tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443896993888747939.post5473509752345742709..comments2024-03-28T00:43:46.126-07:00Comments on 5 Stone Games: 5 Reasons why I am not a member of the SCAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443896993888747939.post-57273743970185258782011-10-20T00:58:37.582-07:002011-10-20T00:58:37.582-07:00Thanks for the visit. Always happy to hear from ne...Thanks for the visit. Always happy to hear from new voices. Like your blog too, a lot of good info there. <br /><br />As for the SCA, nothing to apologize for. The people were perfectly nice other than that one thing and it was some years ago. Some things may have changed in the meantime.<br /><br />Also its quite possible the attitude might be regional (I'll forgo in what barony I live if you don't mind) just a western thing. I got the impression they were chronically short heavy fighters anyway and it was a much disappointment as anything <br /><br />.Out East it might be a bit different too. <br /><br />As for sword and board, well the local chapter uses it as a foundation skill. I have no issue with this nor the dafety regulations (very well thought out) but as its ahistorical I have no interest in it .<br /><br />Some of the older styles, shield wall and such are more interesting as would be pollaxe or two handed longsword.<br /><br />However again safety concerns and I understand that but real plate era fighting was mostly 2 handed vs armor, longsword and pole-axes and the like. Coat of plates era combat did use sometimes shields but it was mostly beating people with hammers and maces. Not very chivalrous and not what people think of when their exposure to the Middle Ages is Excalibur or Robin Hood. <br /><br />As for the arming swords, those can't cut even mail (you target a weak spot or thrust sometimes) and real ones make mediocre bludgeons. Now if y'all have sword and buckler play, well thats another story but its for light combat or personal battles.<br /><br />That beings said I wish the SCA success5stonegameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694550968360550229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443896993888747939.post-7677917154214648222011-10-19T20:02:13.453-07:002011-10-19T20:02:13.453-07:00Everyone's entitled to their opinion, and I al...Everyone's entitled to their opinion, and I almost feel like I have to apologize for your experience with the SCA; it doesn't mirror mine. Where I live we have more fencers than heavy fighters now and a lot of guys do the crafting stuff. I do disagree with your assessment of SCA heavy combat though for the most part. I covered a lot of it on my blog (swkhakhan.blogspot.com) back in late June- early to mid July.The Great Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342783210750664992noreply@blogger.com