[Ansteorra-rapier] Ansteorra-rapier Digest, Vol 17, Issue 10

[Sean Hertzberg]

Whether folks agree or disagree with the effectiveness of throwing a
cloak has nothing to do with the question.  The question is "what is
legal to do with the cloak when throwing it?"

We regulate for safety and playability.  Anyone can do any dumbass
move they want, as long as it is legal.  So to go back to the original
question:

Dore, as KRM, what is legal when throwing the cloak?

Don Avery Shaw (who periodically does throw his cloak as well as many
other weird things)
Kingdom C&T Marshal

On 10/12/07, Jeff Girard <donhenri at yahoo.com> wrote:
> All righty then. It seems I am not getting through. I was the intermediate
> and advanced teacher at AoR for a number if years. I also was the
> intermediate and advanced florentine teacher as well.
>
> So there my bonifides.
>
> The cloak is a tool. Used effectively you can do much more by NOT throwing
> the cloak. That goes for small cloaks, short cloaks, heavy cloak or anything
> else that fits the description of cloak.
>
> Don Henri Molineaux
>
>
> Kevin Wilson <kevwilson at swbell.net> wrote:
>
> Henri said:
>
> Even though I have been inactive because of my series of surgeries, I am a
> cloak fighter and florentine. I have to wait until I'm recovered.
>
> My opinion of the whole deal is simple. Why throw your only addition
> weapon?
>
> Don Henri Molineaux
>
>
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>
> I agree that throwing "away" a weapon is not a wise move. If it were a
> dagger or florentine, I certainly wouldn't (regardless of rules forbidding
> such an action). However, I don't think most use cloak as a "weapon", but
> as a defensive-only secondary. I'm not losing a weapon, I'm losing a
> different way of defending myself. My main line of defense, my blade, is
> still with me, along with my primary weapon. Also, when I fight cloak, I'm
> usually using a large, wool & flannel full cloak that is rather weighty.
> It's not as bad as Mercer's, which is dang near a comforter, but there's a
> heck of a lot of cloth and weight to it. If I throw it from long measure
> onto an opponent's blade & arm while moving into range, I has a significant
> impact on the use of their blade. I still have a defensive secondary (my
> open hand) if I want it. Or it can be thrown as a distraction. The
> reasoning isn't the question, it's the ruling.
>
> Ld. Corvin
>
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