[MR] Martial Sponsors for non-martial people

[Tracie Ellis]

This I would be interested in.  In fact, am looking down the road past my
rocks to learning about Horse mounted combat, and the equipage therein.

Also more on archery, thrown weapons, that kind of thing.

See, there are some of us artisans with ideas/thoughts towards martiallate
activities...

Miriel (lurking during this discussion)

On 2/28/07, JBRMM266 at aol.com <JBRMM266 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Duchess Padraigin wrote:
>
> I wonder if the fighters are interesting in sponsoring non-fighters
> to  learn
> about arts martial?
>
>
> Here is one fighter who would.
>
> I don't think it's necessary for all to learn HOW to fight,
> necessarily,  but
> it would be of worth, as Her Garace wrote, for more non-fighters to learn
> ABOUT fighting, both in a historical context and how it is done in
> the  SCA.
>
> I might invite someone to done armour just to get the feel of what
> it's  like
> to wear it, perhaps swing a couple of moderate blows at them so they have
> some sense of that, and have them swing a couple at me as well. Sauce for
> the
> goose, as they say.
>
> I would explain the appearance and function of different types of
> armour  as
> well, perhaps parade several fighters before  them in different
> arraays  to
> give some idea of the diversity of ways in which we guard ourselves
> from  harm.
>
> I would explain at some length the different forms of tourneys, the
> way  in
> which one advances and how one might win.  And do the same for
> the  different
> kinds of melées and battles as well.
>
> All this, of course, is mostly talk.  Anyone who knows me knows I  can do
> THAT!  But if someone were willing to take a closer look at the  fighter's
> world,
> I would invite them to attach themselves to a fighter for  a short span of
> time, even the duration of one event, to accompany and  perhaps assist the
> fighter in what they do in the course of a fighting event.  This may prove
> an
> eye-opener for some.
>
> And it would be the honour and pleasure of
>
> Your servant
> Donal
>
>
>
>
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