SC - special needs

[Elaine Koogler]

It seems to me that I've seen a young man in a wheel chair fighting at
Pennsic...I have no idea what group he's with, but I stood there in rapt
admiration of his skill and courage!

Kiri

Michael Gunter wrote:

> >
> >You stated that every person should have the option of participating in
> >everything.  Is that realistic?  How would a wheelchair  person fight in a
> >melee?  Some activities by their nature limit who can participate such as
> >rock
> >climbing.
>
> >
> >Rovena
>
> Actually it's interesting you should mention that. I've been wanting
> to do a study/paper/documentary on how handicapped people in the SCA
> have adapted to their arts. Here in Ansteorra we have a knight with
> one leg. He was knighted long after he lost his leg and does quite
> well in melees. There is also a fighter in a wheelchair that I could
> easily see becoming a knight at some point. He's very good. Although
> he doesn't fight in open field melees, he is a very good roadblock in
> more static fights. And awesome with one-on-one.
> Our kingdom archery champion last year is wheelchair bound. I also
> knew an archer with an artificial arm. He had a special mount placed
> on his false hand to hold a bow.
> I'm sure there are others who have overcome thier handicaps in the
> SCA and done well in a skill they "shouldn't have". Remember,
> Beethoven was deaf when he wrote many of his finest symphonies.
>
> Yers,
>
> Gunthar
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