Archive for February 2009

Other People’s Ideas: Two on One   2 comments

His Excellency Girard put together a post on how two squires should take on a knight.  It applies to fencers, too. Though I think he leaves out having Squire Meat fall back and back again as an option.

Posted February 27, 2009 by wistric in Musings

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Wistric’s Weekly Warfare #9: Foreplay   Leave a comment

So, how do you prep for melee before the event?

Posted February 27, 2009 by wistric in Melee, Wistric's Weekly Warfare

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Introducing the Newbie Question of the Week   3 comments

Wistric in his infinite wisdom has realized it will be a lot more amusing to make other people deal with my endless supply of newbie questions rather attempt to field them all himself. Ergo: the Newbie Question of the Week, which will no doubt run the gamut of SCAdian things from fencing to flirting, depending […]

Posted February 23, 2009 by Dreya in Newbie Question of the Week

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A Musing: Shot Generation   5 comments

One of the Kappellenfechters recently asked how not to hit hard, because last night’s practice left bruises, but only on her opponents

Posted February 22, 2009 by wistric in Musings

Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 8: Field Awareness   4 comments

Because if there’s one thing GI Joe taught us, it’s “Scarlet is hot.” If there’s a second thing GI Joe taught us, it’s “Knowing is half the battle.”

Posted February 20, 2009 by wistric in Melee, Wistric's Weekly Warfare

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Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 7: Après Melee   5 comments

Melee is, in my experience, the second best way to spend an afternoon. And like the best thing, it’s recommended for all involved if you don’t just hop right up afterward and go play Nintendo.

Posted February 13, 2009 by wistric in Melee, Wistric's Weekly Warfare

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MS I.33: I’ve had an apostrophe   2 comments

“If Priest’s Special Counter counters Priest’s Special Longpoint, and PSL contains the whole of the art, can PSC counter the whole of the art?”

Posted February 11, 2009 by wistric in Musings

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Wistric’s Pet Peeve 2: Failure to Use your Numerical Advantage   3 comments

Two scholars can kill a provost if they just do it right

Posted February 9, 2009 by wistric in Melee, Wistric's Weekly Warfare

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Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 6: Running the Flank   2 comments

You decide that, rather than standing at long range trying to snipe hands, you have more important things to do. Things like, say, crushing team ABCDE. But how to do this?

This is a great time to Run the Right.

Posted February 6, 2009 by wistric in Melee, Wistric's Weekly Warfare

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WWW2 Addendum: Munching from the Right

Think back to all that crap I said about line fighting. Do you remember a theme running through it? Something about lungng, or, rather, not lunging?

Yeah, well, there’s always an exception.

Posted February 5, 2009 by wistric in Melee, Wistric's Weekly Warfare

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