[Regia-NA] Standard?
Schuster, Robert L.
list-regia-na@lig.net
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:08:30 -0500
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I suppose that if you are giving a fair review of the training & not a =
personal opinion on the people training then it would be fair & =
intresting to post it on the group?I'm intrested in how it went & if =
everyone enjoyed themselves but it you don't want to post a review =
openly then i wouldn't mind being in your post list on the subject.
---ok, what i will do is post my feelings on my first steel weapons =
experience, i hope that's ok
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I will say that all in all it went well, apart from a few locals and a =
group from Omaha, folk traveled from places as far apart as Phoenix, =
Arizona; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; San Antonio, Texas to Toronto, Canada.=20
For some time i had had reservations about steel fighting =20
All I can say now is that I have been bitten by the bug and want to do =
more =20
As much as I like (and defend) SCA fighting, there is nothing like the =
sound of steel on steel ringing
I get goose bumps just thinking about it!
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We practiced the basic, we did some melee training (which was second =
nature to me being from a melee oriented SCA kingdom), we did some =
training against other weapons styles
I have started to save up for a Paul Binns sword as they impressed the =
hell out of me =20
I will also say that I know steel groups mostly avoid the SCA, this may =
not be to wise, the interest alone we drew from the SCA is AMAZING, I =
have around 10- 20 guys wanting to try this now, where as before I =
couldn't find more that 2 or 3
Luckily my knight and squire brother are interested and we have =
discussed starting a Vendel age group here=20
My main worry at this point is that there are alot of folks local to me =
who attended but most have interests in various times, this will be our =
biggest obstacle IMO (selecting a narrow time range)
I hope I haven't offended anyone or over stepped my bounds
Robb
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<DIV>I suppose that if you are giving a fair review of the training =
& not a=20
personal opinion on the people training then it would be fair & =
intresting to post it on the group?I'm intrested in how it =
went & if=20
everyone enjoyed themselves but it you don't want to post a review =
openly then i=20
wouldn't mind being in your post list on the subject.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D793505214-26062003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2> ---ok, what i will do is post my feelings on my =
first steel=20
weapons experience, i hope that's ok</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D793505214-26062003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D793505214-26062003>
<P><FONT size=3D2></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> I </SPAN> will =
say <SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>that all in all </SPAN>it went =
well<SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>, apart from a few locals and a group from =
Omaha,=20
folk<SPAN class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN>traveled from places =
as far=20
apart as Phoenix, Arizona; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; San<SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN>Antonio, Texas to =
Toronto, Canada.=20
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>For </SPAN>some time i had<SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> had </SPAN> reservations about =
steel=20
fighting<SPAN =
class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN><BR><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>All I can say now is =
that I</SPAN> have=20
been bitten by the bug and want to do more<SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN><BR><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>A</SPAN>s much as <SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> I </SPAN> like (and defend) SCA =
fighting,=20
there is nothing like the sound <SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>of s</SPAN>teel<SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> on steel ringing</SPAN><BR><SPAN =
class=3D793505214-26062003>I </SPAN>get goose bumps just thinking =
about=20
it!<BR><SPAN =
class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D793505214-26062003>We=20
practiced the basic, we did some melee training (which was second =
nature to me=20
being from a melee oriented SCA kingdom), we did some training against =
other=20
weapons styles</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#0000ff><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>I </SPAN> have started to save up =
for a=20
Paul Binns sword as they impressed the hell out of=20
me</FONT></FONT> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I will <SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>a</SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>lso </SPAN>say that <SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>I </SPAN>know steel groups mostly =
avoid the SCA,=20
this may not be to wise, the interest alone we drew from the SCA is=20
AMAZING, <SPAN =
class=3D793505214-26062003> I </SPAN>have around=20
10-<SPAN class=3D793505214-26062003> 20 </SPAN>guys wanting =
to try=20
this now, where as before <SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>I </SPAN>couldn't find more that 2 or=20
3</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Luckily my knight and =
squire brother=20
are interested and we have discussed starting a Vendel age group =
here<SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D793505214-26062003>My=20
main worry at this point is that there are alot of folks local to me =
who=20
attended but most have interests in various times, this will be =
our=20
biggest obstacle IMO (selecting a narrow time range)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D793505214-26062003>I=20
hope I haven't offended anyone or over stepped my=20
bounds</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D793505214-26062003>Robb</SPAN></FONT></P>
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