[Bryn-gwlad] Chivalric Tiny Tourney--July 17

[Bernard Wright]

Holding onto the barrier also prevents the use of a shield, or if you choose to use one then the use of a weapon and it is really hard to win a fight if you don't have one :)  -barnet
   
  

Marlin and Amanda Stout <ldcharles at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  Eric W. Brown wrote:

>But As Gaston said, most illustrations I an bring to mind seem
>To show 2 h weapons the front leg bent slightly.. which does not seem to
>fit with what I've been told of late about how the barrier is "supposed"
>to be fought...
>
>Anyone know where they are getting the references from?
> 
>
It wouldn't surprise me too much for it to be an SCA convention, not a 
period one, aimed at preventing the fighters from retreating away from 
the barrier (and thus out of the fight) when hard pressed.

Were that the aim, I would probably prefer to have a strip or box on the 
ground one must keep their foot inside, since it's somewhat awkward (for 
me at least) to keep a knee against the barrier while trying to fight. I 
can agree with the idea of keping the fighters up at the barrier (since 
the loser then needs only step back to acknowledge defeat) but it's 
harder for me to stand comforatbly with my knee against the barrier.

Charles
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