<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I try to keep my mouth shut on this list and just read, as I am more of a participant in archery, and not one of the leaders. Sadly, I haven't been able to participate much either. <div><br></div><div>I've only been able to participate in one Royal Huntsman tournament before, and there was a combat archery element in that one too. This is nothing new.</div><div><br></div><div>Iago</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 13, 2012, at 3:43 PM, Chuck Kaun wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; ">That is why they have a Champion in the armored martial arts, forcing others to either do this or not play is exclusionary. Another thing to think on, if only a combat archer can win, who is to say that the next Royal Huntsman wont have the same thoughts as you? Once is precedent, twice can easily become tradition.<br> <br>Signing off of this topic,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>YIS,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>Karl Thorgeirsson</span></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>