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March 31, 2018, 03:12 PM
bald1
Holy crap... just plain crazy. LOL
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March 31, 2018, 03:16 PM
rduckwor
WOW! That's nutso! Get to watch though.
Thanks for posting this.
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March 31, 2018, 03:40 PM
Bytes
Hmmmmm, that is a very "interesting" sport. I wonder what it costs to get into it (not that I would consider doing so).
March 31, 2018, 03:53 PM
YooperSigs
I read somewhere that a broadsword of that era weighed 15 pounds. And required great strength and stamina to actually use it in a fight.
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March 31, 2018, 03:54 PM
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March 31, 2018, 05:40 PM
Jester814
quote:
Originally posted by Bytes: Hmmmmm, that is a very "interesting" sport. I wonder what it costs to get into it (not that I would consider doing so).
I do the "lesser" version of this sport, which is SCA. We use Rattan weapons instead of real steel. Safer, but still a big potential for injury. I would NEVER fight real steel.
That said, a decent quality suit of ACL(armored combat league) armor is gonna be around 2 grand minimum, and they get absolutely destroyed on the battlefield, so you're replacing parts constantly. My SCA full stainless suit cost me about 2 grand, but it's a lot more armor than required for SCA. This is me:
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March 31, 2018, 05:43 PM
Jester814
quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs: I read somewhere that a broadsword of that era weighed 15 pounds. And required great strength and stamina to actually use it in a fight.
100% baloney. A one handed sword weighs 2-3 pounds. A 2 handed sword weighs 3-5 pounds. Medieval weapons were made to be as light as possible. All the modern cheap "replicas" that you see online and at the ren faire and whatnot weigh 2-4 times more than a real sword. A real sword is gonna cost around or over 200 bucks at least. You will notice the difference in weight and balance immediately.
This is the real (starter) sword that I own and I think it clocks in at 3.5 lbs:
Originally posted by YooperSigs: I read somewhere that a broadsword of that era weighed 15 pounds. And required great strength and stamina to actually use it in a fight.
100% baloney. A one handed sword weighs 2-3 pounds. A 2 handed sword weighs 3-5 pounds. Medieval weapons were made to be as light as possible. All the modern cheap "replicas" that you see online and at the ren faire and whatnot weigh 2-4 times more than a real sword. A real sword is gonna cost around or over 200 bucks at least. You will notice the difference in weight and balance immediately.
This is the real (starter) sword that I own and I think it clocks in at 3.5 lbs:
This. Actually the strength required was to move (somewhat with agility) in plate armor. Early full plate was upwards of 40-50 pounds, and became heavier as hand cannons became more prevalent. Foot soldiers and mounted knights were dressed out differently, but freighting around 50 extra pounds was...wearing. Modern combat soldiers may carry as much, but modern combat requires considerably less physical whacking than 12th century one-on-one.
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March 31, 2018, 10:03 PM
newtoSig765
In the early 1980's a girl I knew participated in SCA events, though not combat. She told me that a motorcycle gang tried to break up a SCA match one day, and had their asses handed to them.
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March 31, 2018, 10:54 PM
Bytes
quote:
Originally posted by Jester814:
quote:
Originally posted by Bytes: Hmmmmm, that is a very "interesting" sport. I wonder what it costs to get into it (not that I would consider doing so).
I do the "lesser" version of this sport, which is SCA. We use Rattan weapons instead of real steel. Safer, but still a big potential for injury. I would NEVER fight real steel.
That said, a decent quality suit of ACL(armored combat league) armor is gonna be around 2 grand minimum, and they get absolutely destroyed on the battlefield, so you're replacing parts constantly. My SCA full stainless suit cost me about 2 grand, but it's a lot more armor than required for SCA. This is me:
Wow. I never thought about the equipment that gets demolished, or damaged beyond repair, or damaged where it is no longer safe. I was just thinking you buy the stuff and just keep using it. Thanks for the reply.
March 31, 2018, 11:29 PM
rusbro
I think I would enjoy the hell out of that, so long as nobody hit me.
I guess these folks aren't concerned about CTE. Seems like there's a lot of bell ringing going on.
April 01, 2018, 12:33 AM
nighthawk
A few years ago they tried to bring jousting out as a mainstream sport, had several specials, and a few tournaments on TV. Never really took off.
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April 01, 2018, 07:54 AM
Eponym
Jester814, how do they determine that a contestant is out, or that a team won?
