[Ansteorra-rapier] Proposed revision to rapier rules

[Chris Zakes]

At 06:12 PM 10/10/2012, you wrote:

(snip)

>Once we get rid of the foils and epees, we can work on fixing our
>horrid armor standards.

Bzzt!! Bad idea.
http://web.archive.org/web/19990302032547/www.iceweasel.org/ek_schlager_test.html
http://moondragon.info/wiki/Schlager_Penetration_Tests
http://moondragon.info/wiki/Testing_lighter_armor


>-Connor MacGillivray
>
>p.s. It's 'Rapier Fighting' (or Sword Fighting or Fencing) and 'Heavy
>Armored Combat' not 'Light Fighting' and 'Chivalric Fighting'.

Um... are you aware that, historically, the term "fencing" meant 
*any* kind of swordplay? The separation between SCA armored combat 
and SCA rapier combat is an artifact of our safety rules, not 
anything based in history.

         -Tivar Moondragon