... Missed the earlier post (1200+ junkmails/virus payloads in 2 days...) so not sure what period was being referred to but for the Muromachi period at least,...
Hello all, I thought it was pretty quiet on the list for a while till I went to the yahoo groups site and noticed there was a lot of traffic I wasn't getting. ...
I have a good friend going to Dokyo I could put you in touch Tetsuki Tim Adams Unix Administrator work 317-651-3734 work PCS 317-331-1846 My PCS 918-808-1061 ...
i'm not entirely sure how to phrase this, so if i jumble it all up i apologize. i was discussing alternate weapons to be used in SCA combat when the subject of...
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Nunchaku aren't SCA legal for a couple of reasons, I guess. The first being that they are a flexible weapon. Undue flexibility is kind of forbidden in the...
They likely wouldn't be terribly effective vs our presumed armor standard except in the face. I think they would be more effective than throwing stars. ;-) ...
If two handed, they would classify as a polearm. Alcyoneus ... Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs [Non-text portions of this...
Feng Shoooeeee! Feng Shoooeeee! At this point, Effingham's head should be spinning, and, the pot bellied pigs should be arriving for their feedings. ;-) ...
Lacking a "bitchslap" avatar: Effingham I know someone who could make one.... Alcyoneus ... Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs ...
Possibly, but I got a couple of Sasama sensei's books from him at prices well below what I'd seen anywhere else. Service was very good too. ... Steve Gill ...
I do not believe anything that is a 'flail' is allowed because of fears of safety--which I can understand. First of all, you don't want someone to get...
... I don't see why the tetsubo wouldn't be allowed--it is merely a piece of rattan in our game. However, you may not be allowed to use it effectively because...
I didn't say they were good Eff, I just said I saw them. FEARED, my friend. FEARED. Fortunately I found something I can use while I work on my skills and...
Konnichi wa, tomodachi, There is also the safty problem of "Holds". In normal SCA combat, when a hold is yelled, there is a reasonable expectation that a...
On the issue of a tetsubo being just like the rattan we use... If they are just like the rattan we use, then a blow of sufficient force to disable (if it was a...
I think I can help here, as it is that I was there when these rules were made, and may have been part of the reason for one of them. 1. Flail type weapons:...
... Looking at this from another angle, nunchaku are not a weapon that Japanese warriors used in history. There are other chain weapons that made an appearance...
... Sorry, I'm not sure if you are talking aobut my comments, but I meant to equate a rattan tetsubo to any other rattan stick weapon we use in the SCA. That...
Lord Andre! Greetings from Solveig! Why are you arguing so strenuously in this forum for weapons which are virtually never seen in Japanese battle paintings? ...
Also just a side note on flail type weapons. If one were to make a flail weapon with a cord/pivot short enough to prevent entangling of wrist or neck the...
Also it should be pointed out that when testubo were in vogue, if that can realy be said, the helmets of japanese warriors were not as heavy, nor were they...
Idle curiosity. I didn't notice that I was either pro or con... And besides... I like to argue. Its how the truth is discovered if its done in the right...
3rd Day, 5th Month. Andre-tono, When we research and recreate the combative skills of the orient or occident we must also keep our safety in mind. These...
ok so home many plates will me need ? is ~2000 acurrate? Tim Adams Unix Administrator work 317-651-3734 work PCS 317-331-1846 My PCS 918-808-1061 It is only a...
