[MR] Comments on Proposed revision of Corpora IV.A.1.

[Thorgrimm at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/2/02 6:09:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
hillth at navair.navy.mil writes:


> I for example, have
> no chance of winning, and entering as a single combatant would serve no
> useful purpose, except to allow me dubious bragging rights. 

  I've got to disagree with this perspective. Crown Tourney is set up so that 
anyone can win on any given day. In single combat, aided by the love of your 
Lady, fighting for the opportunity to make her Queen, I believe that no 
opponent is unbeatable.
   I have never fought Crown for the simple reason that I have no desire to 
be King, and more importantly, my Ladywife has no wish to be Queen. From my 
experience over the years, one of the toughest of all service jobs to the 
kingdom is to wear the Crowns. Time after time I have watched good people 
"take a couple of months off" after stepping down. I'm burnt out enough as it 
is. Unless you truly wish to wear the Crowns you won't have the intensity and 
focus that is needed to compete at that level.
   The people whom everyone fears as unbeatable aren't. Cuan is great because 
he has worked at it, spending hours on the pell and going to as many 
practices as humanly possible. Logan began fighting as an above average 
athlete but he wasn't always a demigod on the field. He worked at it. He 
practices harder than anyone I know to stay at that level. Anton has turned 
fighting into a thinking game. What he lacks in physical gifts he more than 
makes up by analyzing every fight and every fighter to find new ways to 
victory. You want to beat them? All it takes is desire and hard work. Apply 
yourself. Go to practice.  What separates the Dukes from the scrubs is less 
about natural ability than it is about the desire to be the absolute best 
they can be.  
    Under the present structure anyone can be King. More importantly, any 
Lady can be Queen.

Hrothgar
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