[Namron] Travel report from Meridies/Gleann Abhann

[Chass Brown]

Aye I got what ye said lol and understood it. Just flabbergasts me that they 
think the whole area is that way.  Hmm mayhaps we all need come up with a 
way of actually calibrating so its universal. Hmmmm.  I refuse to let this 
wheel chair keep me off the heavy list lol when the DR says I am a go I am 
heading back out.

Chass of Rundel of Ansteorra aka
Charinthalis Del Sans of the portable Chariot
Honorable Recruiter of the House of the Red Shark (Have you seen my Belaying 
Pin??)
Muddeler of Mead, Ailment of Ale, Whiner of wine.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G. Gibeson" <gurhal at hotmail.com>
To: <namron at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Namron] Travel report from Meridies/Gleann Abhann


> No, I am saying all the Meridians I have encountered at fighter practice, 
> think our whole kingdom is full of Rhinos.
>
> Here is why:
>
> Since standards for a good blow often vary kingdom to kingdom (even region 
> to region).  Logically the closer the distance the closer the standards.
>
> For example, the practice in Namron should be pretty comparable to the 
> Skarguard practice.  In my experience going to both these practices, the 
> average fighter in the average fight will be calling blows in about the 
> same spectrum of force.
>
> These fighters have trained and fought together in some cases for years 
> even decades.  Therefore, it is no surprise they call blows about the 
> same.
>
> When everyone is on the same standard, calling and throwing shots at about 
> the same range of force.  Fights should be fair and, no single person 
> would stand out as a rhino as long as they are calling and throwing in the 
> same local range of force.
>
> When you go to a different kingdom the differences are more pronounced, 
> and the fighters have their own local standards for blow calling.  These 
> standards, just like ours, have been passed along and reinforced by the 
> local fighters training and fighting together for years.
>
>
> Now to define a Rhino-hider:
> A person that will only call blows of a force harder than what would be 
> normally acceptable, thus making themselves in effect harder to "kill" 
> than the opponent who is calling at a lower degree of force.  Such a 
> person is not playing fair, they are cheating, and will be labeled as a 
> Rhino and treated accordingly.
>
> On the other end of the spectrum:
> If a person calls blows with very little force behind them it is not 
> really an issue because they are giving themselves a handicap by making 
> themselves easier to "kill".
>
> Now if you consider the standard for calling a blow in Meridies which, as 
> I have mentioned, is very light by Ansteorrian standards.
>
> What kind of reputation do you think the hard hitting, hard calling 
> Ansteorrians have in other kingdoms in which the standard is toward 
> lighter blow calling?
>
> You can guess how they treated me at my first practice here when I said I 
> was from Ansteorra.  Lets just say opinions here are not very favorable 
> toward Ansteorrian blow calling.
>
> Sorry for the confusion,
>
> Gavin
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Chass Brown" <chass at allegiance.tv>
> Reply-To: Barony of Namron <namron at ansteorra.org>
> To: "Barony of Namron" <namron at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: Re: [Namron] Travel report from Meridies/Gleann Abhann
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:21:56 -0500
>
> Egads is he saying we are rhinohiders?
>
> Chass of Rundel of Ansteorra aka
> Charinthalis Del Sans of the portable Chariot
> Honorable Recruiter of the House of the Red Shark (Have you seen my 
> Belaying Pin??)
> Muddeler of Mead, Ailment of Ale, Whiner of wine.
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! 
> hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Namron mailing list
> Namron at ansteorra.org
> http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/namron
>