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Yes, it is realistic and accurate.

There goes my dinner...

Yes, great job Szabolics. Whether armoured or uarmoured halfswording -I'm interested!

Ray McCollough wrote:

They don t discuss Gods word or how to get to heaven.

Neither do I. Not on this forum. Could we please we spared the biblical quotes in this discussion.

Best regards,
Joachim

Szabolcs wrote: I also belive the knights must have known a bit about human psychology, and knew how to use their appereance, and the few dreadful seconds the sheer horror of their bloody, grotesque armour caused. In the, by me often quoted, book by Olaus Magnus from 1555 he makes a quick mention of...

Byron wrote:

light but still protective, and they don't restrict movement much at all.

Sounds great. That's exactly what I'm looking for.

Wow. I'm truly looking forward to your book, Jay. I for one think that dagger-material and -presentations are under-represented on todays market. This will mean a shift of balance in a positive direction.

Best,
Joachim

Will wrote: I never would have thought about Budo. I always thought of them as prefering to kill me with their bare hands. <img src="/forum/images/icons/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Well, Doebringer did say, after all, that all fencing comes from Ringen. <img src="/forum/images/icon...

Will Adamson wrote: I'm also detecting a bit of resentment of ren faires here. Well whatever you might think of the newage culture that has managed to hijack ren faires, they're still the most likely place to recruit new sword arts practitioners of whatever organization. So if you automatically coun...

Thanks Bill. As we say here in Sweden though: "There is nothing bad that doesn't bring with it anything good." Right now I'm still too sleepy to remember if there's an English equalient to that saying, but that doesn't matter. This little hiatus will give me plenty time to work on the comm...

It will come to fruition though. At least if I have something to say about it. But due to certain circumstances I can no longer give any preliminary dates whatsoever. It hurts to say that, but it's the truth.

Hehe, I'm happy to oblige, Tim. <img src="/forum/images/icons/cool.gif" alt="" /> It does up the intensity and stress levels tremendously though. Not to mention it makes all those locks where the dagger is utilized possible. I wouldn't have it any other way than with wooden dagge...

The Talhoffer Project has been put on hiatus indefinately.

Matthew wrote:

OMG! check out the video at the bottom of this page:

http://www.guardup.com/saphron/sportsword.html

It'll make you spew for real! Who are these bozos and why do they think they're qualified to teach swordsmanship?

You owe me some cereal and a Mars bar.

I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.