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Damian, Nice work! Especially for just a hobby. Here is another source that I trust will give you as much information as you would ask. Tinker is a decent sword maker, very knowledgeable and is very open to questions and will be happy to give answers to all your questions. He enjoys networking and h...

Here's how I see it: if you go for a cut to the hands while your opponent is performing a down ward cut at your head and you are still standing in the path of his blade, you deserve to be cut, disrupted or not. I don't think it matters if the blade will still cut you even if the path or force is dis...

What is the historic lengths of two-handed English sword handles? That is the distance from the cross to the pommel I'm interested in. I know it's not English in origin, but you might want to check out what Vadi had to say about the length of handle and cross. Very interesting because he uses the t...

Two more things. 1. Part of the concept of turning, either of the three, are related also to multiple attackers from different directions. I think this is obvious as he says "in front or behind". 2. Notice that at the end he breaks up movement into 4 things. This is because a step may or m...

Ken Dietiker , the full turn according to Fiore does it mean “traversal step”? Thanks Essentially, yes, it does involve a traversing step. But I'd be careful here in mixing the two or using the two terms as if they are identical. Conceptually, turning and stepping, though sharing similar traits, ar...

Earlier? Fiore says a little about movement. Here he talks about "turning" but not so much specifics on actual footwork. Imagine though that to make these turns, you apply foot work. :) "And each guard can do Stable Turn and Half Turn. Stable Turn is when one is standing still and can...

Derek,

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Glad to help, Jonathan. By the way, I also sent you a private message with some more info. As for wasters, I do not recommend those you find for only $10 on Ebay. It's tempting, I know, but they are not "true" wasters. They are too light, very flimsy and brittle, and will most likely break...

Hello Jonathan, Nice to meet you and welcome. First of all, you're in luck as we have a Youth program that you may wish to take advantage of. Go to this link if you haven't already taken a look at it; http://www.thearma.org/Youth/Youth.htm Secondly, I'm sure we can arrange to have you meet the guys ...

Yes, so sorry to hear this sad news. But thank goodness he is not the only producer of plastic wasters.

The question now is can Brian Hunt produce enough to compensate as I know this is not a full time thing for him either?

Well, this past Saturday (Aug 16th, 2008) in Redmond, Washington, we here at ARMA Seattle had our very first ever NTP 1.0. Brought about by the dogged persistence of Seattle Study Group Leader GFS Christopher Eastwood, this small and widely dispersed group has struggled for years to form a large eno...

Hey Brian, can you also post the pic with the helmet open so others can see?

You know, I would have preferred to rank the weapons on the list rather than just pick one, but I guess that's the nature of this type of poll. Having said that, my favorite is Longsword followed closely by the polearms, though I am interested in staff and spear, my focus would be more specifically ...

Okay, first bit of news has to do with the event itself. Due to the large number of first year scholars, and therefore the lack of acquired materials and gear (specifically short swords and bucklers) the second day has been dropped from the schedule and there will NOT be any Sword and Buckler portio...

Yep, we're working on it. Hope to have some info by the end of the week.