[Ansteorra] Why aren't we doing this?

[Jasper]

Along those lines, and I totally agree with Cathal on this, very rarely are 
there any classes at tournies or other events that cover this topic.  Most 
fighters unless they are historically minded, begin their SCA fighting career's 
with a period kit but rather build into it over time and learn lessons along the 
way. There are many options for fighters to build period looking kits that do 
not include purchasing a suit of full plate or wearing a full mail hauberg on 
the field. I have fought in the sca for over 20 years and my kit has gone 
through many changes and only a few years ago did it reach its final stage of 
periodness.I have taught such a class before and I would love to give a class 
for fighters on building period kits on a budget and how to achieve a period 
look and still maintain that competitve edge neccesary for tournies and war. 

Jasper C. 


----- Original Message ----
From: Clint Gallon <cgallon at gmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 7:05:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Why aren't we doing this?

I hesitate to do ANYTHING to discourage fighters from the field. I like
having new people out there and learning how to play the game. The best way
for people to get this look and have our game be better is to lead by
example. Show the new fighters and the known world that you can have a
period kit and still compete at the highest levels. Keep in mind too that
nobody starts out with a fully period kit, I have yet to see a newbie decked
out like Sir Gaston (14th century period kit). They ususally work their way
from in-expensive plastic covered with a tunic to something that looks more
period. And its usually a piece at a time (vambraces, chest protection,
legs, shoes).  Getting a new fighter on the field and in his/her own kit is
really when you have them hooked and they will continue to play. If you
really want to get people to look more authentic I suggest groups or people
give out authentic items to tourney winners and as largess. If you want the
fighters to look more authentic take some action. :)

-- In Service,
HL Cathal Finn O'Briain CSS
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Those requirements seem rather discouraging, especially for newer or
> infrequent fighters. Even worse, they're fairly open-ended, so the 'rules'
> might change depending on the Crown, the marshals, the event, and so on. It
> seems problematic on the surface.
>
> Does anyone know how Atlantia's newcomers and infrequent fighters feel
> about this? Did various Crowns and marshals have to get together to decide
> what was acceptable, and what was not, or is it truly open-ended? In other
> words, how did it actually work out for them?
>
>
>
> -R
>
> If you give a child a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a child to
> fish, you feed him for a lifetime. But if you teach a child to learn, you
> feed him for a lifetime and he doesn't have to just eat fish. :)
>
> --- On Mon, 11/1/10, deddy2 at austin.rr.com <deddy2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> From: deddy2 at austin.rr.com <deddy2 at austin.rr.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Why aren't we doing this?
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Monday, November 1, 2010, 10:32 PM
>
> I found this on ArmourArchive.org and thought it could spur some discussion
> for our kingdom.
>
> http://marshal.atlantia.sca.org/training/guidance-modern.php
>
> We have the knowledge and skills in our kingdom, money has been proven time
> and again to be a non-issue, and it would vastly improve the look of what we
> do. IIRC, then-King Inman called for no more carpet armor on the field and
> it was made so.
>
> What does Ansteorra think?
>
> Grace and Peace,
>
> Jovian
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