunks in spurs we got running around here don't aproximate
>> a medieval model in clothing, style and especially attitude.
>
>Something about two wrongs not making a right comes to mind.  One leak in
>the hull is not an excuse to start bucketing water into the boat.  Common
>sense demands an effort to fix small problems instead of resigning
>ourselves to drowning.

It isn't a "small problem" I think it is an overal trait of the society, if
we can accept it in our peerage why should it bother us anywhere else?

>
>In Service,
>
>Antoine D'Aubernoun
>mka Randy Shipp
>rshipp at dale.hsc.unt.edu

-Michael