[Ponte Alto] Fwd: RE: Demo and Marshal Activities (Ponte Alto)

[Melanie Cozad]

I appreciate your thoughtful response, Master Kevin.

The imp in me wonders, though, if belly dancing with a sword on one's
head is then considered a marshal activity. *grin*

On 5/3/05, Kevin Maxson <Kevin at maxson.com> wrote:
> That's a fantastic question.
> 
> I've some experience in the marshallate, so I'm going to
> wager that "martial activity" in the SCA is anything having
> to do with an object that is made to be used as, or to
> resemble, a medieval weapon.
> 
> My reason for this philosophy is that if one goes to an SCA-
> sanctioned fighter practice, one must sign a waiver even if
> all you're there to do is to hit a pell.
> 
> It's clear to me from reading Jarl Timoch's response that
> the Earl Marshall intends for these questions to be
> answered by Lord Duncan, our Baronial Knight Marshal using
> whatever means he needs to arrive at the official answers.
> 
> +
> 
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 15:52:55 -0400
> >From: Melanie Cozad <melaniesuzanne at gmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Fwd: RE: Demo and Marshal
> Activities (Ponte Alto)
> >To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org>
> >
> >Question for TPTB:
> >
> >Is it a marshal activity if there is one person involved?
> One person
> >who is showing an audience stances and sword positions? Is
> it the
> >sword, even when not pointed at or thwacking someone,
> which makes this
> >a marshal activity?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Melissent


-- 
Melanie Cozad
Lady Melissent d'Artois [Barony of Ponte Alto, Kingdom of Atlantia, SCA]
Milicent Chapman [Lord Grey's Retinue, 15th C. Living History]
melaniesuzanne at gmail.com