[Archers] Nature of peerage ... was: Re: Archers Digest, Vol 101, Issue 25

[Fen & Michelle]

His Excellency Siegfried has me thinking about... zebras.  Yes, zebras - both horse and donkey, but also neither.  I'll try to explain what I mean:
 
An archer will make his own "period bow & arrows" and then use them in competition (skill at martial art). But do the heavies make "period" armor to use in Crown Tourney?  Correct my ignorance if I'm wrong, but I believe they would still use foam inserts as padding or stainless steel, modern techniques to form metal, etc.  Same for personal combat techniques - aren't most trained in how to use a rattan "club" instead of a sword? Again, same for melee tactics on the field. Do we really use "period" tactics at Pennsic if they are not effective?
 
Maybe someone more knowledgable can flesh these thought out. It just seems to me that archery is like a zebra - portions of it fit into martial and the laurel, but not enough to actually belong to either group.
 
Cheers
Fen

Atlantian Archery. Nothing exists within 100 yards without our permission.
 


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From: Siegfried <siegfried at crossbows.biz>
To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org 
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:51 AM
Subject: [Archers] Nature of peerage ... was: Re: Archers Digest, Vol 101, Issue 25


...Where the one disconnect comes, is in the art/skill/science of the
activity itself.  IE, in the 'martial art' of "Skill at archery", or
"Skill at rapier".

...However, the 'gap' that is often trying to be addressed here.  Is
specifically the skill at the 'Martial Art' itself.  Being Amazing, at
the skill of fighting with a sword, or Amazing at the medieval art of
shooting a truly medieval crossbow or bow.

...Right now, it's that 'skill at martial art', that isn't being
recognized.  The Pelicans do not recognize it, because it's an 'art',
not a service.  The Laurel do not recognize it (though a decade ago
now, Society stated that they should), simply, and not their fault,
because it doesn't fit into the 'typical' mindset of the rest of the
Laurel arts, which revolve about research & creating physical items.

...However, this specific 'skill at a martial art' form, is recognized
specifically & solely for Armored Rattan Combat.  While yes, you need
(or should) have all the other characteristics of a Peer, comporting
oneself, teaching one's art, learning historical forms of one's art.

...Someone can be made a Peer, in this case a Knight, for the 'primary
reason' of their skill at medieval bladed combat, as represented by
rattan swords.

...However, if their chosen weapon that they want to perfect their skill
with, and their focus is that skill alone, is a Rapier.  Or is a
bow/crossbow.  Then they currently cannot be recognized the same way.
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