theM.A.dDogge

yo mickey...ya bring up a good point....staged vs combat....

really this distinguished by the guys running the show...and what they are comfortable letting us do ( or get away with)......

being experienced with each...old theatre guy plus 20 years re-enactment...(tho never any sca...not sure why).....i agree with ya on the splitting of hairs...and type of weapon used.....

but here is the major thing as i see it....in what we use...comes down to control...control of your weapon....control of the scenario...control of the area...control of the participants...etc...

liked staged....its just that...staged....dont really hit the other guy...come close...make it look good...but no hitting....even in battle scenario....where your opponent may very...use preset moves...with the proper "cues" for each....you can have an "impromptu" staged fight...or loosley choegraphed fight...and still maintain the saftey of all....'course this still goes back to makeing sure everyone is on the same page...using the same guidelines...as predetermined by the event chordinators....tho some of us have been doing this ( or similar) for many a year now...this paticular type of venue is new and standards have yet to reach a broad spectrum....til this happens....i believe it is up to us...the events...and the grouos out there to get together at these events...see other techniques...see what works and what dosent...and why....so as to teach others to do the same...

and usually battle scenarios that we will be using in this venue and those similar... would be of the type where the "victors" will already be determined....say the pirates invade but are pushed back...or are all killed...or are taking prisoner...or sack the town.....whatever....but you should go into the battle already knowing if yer on the winning side or no....which greatly inhibits the idea of "competition" element out of the mix....or should anyhow....

edit: sorry hand....need to start reading all the posts before i just jump in.....yep sir...i agree with ya too....thats what we have done in the past....highlight a few swordfighters.....up close an personal like....and some simpler farthur down the line.....none f this has to be very complicated.....actually we have founf that the simpler fights end up looking more real....with people falling or running away...or being chased a bit.....but yeah...you got the gist of it....

i have only one thing to add to make it perfect...toooo clean...git it durty...then ya got somthun grand

i had a southern up-bringin...so would have to be SWEETTEA...(yeah its one word)...

an as for coffee....i perfer the original.....Greek Coffee....yeah thats right...small cups...coffee ya can chew at the bottom....bitter...thick....a mule kick jump start in the mornin...or afternoon...or evein....or damn neer anytime.....an when yer done....flip the cup over an read the grounds...wifes family says i gots the knack....

wifes family is greek...so the ORIGINAL coffee is GREEK...not TURKISH...if ya want to know...ask a GREEK dont ask a TURK....or so says me wifes family

you can ask...but not me....had that conversation one too many times (once actually was too many times)

they wouldnt let me into the family until i could make a neer perfect cup of greek coffee.....and my family wouldnt let her join ours till she could make a decent batch of SWEETTEA......oh yeah....family traditions die hard...really hard

now micheal...i know that yer a fencer..and a sca man.....what are their rules on "screw tip tangs"...the jousting and sword fighter groups i had belonged to never allowed these because it was a weak spot at the hadle and usaully led to breakage(durring a show...bad)....full tang only was always beat into our heads(quite literally)...'course they also had a tendency to hit a bit harder with broad swords rather than the style used with sabres and small swords....

personally i never actually trusted the screw hilts for the same reason...what has been your experience???...or anyone elses for that matter....yeah or neah??

'course....rule # 436....that was always my favorite....that rule should really go without sayin....so obvious an all

2 years????....betta drynk up me laddys....if'n it took 2 years to open this'n coin purse....yo'd 'ad betta drynk up now!!!!....

better make mine a double......

yawn ...just wakin up...sorry 'bout that rats...been workin 24/7 since paynestown.....not been keepin up with the posts....ok i am caught up now.....that last lttle bit sounded a bit familiar.....

ok....regarding steel blades in da field......

rule # 1.....choreagraphy safest of all...well rehearsed...ahead of time.....

rule #14....agreed upon "BANGERS" (for battle)...vs "HANGERS"(sharpies for show).....never any "HANGERS/SHARPIES in battle scenarios.....unless HIGHLY CHOEROGRAPHED FOR UP CLOSE TO AUDIENCE EFFECTS....special circumstances only

rule # 28....similar blades vs similar blades...ie starfire against strfire...rapier vs rapier....loddaladdaladda..ya get yhe point

rule # 162....know who yer fightin...same group safest....or one teacher vs student...should really stayu away from newbie vs newbie...unless supervised and approved ahead of time....

rule # 278....fight in designated area....in a battle...areas where shootin only(no blades allowed)...then run through blades area(no guns allowed)...should always be scouted out earlier

rule # 302...slow down yer feet....run up to the fight...then stop...then engage....be mindful of yer blade...yer opponent...yer audience....yer feet...etcetcetc

rule # 436...ahhh ...i forgot that one

rule # 524 and a 1/2.......make sure everyone else in battle scenario....fightin or not...knows when and where yer plannin to swing yer blades....and is ok with that.....

rule # 524 and 3/4...apendix B......simple "hits" and "blocks" can be discussed and practiced with the "newbies" for a safe alternative to choreagraphed....as long as everyone stays within safe zones...

rule # 525....never mind...never liked that rule....

rule #526.....see rule # 672

rule #672....NOT A COMPETION....NOT TRUE FENCING...STAGED COMBAT ONLY....object to LOOK AS IF YOUR ARE FIGHTING TO THE DEATH ( or at least to the pain)...DONT ACTUALLY FIGHT TO THE PAIN.....

rules # 803 thru # 4,682...will save fer another post...when i actully wake up....

yeah...sultry runs in our family....

ya must of left in such a hurry...that ya left it behind

i gots the white stool...plus two coffee pots...1 big 1 lil one...anyideas whos?

now rats and i are both wearing fungawees...but i added some to the tongue.....i heard the ladies like that.....

yeah...but the "green flash" has got nuthin on the "purple haze"....wait....oh.....nevermind

just a reminder....this weekend...whos all goin? we are leavin tomorrow mornin.....see ya there....but this time let me know who the hell ya are...not like port washington where everyone seemed to be hidin....grrrrr

and the winner of the knife fight was......was.....was......

damn ...i forgot

oi patrick...heres rats and i (im the pretty one)...in our baisic garb...when we needs to do the durty works....

aye we gots our fancys too...

i have ta second mr gunner about the gunpowder turnin yer skin blue...got peperered a few times doin wild west...yeah do that too....had blue "frecckles" for nearly 5 years before finally faded......oh yeah...gunpowder turns a nice shade of blue under the skin...wonder if thats where "black and blue" came from ...oh never mind... i remove the question

i saw the green-flash while watching the sunset off the greek island of santorini....hell of a thing i tell a...hell of a thing

yeah...i also saw the auro borealis several times( alot really) back in the corn fields of illinois....

helps (for both) if'n yer a long ways from any city lights interferrin with the view.....

oi capn...in the early mornin mist...right before breakfast...a rat got nipped by a damn mad-dogge....

commmmmmoooooon rats...where the .....where are those pics?

oi...what happen to the knife fight in the morning surf??????....who won who won???

no really...where are the pics...huhuhuhuhuhuhuh!!!!!welll huh?!?! i wanna see tooo!!!!

the crewe of the archangel...well i wouldnt say we are centered...well really anywhere..... ...we gots folks in virginia,illinois, wisconsin,california,texas...and i in a lonley outpost in d-troit area....

our next 2 events will be in wisconsin ata time line event(first weekend in August)...then down to indiana for a stricktly pirate event(second weekend in August).....

if interested in either...pm us.....

i like the cup...who made it?

is it a "hanger" or a "banger"???

ya cannot rush quality...love the attention to detail....and two weeks before me next event...i'll be the bell of the ball...with me new belly box....ina manly sort of way

finally figured out theses pics thingys.....

ok...quick photo....doglock pistol, fishtail and blunder all from Middlesex....barrels browned and linseed oil stocks on pistol and blunder...sill waiting to do it to fishtail also.....but just now so damn pretty.....

yo Patrick...welcome to the world of men seamstresses....to bring a women...you gotta make women clothes....oh yeah...done that.....

so are we called seamstresses then...or are we called seam-misters?

JUST GOT MINE IN TODAY!!! ...tho i had to wait a bit.....still trying to find out how Capn sterling got one2 before i....believe somone cut in line...capn perks...HA.....any way...absolutely love the belly box....fits me belt and everything....

to those who are on the fence....fall off already...order one today....well worth the wait....

thank you capn M.

(was that a good enough plug?)