[Ansteorra] Very interesting story on concussions

[Owen ap Aeddan]

Bore da,

Because I do have some thoughts on this I would just like to add the
following:

You should check the padding in your helmet often. Foam eventually breaks
down. If it is covered with tape it is harder to tell if it still has give.
Make sure when you squeeze the foam it compresses and then goes back to the
shape it was before you squeezed it. If you don't think is has enough
compression fix it.

I will also add to Comte Jean Paul and Centurion Liams words Everyone who
fights chivalric combat needs to look out for themselves and each other. If
the helmet is not safe let them know. I prefer to say "Hey I am not telling
you that you can't wear that you signed a waiver but as your friend I am
telling you I don't think that will give you the protection that you need it
to." As there are plenty of legal helmets that will allow you to look at the
pretty stars if the right weapon connects from the right opponent.

Iarll Owen ap Aeddan
Marchog of Ansteorra

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Liam Gordon <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Jean Paul,
>
> Fair enough...  If I remember correctly, my helms have all been fairly
> stout.  The only time I've had an issue was the padding in one of my first
> helms had failed.
>
> In regards to mass weapons, I was taught early on by Earl John Peregrine
> and Baron Guy LeStrange that we don't need to hit as hard with a mass or
> great weapon due to the sizes and mass of the weapons.  But yet, I know
> that
> there are folks that will go and completely blast each other...
>
> There really isn't a right or wrong here, though.  I know the padding in my
> helm surpases the standard written out in our rules and will continue doing
> so.  And like you said, JP, as the experienced fighters we need to watch
> out
> for our friends, whether they be experienced fighters or new.
>
> Thanks for y'alls input.
>
> Liam
>
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Hal Siegel <therion at therionarms.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 27 Jan 2011, deddy2 at austin.rr.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/133053436/brain-injuries-haunt-football-players-years-later
> >>
> >> I know I'll look more closely at my helmet padding.
> >>
> >
> > "Do you think you've suffered brain damage?"
> >
> > "I don't see any."
> >
> >
> >               Hal Siegel - TherionArms
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