RF - fighter practice

[Hrafnhildr _]

Heilsa all!

Everyone else has been giving there 2 cents, so I think I shall supply my 
own. As a member of the fighter practice committee, I have spoken with the 
others on the committee on this issue and they have agreed with what I am 
about to say. I do not suggest that I am speaking for that, but based on our 
conversations....this is our thought:

Fighter practice should NOT be changed from the pavillion. It is a 
convenient and public place that people are used to seeing us at and we are 
used to going to. It should be EVERY Sunday at the same time (maybe a little 
later or earlier than it is now).

Candy Cane is NOT a good place for practice. We are only visible to those 
folk in the park and have recruited a very few number of people from that 
area. However, I agree that a quarterly or every other month tourney is an 
EXCELLENT idea which would encourage more than just fighters to come out. If 
this is well advertized in advance, attendance should not be a problem.

Private fighter practices are a GREAT way of supplimenting our local 
practice. There was a "Kierstead" practice happening on Tuesday nights for 
awhile there, I personally would enjoy this option again, as Sir Kief 
approves, of course. But other private practices, such as the Lizard Keep 
Rapier on Wednesday nights have worked out extremely well for a lot of 
people. These practices should not replace the official one, but should 
instead SUPPLIMENT it!!!

Further note, I think fighter practice should not be called fighter 
practice. I have heard tales of other artisans coming and demo'ing their 
arts (including bardic) at the gazebo on Sundays. This is GREAT!! There are 
a lot of people who are interested in the SCA for MORE than fighting and 
this is a way we show a lot of the other things we are capable of doing! BUT 
in the middle of the 100 degree Ansteorran summers, everyone gets mauled by 
the heat, so perhaps a later summer practice would be possible?? This way 
the artisans could come out as well! And perhaps we could call it the "SCA 
Practice" hinting at all the things that the SCA teaches and encourages us 
to be a part of...something like that.

Again, these are only my opinions and do not necessarily mimic those of my 
fellow committee or baronial members.

Ldy Hrafnhildr Ulfsdottir
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