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Norm,

We hold public sessions every Saturday at Tahoe Tallac Field from 10am-1pm, and private sessions throughout the week at my house. If you're interested and nearby the Sacramento area, send me a PM and we'll have you come join us for a day.

Thanks,
Anthony

Sean,

We've got a group here in Sacramento, you're more than welcome to come join us when you have time to make the 2 hour drive. I'll shoot you a PM.

Anthony Pendleton
ARMA Sacramento

However, due to our lack of practice in control, some safety gear would likely be in order even for semi-contact free sparring (hey, we're bound to overstep once or twice by accident in the process of learning!) Jonathan, More important than getting safety gear, I'd strongly recommend addressing th...

Yes but the reliefs of roman legionaries (or at least the ones I've seen) show legionaries using it to thrust Using this kind of logic for determining how things must have been done can be faulty and a slippery slope to boot. The gladius may have been (and likely was) primarily a thrusting weapon, ...

As to the ballista comment, I'd be curious to see know they performed their "test" - firing it at sections of the armor removed or the whole thing, where they shot it (front/side), and how the armor was held for the test (on a dummy, strapped hard to something, etc.). Lorica is definitely ...

I've been keeping up on the elist, but not the forums - and look what I end up missing... go figure.

Sent you a PM Tony, hopefully we can get together the next time you find yourself in Sacramento. Always looking for new people to practice with!

Anthony

Vance,

Although I'm currently in Sacramento, I have family that lives down in San Diego (college area) and I visit from time to time. If you get a chance, PM me your contact info and maybe we can get together next time I come down.

Anthony

Audra, The information on the website has helped a ton so far. I've been going over quite a few of the articles and am looking forward to incorporating the ARMA drills as well. As for the solo suggestions, I've been doing pell work and thrusting at hanging tennis balls - the floryshes I'll have to r...

Seth,

I used to attend Cal Poly Pomona, nice little area around there. As for LA, I visit family in the San Diego area from time to time, wouldn't be a huge detour to swing by! Thanks again for the welcome, I'll keep an eye out for the Frisco guys.

Anthony

Hi all, My name is Anthony Pendleton, just getting into WMA and thought I'd drop by to both introduce myself and see if anyone is near the Sacramento, CA area. Most of my study so far has been solo work, going through Lindholm's Ringeck books and will be pacing through Tobler's Longsword book when i...