[Ansteorra] Falling down

[Paul DeLisle]

Wow...what a novel concept...actually *dying* from a killing blow?

I still remember my Very First Tournament...I'd been fighting at Fighter
practice for several weeks or a couple of months.
First round; my opponent got me a shot square in the chest... I tapped my
chest and nodded. 
His Grace, Don Sigmund the Wing-footed was marshalling.
He walked up to me, and said quietly: "Was it good?" I nodded. 
"Are you dead?" he asked. 
Confused, I said "Yes..." 
In a booming voice, Sigmund said:"Then fall DOWN!"
I don't know what happened to my legs... I swear they evaporated. I *never*
forgot that lesson.

Alden Pharamond
(Olde, Grumpy Don)

-----Original Message-----
From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Jean Paul de
Sens
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 7:20 PM
To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Falling down

As always, fighters may acknowledge any blow in any fashion that
permits their opponent to understand that the blow has been
successfully struck with intent and force. Saying good loudly and
falling down are the best indicator, but are not the only ones
allowed.

I point that a high percentage of our injuries last year were from
contact with the ground.

Finally, fighters who continue to strike opponents repeatedly after a
clear indication of a clean blow so as to impose their viewpoint of
combat will be sanctioned.

Sieur Jean Paul de Sens
Earl Marshal



On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Jerry <dreifuerst at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greeting gentles of the Stellar Kingdom from Othar Morganson, Stargate's
> Knight Marshal.
>
> We here in Stargate would like to start a "new" tradition on the fighting
> fields.  We're open to finding a name for it, but so far the lead choice
is
> "dying."
>
> With the Crown and Earl Marshal's permission, we'd like to allow fighters
to
> fall, crumple, drop, or in some other way fail to remain standing when
> struck with a blow sufficient to incapacitate or kill through our armor*.
> Sir William of Weir taught local fighters on this topic** often, for he
also
> taught "Hit 'em until they fall down."
>
> To assist those fighters that complain that the ground is hard, is dirty
and
> has fire ants, we also would petition the Crown to hear by declare that
all
> list fields are now soft, clean and ant free.
>
> For the many non-fighting participants (marshals, heralds, waterbearers)
and
> spectators (consorts, nobles, Crowns, mundanes, etc.) we thank you
fighters
> in advance for trying out this "new" concept at your next list field
> combat.  We know that your honest attempts at recreating a medieval combat
> will guide you to making the right choice when you are next struck by a
good
> blow.
> Yours in Service to Baron and King,
>
> Othar Morganson,
>   Fighter, Trainer, Curmudgeon
>
> * Fully armored: For the purposes of acknowledging blows, a fully armored
> fighter is presumed to be wearing a lightweight, short-sleeved,
knee-length,
> riveted-mail hauberk over a padded gambeson, with boiled leather arm and
leg
> defenses and an open-faced iron helm with a nasal. (The helm may be
presumed
> to include a very light chain mail drape permitting vision and resisting
> cuts by a mere touch of a bladed weapon.) Also, the hands, wrists, knees
and
> lower legs, and feet, including the areas up to 1 inch (2.5cm) above the
> kneecap and 1 inch (2.5cm) above the bend of the wrist, are not legal
> targets.
>
> ** "Pick up your right foot, now pick up your left foot.  No, no, I didn't
> tell you to put your right foot down.  Keep it up while you pick up your
> left foot.  I promise you can fall down if you do this."
>
> --
> Full plate and packin' steel!
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