[Ansteorra] Polls

[Morgan Buchanan]

You forgot the part about how our body belts have to close to protect our belly fat.  Of course, I suppose you WOULD forget that.  LOLMorgan> From: sirlyonel at hotmail.com> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:09:09 +0000> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Polls> > Salut cozyns,> > Master Tivar asks> > > >My suggestions for minimum armor: Helm, hardened/steel elbows & knees,> > >groin, throat, kidneys to floating ribs, hands, and forearms. Everything> > >else is gravy.> >> >> >Okay, I'm curious. How does that differ from what's currently required?> > Cervical spine protection down to the first thoracic vertebra, for one. > Hands has to include the wrist bones. Shoes.> > The Ansteorran regulations add the following:> > - a wider chinstrap if leather is used instead of nylon (penalizing period > materials)> - forearm protection (with some rather picky coverage requirements)> - additional padding on the gorget> - additional padding on the kidney belt> - additional padding on the demi-gauntlet if rigid material is used that > does not transfer the force to the haft> > The latest version onfthe SCA regulations specifies a lot of padding under > many types of gauntlets and demi-gauntlets,  does not accept a shield alone > as protection for an elbow, and requires padding under camails and rigid > gorgets.> > lo vostre per vos servir> Meser Lyonel> _________________________________> Dum doceo disco> > > _______________________________________________> Ansteorra mailing list> Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org