[Ansteorra-missile] New Question on Authorization for Combat Archers

[Mike]

Thank you.

I have gone back re-read your previous emails and found the phrase of 
which "and that they know what a killing blow is and how
to react to them. " Since it was a portion of a large paragraph it did 
not jump out when I read it the 1st time.

Your third paragraph in which you spelled it out in those very terms 
that they do not need to become "proficiency with sword and shield or
anything other than missile weapons." But be able to recognized a good 
killing blow and NOT have it done while a melee scenario is going on.

This is what I thought was missing from previous emails on this subject.

Fully agree with getting to realized that they can be hit and should be 
as you put it "hit on a few times." I know for a fact that it has been a 
sore subject for a number of heavy fighters that the perception, which 
always out come out ahead of the real facts, is that a majority of 
combat archers were not being introduced to this reality of a SCA 
battlefield. And it did not help to have various individuals walked over 
and make statements along the lines of:

"I will become a combat archer if I can be guarantee of never being hit."


Ld Michael Kettering




Eadric Anstapa wrote:

>Mike wrote:
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>>Do have a new question.
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>>Since there is only Full Contact or Heavy Combat Archer authorizations. 
>>This requires not only the authorization of for missile (combat archery) 
>>but that of the a heavy fighter authorization as well. Which makes sense 
>>since the individual taking field as an combat archer would at some time 
>>would received a "killing blow" to either the helm or the body or a 
>>wounding to the arm or leg.
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>>So, will these individuals will have at least gone through the heavy 
>>fighter portion of the authorization process prior to attending Gothic Wars?
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>>
>>Lord Michael Kettering
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>Michael,
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>If the person is already Armored Combat authorized and is simply seeking 
>the new Missile Combat Weapons form then it can speed things up but it 
>is not strictly required.
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>The sample process that I sent out yesterday was necessarily brief to be 
>included in the email but there was a point where I said "and that they 
>know what a killing blow is and how to react to them."   This is the 
>point where we take the person wanting to be authorized, in their full 
>armor, over to a group of fighters and marshals and for lack of a better 
>term "get them hit on a few times". 
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>They don't have to show any proficiency with sword and shield or 
>anything other than missile weapons.  They simply have to show that they 
>can behave as a Full Contact Combatant on the melee field.  They should 
>experience light, good ,and heavy killing blows and thrusts and be able 
>to recognize them as such.  It is very important that the first time 
>they get hit is not in an active mellee.
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>Again, the time needed to do these types of things is one of the reasons 
>that it is of the utmost importance that people needed authorization 
>arrange with the authorizing marshals in advance so that the appropriate 
>time can be set aside.
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>Regards,
>
>HL Eadric Anstapa
>eadric at scabrewer.com
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