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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fen,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Point well taken. As a former Trimarian I lurk on their archery list and do what I can to promote their archery from afar. To follow on your comments below, Trimaris is just starting target archery. Not entirely correct, it has been around for many years thanks to Sir Erika but the numbers of participants comes nowhere close to an Atlantian event. But due to my contacts and strong urging Trimaris now does a TAD, Trimarian Archery Day. (I take no credit for this other than the strong urging. It was the work of the Trimarian Rangers, as they call their marshals.) So Fen’s point is well taken. It is then up to us, the Atlantian Demons of Archery (ADA? I thought that was a programming language…….), to infect the rest of the known world and bring archery throughout the known world to the state that it exists within Atlantian and the East. I have found simply attending shoots and talking with folks, sharing information as Fen relates below, encourages many to continue and for the activity to grow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Let’s keep pushing,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cog<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PS: I really like the idea of a single peerage creating a Knight of Heavy Wepons, a Knight of Archery, etc. Although it will NEVER happen, it’s a great idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org [mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fen & Michelle<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> dconrad; Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Archers] From the SCA-Announcement list<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Well that brings up another point - Atlantia's archery program is a child of the East. I remember my first Pennsic as a newcomer, talking with a new Eastern archer about how his shooting went that day. He was going over errors he had made, and just as I was thinking of the proper advice to correct his form, he would finish my thought for me. Thats when it occured to me that our archery progam is a mirror of the East. Really made me realize how much we owe people (like Earl Mika) who brought the East's traditions to Atlantia, and those here who ran with it and made it the powerhouse it is today. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>But thats just the East and Atlantia. We have vibrant archery communities, but we may be ahead of the curve. It may take more time for the rest of the Known World to catch up to us :) <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sorry to ramble, I just don't want us to get down on ourselves or lose faith. There are many of you that already exemplify the traits of a Knight and deserve such recognition - know that the rest of us do appreciate and respect all the work you have put into this crazy-fun world that has become known as Atlantian Archery. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Fen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#4040FF'>Atlantian Archery. Nothing exists within 100 yards without our permission.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>