[Ansteorra] Polls

[Karolus Janos]

I believe though that Gunthar when he says hand protection is speaking of
basket hilts and gloves, as he is almost rabid in his hatred of half
gauntlets.

But otherwise that list is exactly what I wear and will continue to wear
unless mandated by SEMs.

Of course I am also currently looking through Bed, Bath and Beyond catalogs
for my new pillow for tourneys since Gunthar has me convinced we will be
swapping from rattan to pillows any day.

Karolus

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-
> bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Morgan Blackdragon
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:19 PM
> To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Polls
> 
> "My suggestions for minimum armor: Helm, hardened/steel elbows & knees,
> groin, throat, kidneys to floating ribs, hands, and forearms. Everything
> else is gravy. But let the fighters determine beyond that."
> 
> I agree with Count Gunther's statement, whether there is a shield
> present or not. My basis on that thought goes along with Lord Lochlan
> Dunn in saying that it generally takes a little while to find the
> correct armor when one loses their shield. As it is now, either a
> sword or a gauntlet is usually needed. Looking for and equiping an
> elbow cop would take even longer. Unless of course the individual
> would rather just yield the fight.
> 
> ~Morgan Blackdragon~
> 
> On 10/24/06, Michael Gunter <countgunthar at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >I will also personally continue to wear vambraces, whichever the
> > >ruling may go. I don't want any crazy, one in a million, accidents to
> > >take me out of the game. ~Lord Morgan Blackdragon~
> > >Northkeep Knight Marshal
> >
> > And that's just the point. I will continue to wear vambraces and cops
> > under my shield. It's protection and, as was stated earlier, courteous
> > to wear them. I also think forearm protection is a very good thing.
> > The object of the argument is that we should establish minimum armor
> > as minimum for basic safety and allow the fighters to build up from
> there
> > to their comfort level. By constantly upping the requirements with no
> > real data to back it up, the SEM is creating a monster where none should
> > exist.
> >
> > My suggestions for minimum armor: Helm, hardened/steel elbows & knees,
> > groin, throat, kidneys to floating ribs, hands, and forearms. Everything
> > else
> > is gravy.
> >
> > But let the fighters determine beyond that.
> >
> > Yers,
> >
> > Gunthar
> >
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