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I was aware of this, but in my negligence failed to post it here. I thank you, Mr. Fitch for sharing this here! I am very much looking forward to this event! I too am looking forward to this! Many more guest updates to come! I am actually part of the Middle-Earth Network team. I an the News Directo...

A massive online event is scheduled for August 3rd, the first ever Middle-earth Network Online Convention, this year packaged as ‘Reclaiming the Blade Day’, to go along with a newly reissued special edition of the #1 iTunes documentary Reclaiming the Blade along with a re-mastered exclusive soundtra...

Jon Pellett wrote:Do you mean this http://www.thearma.org/essays/Crusades.htm ?

The Crusades to the Holy Land were a holy war in which the Franks were defending/trying to recover eastern Christian lands. There were also other motivations and other Crusades, of course.

THANKS so much Jon!

I was in here a while back and remember reading someone's thesis or article regarding the crusades. It pointed out that it wasn't a holy war, but in fact, they were defending their lands?

Did I read that in here somewhere? I looked in the articles and essays section already.

I have watched or study a little of other sword arts, ie: Kendo, kali, etc, and it seems with most if not all sword arts that they share many similar techniques? To me this means that in an effective fight, the "right" moves are uninversally standard. Meaning, right is right and profession...

A cavalry charge would, however, have become awfully disorganized very quickly, and given the different social and military status of the participants many knights did use these as opportunities to demonstrate their own personal prowess as warriors. I suspect even in this case it was far from mindl...

I have heard a lot of people theorize that sword and buckler probably has some relationship to the use of larger heater type shields and I think that makes sense on a basic level. On the note of the Viking style round shields check out this video by a German group: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8...

Seems to me with what the later years had in knowledge of fighting, must have evolved from somewhere, ie: 1066+?

Thanks all!

Just wondering (as someone still learning), what style of fighting they did in the early years? Was there similar knowledge that were written in the manual ARMA uses today? I just watched this mess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w-KqQ5Mm6Q&feature=related and was wondering...In battles in hist...

With that...what would be a good bood about the history of the knight, etc. Nice pics, information, etc. I am really interested in the early knights too. I don't think it's a good idea to read up on knights without studying the broader context of medieval warfare, so I'd simply recommend the De Re ...

Can someone please suggest somewhere I could buy medieval style shields? From good "cheap" to expensive is welcome. I know I could google this, but how does a beginner sift through the good and the bad with sooooo many sites? Perhaps there is also a good site for "How to make a shield...

WOW!

With that...what would be a good bood about the history of the knight, etc. Nice pics, information, etc.

I am really interested in the early knights too.

Just wondering if I could get an opinion on what insturctional book to help me start. It needs to be easy, clear, and have great detailed pics...Please!

Thanks all for your help!

LOL? I think you will not find it as easy and "mindless" as you think. Good luck...You will need it. Kali is serious stuff. Don't go in thinking it will be a game. These guys are for real. If you still think this then...I for sure want to see pictures of what happens. I will send flowers ...

My hope is that when I return I can post video of myself doling as many hits as I can and taking as few as possible. Always in the back of my mind I will have the thought that if this were a blade I would be finished regardless of what style the rules allow or arguably encourage. LOL? I think you w...