[MR] definition of SCA

Thu Mar 1 04:16:43 PST 2007

>From our own organizational web site:

http://www.sca.org/sca-intro.html

The SCA is the Society for Creative Anachronism, which
is a group dedicated to researching and recreating the
Middle Ages in the present. Many groups meet weekly,
and at these meetings we dance, talk, study, learn,
revel, and make plans. 
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If SCA is only a sport then why do we have A&S? Why do
we have other forms of recognition for things other
than fighting?  

The SCA is much more than just a sport.  In many cases
the sport is the most visible aspect of the SCA
activities (and is often the center of attention) but
it is not the only purpose of the SCA.  It is the
Society for Creative Anachronism which defines itself
as an educational society.  These terms would not be
used for something that is only a sport.

There are those who have no interest in SCA other than
its sport and that's a limitation of their interest. 
I think this is sad because those who limit themselves
to the sport-only type activities are those that also
complain about how bored they get.  

SCA is much more than a sport and if one limits
themselve to the sport-only part of SCA I think they
are restricting themselves from a wonderful world of
possibilities that SCA could be for them.

Rebecca

--- Logan <logan at ebonwoulfe.com> wrote:

> what are you talking about?  who has ever called the
> purpose or the reason
> or the life of the sca is more than  a sport?  i
> know its a rhetorical
> question but someone has to at least ask it.
> 
> logan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
> [mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf
> Of Becky McEllistrem
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:33 PM
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] A&S Sponsors for non-A&S people
> 
> 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. 
> > 
> >
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrightHillsBaronialHousehold/
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