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Keep up your excersise or get hurt.
Thorsteinn:
--- Quote from: James Barker on 2012-01-17, 16:04:13 ---Rotator cuff and elbow injuries are common among SCA fighters, the way they toss so many sword blows in the game is so unnatural for human movement that it really does some damage over time.
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It's my shield arm that's hurt. The incident that did it I actually switched to 2 weapon fighting to ease the pain. The moves that hurt are all shield moves (especially with the elbow bent they're killer).
Sir William:
How heavy is your shield, Ivan?
Sir Wolf:
ouch!
Thorsteinn:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2012-01-18, 16:15:55 ---How heavy is your shield, Ivan?
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7-9 lbs.
It's just birch plywood with sisal rope edge, glued linen front and back with a synthetic handle. I made it to work out some concepts. I have found that I tend to do more punch blocking with it than a heater but it's still ahistorical for the period I'm interested in.
80-90cm centergrip here I come!
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