ANST - Lists of Peers, the next generation, or deep south 35,or voyageur...
Paul Mitchell
pmitchel at flash.net
Fri Oct 15 07:06:31 PDT 1999
Baron Kazimir writes:
>Interestingly, as you well know, fencing was used to recreate period combat in
>that first tournament. I realize that it was simple "field expediency" and not
>some mystical foreshadowing.., but it is amazing to see how far from the
>mainstream has fallen "fencing" when the winner of the "first tournament" fenced
>for a great many of its rounds.
>
>Kazimir
Technically true; he fought with a sabre. Does anyplace in
the SCA do sabre fencing? Most of the fighters were using
some sort of mock broadsword with a shield, however; which
was the goal of the organizers.
- Galen
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