The last six months of my Free Scholar-ness coincided with a very active time on the Atlantian Rapier Net. New fighters had questions, important questions, so I commented as thoroughly and helpfully as I could. Other fighters were having issues, major issues, so I replied helpfully and considerately and with caution to be as reserved […]
Archive for October 2016
Care and Feeding of Enthusiastic SCAdians 22 comments
Key distinctions between Physical measure and Effective measure and why it matters: Leave a comment
Physical measure is the largest space between you and your opponent where you can land a single tempo blow. Ex: a lunge Effective measure is largest space between you and your opponent where you can land a single tempo blow while your opponent is defending themselves. This distinction is very important. When fencing, […]
Rapier Survey of Seemingly Unrelated Questions (RSSUQ) Results Part 1: Demographics 3 comments
Over the past few months I’ve been running a survey of SCA rapier fighters. As the title suggests, it contains mostly random and seemingly un-related questions. This survey set out to test a series of ad hoc hypotheses encountered in the rapier community and to answer certain questions. As of this writing I’ve received 391 […]