[Ansteorra-rapier] Proposed revision to rapier rules

[Chuck Kaun]

With all of this talk of banning this or disallowing that, I think we have forgotten about one thing.....this is about someones dream.  There are those who for some reason or other either prefer foil/epee, want to use the rigs they have or have a physical issue that makes it only possible for them to fight with the lighter weapons.   Why not let them continue to play?  If there are foil/epee fighters in a group, make it their responsibility that they have a marshal in their group that is familiar with foil/epee and call it good.  When they have their own event, let them have a separate foil/epee tourney if they want one.  If they go to an event for a different group, then they are expected to play with the other kids games. The SCA has always been about following your dream and trying to include as many as possible to enjoy what they do.  I think it would be a mistake to become exclusionary just because the new kids on the block want to get rid of an old weapon style because they think it doesnt fit anymore.   Ld Karl Thorgeirsson(not a foil/epee fighter but I would if that is all my opponent can fight with)
 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:10:42 -0500
> To: ansteorra-rapier at lists.ansteorra.org
> From: dontivar at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-rapier] Proposed revision to rapier rules
> 
> At 12:56 PM 10/12/2012, you wrote:
> >It seems some people object to banning the weapons and feel that
> >getting special permission per event is too great a burden. Everyone
> >seems to agree that the competence of marshals inspecting these
> >weapons is important.
> >
> >What if we made F/E a separate marshal authorization? That should
> >ensure the competence of marshals. Foil/epee tournaments could still
> >occur with proper authorizations. Nothing would be banned. The
> >situation would be similar to Cut &Thrust. The extra hoop to jump for
> >foil/epee would be no more than any other authorization and the burden
> >of maintaining extra gear and teaching marshals would only fall on
> >those who wish to pursue it.
> 
> One possible problem with that suggestion is that most of the people 
> using the lighter blades are beginners who don't have a lot of 
> experience, and are probably not authorized as marshals yet. And I 
> doubt you'd find enough in one place to actually hold a separate 
> tournament (or if you did, it'd be like some of the rapier 
> tournaments in AS 11 or 12, which only had three or four people.)
> 
>          -Tivar Moondragon 
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