RF - fighter practice

[Chad Southern]

Who are you? do you even fight,i haven't seen you at practice.

                              Ld W.S.
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 15:20:19 -0700, Ravensfort at ansteorra.org wrote:

>  I am not fighting for the next couple of
>  weeks until my order for new lens gets here.  Without 
>  contacts I can't tell a tree from sir Kief.
>  
>  First of all is our seasonal weather.  Ansteorra has
>  two seasons for fighting warm and HOT.  In the less hot months
>  of the year 2 in the afternoon is a nice fighting time and
>  a practice can last till about dark.  In the HOT season
>  I usually fight from about 5 till dark or after dark.
>  It makes a large difference in the amount of heat and shade.
>  This is a safety issue that varies with seasonal heat and
>  daylight.  Folks other than waterbearers and heavy fighters
>  do not think in these terms.
>  
>  Fighter practices usually last for 4-6 hours.  If you don't
>  have that much time to devote to the job get multiple deputies or 
>  entrust the job to someone who can put in the time.  Yes it is 
>  one of the more demanding jobs timewise in the barony.
>  
>  I can bring up some fighters from other groups I know
>  if they are wanted.  Conroe is a nice location
>  from this point of view.
>  
>  Does the barony have armor to train new fighters in?
>  
>  My work at kingdom restricts the amount of fighting I can
>  do at events so I would really like a local practice
>  to keep in shape.  I have been by 4 practices this year
>  and no one was there.  It seems people drop by the practice
>  at different times and if no one is there they leave.  We
>  are missing each other like ships passing in the night.
>  
>  Bryn Gwlad and Stargate have lots of non fighters at practices.
>  If we do demos in a park we will need marshalls to watch the
>  crowd.  Pets and children love to investigate us close up.
>  I can't see a small child very close up while wearing
>  a helm because of the field of vision.  These groups also have
>  other activities such as A&S, herald consulting, some folks
>  in garb, picnics or just visiting with people in the group.
>  
>  Has anyone talked to our neighboring groups about fighter
>  practices?  Has anyone considered visiting other fighter
>  practices?
>  
>  It is also possible to designate like the first or last
>  Sunday of a month to be a traveling fighter practice
>  to several different sites.  The rest of the month it stays in
>  one place.  
>  
>  Right now I have to go to Bjornsborg on Sundays to fight.
>  Not a happy situation.
>  
>  You wanted thoughts on this problem so now you got em.
>  Magnus von Lubeck





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