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Let's Discuss Honor, Pt 2 (Real Tourney Example).

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Sir Rodney:
Open field melee is my absolute favorite SCA combat activity and my motto is “leg ‘em and leave ‘em”.  Stick with your unit and let someone else mop up the folks missing limbs.

That being said, I’ll assume your question pertains only to a one-on-one tournament situation.

I’ve entered & witnessed countless SCA tournaments over 20+ years and never understood giving up an earned advantage.  If I take an opponent’s shield arm, I’m sure as heck not dropping my shield too!  Maybe it’s the (weekend) Mercenary in me, but I just don’t get it.

Sir Rodney:
I just had a frightening revelation upon checking my math above.  Rattan has been swung viciously in my direction for at least 20 years, potentially approaching 25.  I can’t remember the exact year of my “sword and board” authorization.  I can remember the gym, the opponent (I still see him around Court from time to time), the ill-fitting plastic pickle barrel armour, the knot in my stomach, and the relief when it was over.

 I’ll have to check with my equally senile SCA Mercenary Company members.

Crap, I’m getting old!   :o

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