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

[james barker]

No offence Mary but are you just making it up that it's a Marshal activity? 
Under the definition you wrote wearing a sword at an event is a marshal 
activity. What proof does anyone have this falls under the marshal? There 
are no rules requiring the A&S study of historical combat.

Frankly I don't see how this is under the marshal at all; it is not a form 
of combat. It is not heavy fighting, rapier, or the mentioned sidesword 
which is basically heavy rapier, were they hit each other. Demoing Fiore is 
not a contact sport.

We are talking about showing the way a sword would really be used with wood 
sword shaped objects, at slow speed. It is the study of history which makes 
it A&S.

If Scott wanted to put on amour and do armed combat with the historical 
study then it would fall into the category of something not allowed in the 
SCA.

Again Fiore movement demos are not a contact sport. It is not a sport, no 
rules are applied and no combat is happening. This is about history.


James






----Original Message Follows----
From: Mary Bowles <mariatheresapontoon at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org>
To: Melanie Cozad <melaniesuzanne at gmail.com>,The Barony of Ponte Alto 
<ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Fwd: RE: Demo and Marshal Activities (Ponte Alto)
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 13:38:56 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Mel,

Yes and no. The sword makes it a marshal activity as well as the knowledge 
conveyed to the audiance. So even if there was no sword but you were showing 
stances and holds it would still be a Marshal Activity.

A marshal will be needed for the demonstration of the technique, and waivers 
signed by the two participants for this reason. That is not a great deal to 
ask, especially since we've gone from no demo to it being acceptable.

YIS,
Lady Maria-Therese de Normand
Seneschal, Ponte Alto


Melanie Cozad <melaniesuzanne at gmail.com> wrote:
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

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