ANST - re: ANST- Ladies Chest Protection

[Vanora Villon]

 Personally, I hate any 
type of chest armor.  It's hot and uncomfortable and restricts movement 
way 
too much.  But I wear it none the less.

Same here.

<snip>
Back in 1979 or 1980, when I started fighting the first time, I 
consulted 
with my mother, who is a physician (OB/GYN), and she in turn consulted 
with 
 a colleague of hers who specializes in diseases of the breast.  Both 
agreed fully that while getting hit in the tits with heavy rattan might 
hurt, and could certainly cause bruising, there was no medical reason 
that 
it was a bad thing: they agreed it could not cause cancer, deformity, or 
other breast disease. 
<snip>
I've gotten hit in the breast a time or three -- the worst being a time 
when I caught a great sword going full speed and stopped it with my 
breast.

Been there, done that. All I could say infront of the miror was, "Pretty 
colours!". No damage done, though... heck, my squire-brother (Heingist) 
has done worse damage to my leg in one shot! 

<snip> 
The blows I've 
received there caused no scarring, no deformation, and no problems.  
<snip>
Basically, wearing only a gambeson to protect the chest is stupid. 

But should be a choice.

<snip>
Wearing rigid or semi-rigid armor to protect the chest does make 
more sense, as it will tend to spread the force of the blow, keeping 
shots 
from concentrating on the breastbone or on a rib and possibly causing 
serious injury.
Thing is, I don't think that just women should be required to wear this 
type of armor -- the tits don't need protecting, the sternum does -- and 
thus men and women alike should protect it if *any* of us have to.  

Thank you! My point exactly!

<snip>
 And likewise body armor should be a matter of choice as far as I'm 
concerned: plate armor for the chest, some hot padding in a gambeson, or 
nothing -- I really wish they'd leave it up to the wearer.

That's my opinion.

Thank you for expressing it too!

  I'd be glad to come up with the medical information 
about trauma injuries and breast risk factors related to same if the 
marshallate would find it helpful in making a useful decision.

(Karl, I'm speaking for you on this one). Yes, Gunnora, we ladies would 
appriciate any help you would give... I'm sure it would make Karl's job 
easier, too. He's been pretty busy and needs us to be the ones to gather 
such info. E-mail me anytime you want at <vanora at hotmail.com> on this 
topic... or we can keep doing this on the mailing list so that Karl, the 
other ladies, the knights (yes honey, I WILL be hitting you white-belts 
up, too), and anyone else who's interested can know what's going on.


::GUNNORA::
Gunnora Hallakarva,
Writing from work
(This account goes away Nov 10, 1997 -- write to me at gunnora at bga.com)
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Thank you so much!

In Service, 
~Lady Vanora Villon de Paris~

(:"When life hands you lemons... stuff them in your bra!" :)
              


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