[Ansteorra] Polls

Chris Zakes dontivar at gmail.com
Mon Oct 23 19:49:33 PDT 2006


At 03:55 PM 10/23/2006, you wrote:
>Forearm protection really must be required...rigid material thick enough
>needs no padding....both elbows should be covered by cops.  I used to be
>against the half guantlets but now I know that they too are needed to keep
>your wrists and back of the hand safe.
>
>Kidney belts same as forearms....padding is not needed if they are rigid
>enough.
>
>Gorget same as forearem and kidney belts....BUT our latest addition of 1/4
>inch padding won't hurt...I don't like it but it's not a big deal.

On the other hand, there was a fighter on the *rapier* field at 
Estrella War, six or seven years ago who got a cracked larynx (and 
subsequent ride in the ambulance helicopter) through his unpadded 16 
gauge steel gorget...

         -Tivar Moondragon




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