[NR] Reasoning behind short fighting times for Med Faire

[Carl Chipman]

I'll still be there, but he's right.  Its not usually the time
"in-armour" it’s the number of times in and out of armour. Additionally,
I would not want to wear my armour for the three hours between fighting
sessions.

JP

Carl Chipman
Nomadics, Inc.
cchipman at nomadics.com
http://www.nomadics.com


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> From: northern-admin at ansteorra.org
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> On Behalf Of Angus Mac
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:57 PM
> To: northern at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [NR] Reasoning behind short fighting times for Med Faire
>
> Only speaking for my self:
>
> If I can only fight for 45 min at a time then wait to do it again,
> I will not attend
> it is that simple
> It would be way to much like a catholic service
>
> stand up
> sit down
> neal
> repeat
>
> not for me
>
> fight fight fight
> eat
> fight fight fight
>
> go home
>
>
> ya'll have fun
>
> Angus MacKnochard
>
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> To: <namron at ansteorra.org>; <northern at ansteorra.org>;
> <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:11 AM
> Subject: [NR] Reasoning behind short fighting times for Med Faire
>
>
> > There has been some concern expressed about the short fighting
times.
> We
> > made this time frame adjustment for several reasons:
> >
> > 1) Elfsea is having Spring Fair with a Baronial Investiture on the
same
> > weekend as Med Faire and we are going to be losing many of the
people we
> > would normally have fought/participated ... so to keep our fighters
fit
> for
> > all three days we are running shorter rounds.  (Most of the guys
aren't
> just
> > fighting, they are my set-up and tear-down crew everyday, security
at
> night
> > and beasts-of-burden at my beck-and-call during the day!)  =0)
> >
> > 2) With the shorter rounds we hope you guys aren't pooped because
the
> > expectation is you will then work the crowd while still in armor --
like
> when
> > we stand around before and after fighter practice and gab while
still
> armored
> > up.
> >
> > 3) If the female fighting doesn't "make" then I am flip-flopping
that
> time
> > back into the heavy and light fighting so you will be fighting for
1.5
> hours
> > intervals.
> >
> > If the fighting is going incrediably well, we will not call "time"
at
> exactly
> > 45 minutes ... we will look for the natural break -- but won't let
it
> run
> > over too much, don't want to short change anyone else!
> >
> > The schedule was hopefully to get the women fighters to come up and
the
> > dancers to sign-up.  I know the fighters will show up!!
> >
> > Please send me anymore suggestions and understand that the schedule
is
> > flexible -- but I will need something going on at the field and on
the
> side
> > lines all the time!
> >
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