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Sir Wolf:
[youtube][/youtube]

(the youtube link isn't working for me for some reason)

thats all well and good to use moves as in the books, unless the guy is totally huge next to you. hehe here is James Barker against Kevin. you can see me in the back ground too

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25183777@N07/sets/72157626526431122/ action shots of it

Sir Edward:

--- Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-07-07, 20:55:19 ---(the youtube link isn't working for me for some reason)

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That's because you have it wrapped in "url" tags inside the youtube tags. It just needs to be one or the other.... or neither.

Sir William:
Yea, I ran into that problem as well, Sirs Edward and Wolf.  I figured out that since it had its own url tags when you copy it from YT, you don't need the YT tags as well.

And a comment on the duel featuring James Barker- I think I may've said this before but I really can appreciate their bout for a number of reasons...there was some commentary on AA about technique or the lack thereof and it kind of pissed me off.  These guys weren't actively trying to kill one another, it was an exhibition...that it ended up being a grappling match with pointies is a natural progression in my book.  I've been in a few scrapes in my time and it almost always goes to the ground.

Why should it have been any different back then?  I guess those AA guys were looking for something like the video Ed posted...which is a fine instructional video where you can tell they've practiced these moves with eachother at length...it is well done, almost choreographed- but that happens when you're partnered with someone you're familiar with, you can almost anticipate what they'll do and vice versa.

I think if we put two unknowns together for a duel- that is, people who are not familiar with one another, then the result will be more like Barker's vid and not the one up top. 

Just my 2 bits.

Sir Rodney:

--- Quote from: Sir William ---I think if we put two unknowns together for a duel- that is, people who are not familiar with one another, then the result will be more like Barker's vid and not the one up top.
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You are correct.

I read the same commentary on the AA thread and just shrugged.   ::)  The same holds true when you are fighting in an SCA tournament against an unknown opponent.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch him/her in a previous round, you end up taking it slow and feeling each other out.  I can only assume that it would be the same, or more so, when steel is involved.  Keep in mind that there are a great number of intelligent, well read and very capable fighters on AA as well as a fair number of armchair quarterbacks who *maybe* get into armour once a year, but seem to have input on every subject matter. ;)

Sir Wolf:
the thing is, both james and kevin know what they are doing. i mean not 100% yada yada, but they have the books, do go to WMA classes etc. theres was more actual combat than all the other videos i have scene where things are staged and put on for learning etc. james/kevin have been playing around like this for at least what 10 years? hehehe.

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