[Ansteorra-rapier] Proposed revision to rapier rules
Chris Zakes
dontivar at gmail.com
Wed Oct 10 13:50:21 PDT 2012
At 12:24 PM 10/10/2012, you wrote:
>The main issue for this change, from what I can see (remember, I am
>not the one proposing this, this is my personal take on it) has less
>to do with the fighters using it. It is the lack of marshals that
>have ever seen one and would know what to look for to see if the
>blade in question is safe. I will use Don Lorenzo as an example, my
>apologies if anyone is offended. :-)
>
>Don Lorenzo has been playing for around 5 years now. He is now a
>WS, he is the southern regional marshal, he is an authorizing
>marshal...and I don't know if he has ever seen an epee or a foil,
>let alone if he would know how to inspect one. That is just one
>example....how many marshals out there would look and an epee or
>foil and have no idea what they were supposed to do? This is not a
>training issue, it is just that the newer marshals have never had a
>chance to see one as they show up so very rarely.
>
>Avery
I'm reminded of an armor inspection about ten years ago, when I
brought a foil, a schlager and a Del Tin (I dislike epees, and don't
carry one.) The marshal looked at my foil for a moment, then said
"Tivar, what kind of an epee is that?"
-Tivar Moondragon
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