[MR] Arts for fighters

[bryan cannata]

Have people forgotten that fighting is an art. And before any one says 
different, If dancing is an art then fighting is an art. To say otherwise 
lessens what we do.




"Ubi honor fidesque ducunt"
(Where honor and duty lead)

Bryan Killian The Red






>From: mathilde at mathildegirlgenius.com
>To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
>Subject: [MR] Arts for fighters
>Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:54:28 -0600
>
>I have a talent for not leaving a dead horse be. :-D
>
>Logan wrote:
>
> > but then again.... ive never heard anyone ask a
> > laurel or pelican candidate how good their fighting is.  yet, knights 
>are
> > expected to be all encompassing....
>
>Sometimes fighters are expected to provide an A&S piece and documentation 
>to
>enter crown tourney. Artisans are never asked to show their fighting skill 
>when
>entering a pentathlon. People might wonder if this is fair?
>
>It is fair. When a fighter wins crown tourney, that fighter becomes king or
>queen. That king or queen is the ruler, makes laws, holds court, and sets 
>the
>mood and theme for six months. That ruler ultimately decides who gets an 
>AoA,
>who gets a Pearl, who becomes a Knight, Pelican, or Laurel.
>
>The prize for the personal pentathlon last year was (IIRC) a beautiful 
>woven
>bag, and a Borders gift certificate. Lovely, but the winner of that tourney
>does not then gain a position where they make decisions about the fate of
>others in the kingdom.
>
>As long as the people who rule are chosen by deed of arms, and not skill of
>needle, many artisans may feel a bit like the red-headed step-child. I'm 
>not
>calling for changes, far from it, just a simple understanding of the 
>context of
>some people's point of view.
>
>Respectfully,
>Mathilde
>Who actually did used to pick up a stick and *try* to beat people with it,
>before her back said "please stop!" :-D
>
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