[MR] weapons

[JL Badgley]

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Baron Otto <roberteday at cox.net> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I know I've been out of the fighting loop for awhile and haven't kept up
> > with the ruling of the marshals but has anyone every thought of using things
> > like these in SCA
> > combat?http://www.ltspecpro.com/products/317-medieval-training-sword.aspx
> >
> > Fergus MacDair
>
> Currently, these are not allowed in tourneys or wars.
> I do not want to overstep my bounds, but I would assume that they could be
> used in the historic marshal arts studies that is run under the auspices of
> the A&S office.
>
> Otto (Earl Marshal)
>

We use a similar product (but sized as a spadone) in the montante
class in Lorton (not SCA, but lots of crossover).  From an A&S point
of view, I am not really fond of them because they really don't feel
like a real sword to me; even our wooden wasters feel better.  Still,
they can take a lot of punishment, which is a good thing.

For A&S in the SCA, though, I recommend wooden wasters or (even
better) rebated steel for partner practice.  We've been using rebated
swords from http://armor.com, and I like the feel.  I also have a
rapier from Darkwood, and I've been fairly happy with it, though
others can give you more info on what is out there than I can.  I know
there are some complaints that the hilts are a bit overbuilt, and I've
heard some talk about

For SCA heavy combat, swords are still rattan.  If you want to play
with metal swords, I suggest looking into cut and thrust--and others
can talk about that better than I can, as I am not yet authorized for
C&T.  However, I find that there is something to actually having steel
in the hand that is appealing.


-Ii Katsumori