[Ansteorra] Chivalric fighting

[Mike Dowdy]

 The lighter the rattan the less forgiving it is to your skill level. Folks
who use the lighter rattan and get good hard solid shots are very skilled in
the use of the light rattan. It has been my experience that most fighters
are unable to (through skill or  thugness) generate enough power on a light
sword to get a call-able shot. They are indeed very fast, but land with
little call-able force. Just my 2 cents.

Michael of Gravesend.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Morgan Buchanan" <morganbuchanan at hotmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Chivalric fighting


> Rattan, being a naturally growing item, gets thicker as it grows.  As
such,
> the exact diameter is a bit varried.  Every fighter has his or her own
> preference for how thick a sword they use, as well as length.  I don't
think
> there is anything that would give us an accurate answer to your question.
> 1.25" is our minimum sword width, and that can be achieved with a piece of
> rattan slightly smaller than that.  Many fighters prefer to have rattan
> that's at least 1.25" so that there are no questions as to the legality of
> their sword at inspection point.  Some find that 1 3/8" is the right
weight
> for them.  Some are strong enough to swing 1.5" or even heavier.  It's a
> preference thing.
>
> Morgan
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maridonna" <maridonna at maridonna.com>
> To: "Ansteorra discussion" <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:14 AM
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Chivalric fighting
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a question for heavy weapons fighters in Ansteorra.  Which is the
> > most popular diameter rattan - 1 1/4 inch or 1 1/2 inch?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > -- 
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