[MR] A&S Sponsors for non-A&S people

[Becky McEllistrem]

Having recently been reminded that I've played almost
20 years now (thanks bunches <grin>) I remember long
ago many knights telling me that knights were required
to have some sort of A&S interest.   So while the idea
is interesting I don't think it's new.  

I don't think I've heard the discussion for a long
time.  At one point I lived in 3 different kingdoms 3
different years thanks to contract jobs.  It was
interesting to see the variety of opinions on the
subject from kingdom to kingdom and year to year.

Should it still be a standard?  I don't know.  I'm not
sure what problem the requirement was supposed to
solve or what it was supposed to encourage.  When it's
several knights who say the loudest that "the SCA is a
sport" then clearly that requirement may help open
minds to the idea that the SCA is more than a sport. 
However I think such activities as requirements are
discouraging more than encouraging.  I think you can
open minds to the SCA being more than a sport by
introducing possibilities than by forcing something on
a person that's really not interested.  It's very
clear in the quality of a person's work when they're
really not interested.

Often times these people that insist "the SCA is a
sport" start developing interest in other forms of
recognition and at that point realize that the SCA is
more than a sport.  They realize they're going to have
to do more than their sport if they're going to
achieve these other forms of recognition and the
problem resolves itself.


Rebecca
--- Tricia Donadio <padrgroups at charter.net> wrote:

> Interesting idea.  I wonder if the fighters are
> interesting in sponsoring
> non-fighters to learn about arts martial?
> 
> Padraigin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
> [mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf
> Of Martelle von
> Charlottenburg
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:17 PM
> To: Merry Rose
> Subject: [MR] A&S Sponsors for non-A&S people
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> I've been reading the posts recently and found an
> interesting tidbit about
> the 
> The Seargents of St. Aidan having an A&S display and
> it got me to
> thinking.There was a time in Atlantia, when a person
> was being considered
> for the chivalry,  one of things that asked about
> them was "Do they
> participate in the Arts & Sciences?" Is this still
> so?
> 
> Does anyone remember teaching squires to dance in
> the early 80's and "Squire
> Choirs"? Ok the last one was met with much hillarity
> but some of you knights
> may remember this.
> 
> I would like to volunteer to be a
> mentor/sponsor/teacher to a fighter/man at
> arms or squire in the Northern end of the Kingdom
> who would like to learn an
> A&S skill or who's knight feels they should learn
> some A&S skills. I can do
> a variety of arts and would be happy to share them.
> This relationship would
> be in consultation with your Knight or Head of
> Household.
> 
> You may contact me off list if you are interested.
> 
> Martelle von Charlottenburg, Baroness of Bright
> Hills
> If we're gonna talk the talk we should walk the
> walk.....
>  
> 
> 
>  
> 
> Come and visit the Bright Hills Baronial Household
> list.
> It is open to all who would like to help me with my
> Baronial
> duties and projects. 
> 
>
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