SCA Cut & Thrust Pas d'Arms Demo 1

[constantinemacgavin]

Ummm...This isnt SCA! its live steel, we dont use live steel in SCA

[Grimmloch]

Actually, this IS the SCA. Cut and Thrust is a varient of the rapier fighting. It is in test mode now to be an "Official" combat style, but you must be authorized in rapier first. Our Barony in Meridies has put on a few of these Cut and Thrust Demos.

[flechyr]

Cut & Thrust is fully legal and active in the Midrealm, and has been for a while, now. You also do not have to be rapier authorized at all, if you don't want to - you can go straight to cut & thrust. We also have a historical requirement and tougher auth/training requirements, than most, too.

[GnPdemon]

Ah.... Thanks for the explanation. Just never seen one of those before, but of course, my knowledge of Fiore is limited.

[GnPdemon]

Not to be nitpicky... but why the barrier?

[flechyr]

The barrier was a relatively common part of foot combat during the middle ages. If I recall correctly, even Fiore mentions it in the preface of his treatise.

[wvdmc]

Sorry but foot combat != tournament fighting. They didn't take barriers to the field. And Fiore's mention of "The Barriers" or "fighting in the barriers" is referring to fighting in tournaments in general. He says it is better to fight in the barriers than in earnest with sharps for obvious reasons.

[flechyr]

Correct. My use of the term "foot combat" was in reference to tournament combat on foot. :)

[wvdmc]

Okay.

For what it's worth, I feel this is a great stride in the right direction for the SCA.

[tsafa1]

Tournament fighting was a big part of Medieval life for many Nobles. They valued tournament fighting as a display of military prowess. It think we should give them the benefit of the doubt that it was a worthwhile endeavor.

[MIT1369]

Damn, I wish I could have made it to MKAOD this year.