I'm speaking up as a relative newcomer to the SCA. My family and I have been attending Med Fair for about 8 years, and the fighting is one of our favorite things. We usually come every day, and we have spent hours watching the bouts. But none of us have a clue what we are watching. A couple of guys circle each other, there's a flurry of blows, and then either they do it again or one of them kneels. I rarely have any idea why.<br>
<br>What if there were occasional bouts followed by a slo-mo replay, with a herald describing the action? Or just a slo-mo demo, where some common patterns were demonstrated, with narration? Knowing what I was watching would do a lot to make the fighting even more exciting and engaging. At this point, if I were given a streamer and told to root for someone, I still wouldn't know whether he was doing well or not.<br>
<br>I'm not thinking of anything huge, but a five or 10 minute session a couple of times a day would be pretty cool.<br><br>Cynthia<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Tadhg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ld_tadhg@yahoo.com">ld_tadhg@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Personally, I recommend we let the fighters fight for all they're
worth...especially on Saturday and Sunday. Friday is a another matter...and we can involve the crowd in individual fights--but tracking fighters through a Tournament is rather dicey in this type of setting.<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px">
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<p><font face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">As part of our Entertainment offering at Fair, we will be doing a
Tournament-style Fighting Demo at 2 pm Saturday and Sunday and Baroness Maleah has
given it the name <b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">The
Battle of The Champions</span></i></b>! Spectators will be provided
streamers and Herald(s) shall introduce the Fighters and encourage the spectators
to cheer for their favorite. The Tournament will last between 30-45
minutes.</span></font></p>
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