WoW 5 Rapier Melee
As I mentioned last time, I recently authorized in rapier and just last weekend got to get into my first rapier melee. I thought I would post some thoughts and reflections on the difference between the two. At WoW 5, I was able to fight the second half of the woods battle, and then the [...]
6 for 6
The crazy fall season is over. Now, I can focus on repairing/improving my kit, finally get the grass cut and the gutters cleaned out, work on a website or two, and oh yeah, get ready to renovate the kitchen… But, before we get into that, let’s re-cap the last six weekends. Sept. 4th – Golden [...]
The End of An Era
On November 30th of this year, my paid Livejournal account will expire and I have no intention of re-newing it. That’s kind of a strange thing to think about. I started my LJ back in January of 2004, so it’s lasted quite a while. That’s just about ancient considering the average lifespan of technology. It [...]
Back to Brewing
This weekend, my father came up from Florida to drop off some yard equipment. Yay for having my own lawn mower and trimmer. However, this left us with a Sunday with no real firm plans. So, it was time to get back to my roots as a homebrewer. You see, I actually learned brewing from [...]
How’s your kit these days, Sire…
There’s often a question as to, “what should my kit look like?” I know that fully encased arm rigs are acceptable for the 14th Century, but so aren’t mail chauces. Should I wear one with the other? The nice folks over at A Commonplace Book linked to a nifty article by Doug Strong. He did [...]
Armored Combat at the Tournament of Friends
This weekend saw fit to give me plenty of opportunities to fight a wide range of fighters. We had 18 in armor on the field, so the MOL’s saw fit to break us into two pools of 9 for our first round robin. I was in a pool with Sirs Mark and Daemon. Eight fights [...]
The Liechtenstein School of Swordplay
In running up to the Pas d’Armes du l’Arbre d’Or, Baron Alejandro and I conducted a series of greatsword fights, building a friendly rivalry. I was looking to get some practice in before attempting to authorize, and I’m not sure Alejandro’s motivations, but sometimes things are best left un-pondered. Regardless, we had a great time [...]
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