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​@@snotset2165the overhead? I didn't know it hit

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Ha!! For sure :)

Thanks 😊

Thanks, I am about to start sparring again. Finally feel ready. It's weird, if I slip I can feel it but I don't feel as if it's a risk. Like, I have full strength and range of motion again. This was old footage though. From my lack of competition footage lately, I had to find something to upload 😆

@@BachataKnight ah understandable! Old footage or new; can’t go wrong with some good ol armored combat. Looking forward to seeing how things go once you’re back at it!

I love outside more, just for being outside. I prefer grass. Good or bad weather doesn't matter to me. I've had plenty of fights in the rain. Although I do hate how the footing gets so slippery in the rain and mud. I also like to use it as an advantage against people who are struggling with slippery footing more than me lol. I have had one time when I sat out almost the whole day because it was 90⁰ in the sun. I've also had horrible days feeling too cold outside. On the other hand, plenty of indoor venues can be just as bad or worse with the heat. Indoor is also almost always better footing than outdoors at least. Even compared to grass. And I like how we can have the best of both worlds like at Carnage where it's inside and the footing is actually packed dirt. I do agree with people who don't like to fall on concrete, especially for the risk of head injuries. I threw a guy at the first arnold (no mats, just concrete) and he hit the concrete so hard with the back of his helmet. It was a bad experience. I will usually fight in or on whatever, but other than the actual head injury of concrete, I think some people just want things to be too perfect. I doubt in an actual skirmish in 1500 anyone had a choice, they just did it lol

That's a great and motivational motto ❤️

Looks that way. I wish I thought to record it sooner, it was quite a sight to see

Yesss!! That's what too many people do lol The first Cincinnati event there was a guy who needed to drink to function. And didn't work out. However, somehow he wasn't too bad. The bar of competition back then was also much lower.

Thanks for watching and for your great comment 😀

True. But for buhurt, gotta find new non thrusting attacks.

Buhurt doesn’t allow thrusts

Are you removing the throat plates from the brig? I haven't seen many brig's with throat protection. Who did you buy from?

OMG! I can totally picture how that can happen. Glad you recovered 100%.

This is my titanium brig from Arma Moskovia. It's just how it was made. I should show you the back of it. It's literally the bare minimum plating lol. I only wear this for sword duels. My melee brig has what you're talking about plus it even has curved collar bone plates.

Great point! And thanks for sharing your experience for others to make educated choices. Glad you have recovered 🙏 and back at it !!

I think it's just because that's what the person who taught them, showed them what to do. It's just such common practice from seeing everyone else do it. But it does make it so much more easy to be able to just take that off and cool off between duels or melee rounds, than it is to have to remove half your armor then put it all back on again.

Yeah at the end of the day it's just a sport. I wear mine outside of my brig. It's very nice to vent between rounds. Most tournaments you fight multiple fights. Knowing how to stay fresh between rounds is part of the game for sure.

In history they didn't. It was very important to have your gorget under your breastplate and whatever else so that your neck is always protected.

@102ndsmirnov7 Nope. Looming at actual medieval armor and art, it's pretty clear that gorget are often worn on top. Breastplates even have stop ribs that rest under the gorget or before to stop the kind of thrust issue pointed to here. Other breastplates have locks to hold a bevor in place on tje outside, it's quite common. I can tell you, from 35 years of armored fighting...I've worn gorgets on top.amd under...getting hit on tje gorget week it's under sucks a lot more. I actually had my sternum separated by an SCA arrow that hit my bib gorget a few decades ago and that sucked. There are advantages both ways but hits on the gorget are a lot safer when it's on top.

Getting there. I ended up skipping the cage match over the weekend. It's like, I can do a lot of jumping around and footwork but I still can't bring my legs back together under tension without some pain. I feel like if I go down on my knees if my legs are too far apart, it's going to be a really bad time. Getting there, probably almost there.

It is a great looking helmet!

Oh! Glad you were able to make the posts! Our teammate welded the metal. It's been a great list for how basic it is compared to some other list designs. I'm glad yours works just as well :)

I feel that's a pretty huge strike. Idk, you probably have, seen the guy who was intentionally kicking knees at IMCF? (If not I can make a vid.... actually I should anyway lol). He was served a 2 year ban. I was laughed at by a couple people for saying that a 2 year ban has never been issued before. They should let him back after one year under supervision and assuming he publicly had made an apology, etc. Long story. Well, apparently he was mocking the rules and had statements that there was no redemption for what he did. Yeah that guy should be banned for life too. If this lawsuit is such a high level where no one is even divulging information to me to help me make a video about it, it's pretty serious. I was told "no" point blank about even asking what weapon it was. I feel this is that level of ban, where you can not trust this person to participate in a sport where you know one day you could get pretty messed up, yet they are going to court about it. Same as I would never let that person order McDonald's coffee ever again who got the "caution hot contents" printed on every cup. Some people just should be expelled. I think extreme cases are pretty few and far between. And a potential lifetime ban is something that most of us would agree on 8 out of 10 if just asked on the spot. Those things we would all just think one strike is more than enough.

That.... is a smart move 👍

Ahhh!! Thanks for dropping the knowledge :) my company just must have took a lot longer to notice lmao

Yes!! I actually just finally got a pickup truck again especially for Pennsic so I can get everything there in 1 trip 🤣. Are you going?

@BachataKnight Absolutely, first year back since all the lockdowns, im stoked as can be

@@zwagvaille8073 AWESOME!! Welcome home:)

I've been keeping an eye on that. I just might make my own medieval movie at that point haha

Gotchu, also sick videos bro

LOL thanks, yeah I just talk sometimes how it looks like in my head, reminded me of high school geometry pictures 😆

You definitely can. I tend to guard with the tip overlapping the outside of my shield to be stronger overall, like if you understand the concept of the strong and weak parts of your sword? But in general for this video, it's kinda mocking people who only just hold it right there for no reason other than that's what they saw someone else do. And trying to teach what it is supposed to be

It's rough, that's for sure lol.

Yes! No comparison with these

I miss supersoakers

Ha, that's a good way to learn a lesson 😉

Definitely!! I think over the years sword and shield for buhurt has become much faster, but these SCA guys out here still hang with us and have insanely good defense

Better than not at all right lol

That's the best 😆 ❤️ I love getting those elbows and just take a step back. Now I have another point haha

I was just telling my wife this. Seems like all their friends are dead.

@@ModestestRUST 😭😂

My biggest fear as a musician, being around for over 20 years and only having 200 people at your show

😂 😂

OMG it's so true 😆

Sword and buckler duels.... I have a few on here, or if you search that term, I think you'll find some good footage

Right. He left about 10 years ago I think.