[Regia-NA] MR Viking Sword Video Question
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I know someone else did a posting, but I thought I might put up my opinion. I thought it was mainly tripe. Certainly it was MR trying to showcase their products, but a lot of the info I thought was ridiculous...like using the point of a kite shield to stab an opponent in the foot. I was equally unimpressed with the cutting demo on the hunk of meat. It didn't prove much...you had Mr. Reinhardt using the full force of his arm (even leaving the ground at times to put so much power into the blow) against a piece of meat sitting on a solid chunk of wood which didn't allow for give. The round shields with arm straps were ridiculous as something like that will change how the shield is employed. And I could nitpick the details...no pants on one warrior, no shield bosses on the kites (now, I could be wrong about that detail myself, but I thought that was a later styling), but it would be best not too.
Overall, there are a couple of nuggets...like the leg being a very viable and used blow. But in terms of relation to real combat, I don't think there was any real information. And in realtion to recreation steel combat, it was practically useless.
Bill
Message date : Nov 15 2003, 10:35 PM
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I would appreciate the input. My family and I are on a very limited
budget, so I am trying to be a "smart shopper". I hope this doesn't offend
any fans of MR weapons, but I am a bit leery about the video because I have
been disappointed with the quality of other products from Museum Replicas.
Thanks,
Conall
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I've got the video, but must confess that I've never actually watched
it. I would promise to give it the once over this weekend but my VCR's
are not working. I am planning on trying to get them working soon,
because I have to thank the wonderful Tracie Brown for staying up and taping
the Battlefield Detectives episode last Saturday, and I would like to have a
second look sometime. If I manage to get one (of the three...thank
goodness for DVD!) working, I'll write up a synopsis.
Bill (Leifr)
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<P>I know someone else did a posting, but I thought I might put up my opinion. I thought it was mainly tripe. Certainly it was MR trying to showcase their products, but a lot of the info I thought was ridiculous...like using the point of a kite shield to stab an opponent in the foot. I was equally unimpressed with the cutting demo on the hunk of meat. It didn't prove much...you had Mr. Reinhardt using the full force of his arm (even leaving the ground at times to put so much power into the blow) against a piece of meat sitting on a solid chunk of wood which didn't allow for give. The round shields with arm straps were ridiculous as something like that will change how the shield is employed. And I could nitpick the details...no pants on one warrior, no shield bosses on the kites (now, I could be wrong about that detail myself, but I thought that was a later styling), but it would be best not too.</P>
<P>Overall, there are a couple of nuggets...like the leg being a very viable and used blow. But in terms of relation to real combat, I don't think there was any real information. And in realtion to recreation steel combat, it was practically useless.</P>
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<P>Bill<BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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<DIV>I would appreciate the input. My family and I are on a very limited <BR>budget, so I am trying to be a "smart shopper". I hope this doesn't offend <BR>any fans of MR weapons, but I am a bit leery about the video because I have <BR>been disappointed with the quality of other products from Museum Replicas. <BR></DIV><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT size=2> <BR></FONT><FONT size=3>Thanks,</FONT></DIV><BR>
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<P>I've got the video, but must confess that I've never actually watched <BR>it. I would promise to give it the once over this weekend but my VCR's <BR>are not working. I am planning on trying to get them working soon, <BR>because I have to thank the wonderful Tracie Brown for staying up and taping <BR>the Battlefield Detectives episode last Saturday, and I would like to have a <BR>second look sometime. If I manage to get one (of the three...thank <BR>goodness for DVD!) working, I'll write up a synopsis.</P><BR>
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<P>Bill (Leifr)<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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