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Matt, fair enough.

Sam, this is true. No offense to the author, but I found some of these to be not as well-researched as some others in the past. For instance, the one about defining a martial art: Where then does the element of Art come in to all this? Is it just semantics? There is arguably a certain subjective as...

Sam, this is true. No offense to the author, but I found some of these to be not as well-researched as some others in the past. For instance, the one about defining a martial art: Where then does the element of Art come in to all this? Is it just semantics? There is arguably a certain subjective asp...

I wouldn't go so far as to say that rapier is sissyfied, but I would kind of agree that it doesn't feel quite as "manly" to me as cutting and striking weapons do. I don't think that makes it any less challenging to fight with or against though. However, I'm beginning to understand Silver'...

See, this is the type of obtuseness (sorry, Brandon) that leads some to wrongly think that ARMA is an organisation of dogmatic knuckleheads. This, and the post you wrote earlier about SFI: HEMA's most exclusive coffee house - this week's special - pomposity bran muffins & cinnamon mocha lattes, ...

Aaron,

I can see why you are Deputy Director. A fantastic post, and 100% agreed.

You and your style are one of the reasons why I respect ARMA.

Matt

Randall, Come on. Let's take dressing up and fantasy role-play out of the equation, since it was never in anything I brought up. Besides, by now, if you think the SCA and D&D is your competition, you may want to reposition. 8) It seems that this mantra of "a generation ahead of other groups...

Randall, et al, I'm saying this as respectfully as I can, also knowing I am a guest in your forum. But I don't think you can say that ARMA is a generation ahead of everyone. There are schools and individuals who understand historical treatises and know their content better than anyone at ARMA. Ilkka...

Stacy, Sorry, my bad for misreading the post. Well, I can understand your singing the praises of your organisation, as it undoubtedly deserves many. I disagree that other groups have not produced great students, researchers and instructors, for some weapons all but unmatched in the community. Let me...

Yes. But exactly that is what many people called "outdated". This kind of talk we have on the market for at least 5 years already. I'm not sure that this criticism is a valid one. Outdated? If he's giving a general perspective (I don't yet have the book), there's nothing wrong with that. ...

That aside, I'd be interested to hear more on this theme... ARMA has no peers... ? William, I think he meant ARMA has no peer-review mechanism, I don't think he was implying that this organisation has no equals. I think there are enough good scholars in ARMA that an amount of built-in self-checking...

As far as I am concerned if you use any of the master terms oustide of your clsssical fencing world you are implying something that is not fact. Well stated, Mr. Cartier. And when like Mr. Sinclair here you're not even a classical fencing master but still claim the title, you are doubly guilty of i...

Mr. Smith, it's all too easy and cost-free for a newcomer to step in and make himself appear honourable by issuing blanket statements and essentially telling us all to shut up, including ARMA's director, while failing to discern how, by whose actions and on what specific points we had the admittedly...

Stephen Kilbane, your last post proves that you are bigger simpleton than you give yourself credit for. One thing are private titles given only within an organisation, as an internal acknowledgment of proficiency, like provost or freescholar. Quite another are titles to be recognized universally, as...

No, Stephen, that's not how things work in the real world, mate. For any two or three chaps to get together and, in a fit of mutual camaraderie grant each other a title THAT EVERYONE ELSE MUST EARN FORMALLY, IN FRONT OF AN IMPARTIAL BOARD is bollocks, and if you have any sense of reality you too kno...