Dia dhuit a John! Your idea is wonderful because all of us need such source to connect with each other and to help with any available information on practicing...
Thanks for your encouragement Vitaliy: The competition will be fun for sure, especially if that Australian faction makes it up to Vancouver. It will be in the...
Forwarded from another yahoogroup. I apoligise if you have seen this on other groups. I just happen to feel somewhat strongly in favor of this being an SCAdian...
All, If I understand correctly, faction fighters use a variety of stick lengths, both shorter and longer than cane length. Assuming that is the case, I imagine...
... Yeah, we've done Bata vs knife, short stick, even 'hawk at one point. Been a while since we practiced uneven-vs-bata though. Peace favor your sword, Kirk...
... Nope. No real shortcuts. Just gotta get familiar with each of the weapons and then spar them against each other. One advantage is that some weapons have a...
I've done a fair bit of bata vs Longsword and arming sword, for kicks with some of the Schola guys. As Kirk says, no shortcuts and it is very easy to get...
... The answer to both your questions is....yes you guessed it...you are working your brain too hard;) We are lucky to have even like against like with ...
... Not directly linked, but 2 experiments my WMA group did may be of interest here. We've done a lot of drilling of spear vs sword and found that it is not...
... My own experiences in Arnis/Escrima/Kali speaks a bit to Bata (I am interpolating from stick-> I have no playmates to train Bata at this time). vs. knife....
The way i see it , The knife wielder has NO defence against a stick so dont wait for him to attack, drive your stick into his eye socket. After all he does...
this is from much later, and is unsourced, but Kevin Danaher is a respected name in Irish studies. anyway, he has a book, written in 1964, describing...
Apologies if you get this on multiple lists... Natural World has a number of interesting canes and sticks for sale and are currently in administration. This...
Dia Duit! Just want to mention I am from Halifax NS Canada I found Training Canes at the dollar store for two dollars each. they work just fine for light...
... Welcome to the list Roger! Enjoy the archives, they are a treasure trove of info, fights, bad behavior and grudges:) Ken [Non-text portions of this message...
That is ash, with a big foam bung on the end. Funnily enough we are discussing how to make better sparring versions, either using rattan or along the lines of...
Dia Duit a Blain Nice to hear from you. I know that sounds silly, but these sticks are made in China. They almost look like the Rungs in an old time...
What length are you trying to make? We have used our method of stick making up to the five foot mark. I see no reason why it would not work in longer...
... Thanks John. I'm looking to make them around the 6' mark and rigidity is a concern. I ideally want something as rigid as a shinai, just long enough to...
James, Please feel free to cross post over to NTSF if you would. This sounds like something they'd like to be kept abreast of. Dirk "Speak softly and carry a...
James: I made a few seven footers up last night . I will get a few of the guys to give them a go at this Sundays get together. i used some bamboo that was a...
For quick'n'easy spear/staff, you can buy a bundle of slender bamboo rods from any gardening supply company. Tape about four of them together and you have,...
I just put some of our videos on youtube. My question is why do the video clips there run better the second time you play them? Just a stupid question about...
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