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Today
« on: 2015-04-15, 14:29:43 »
As of today I turned 61. I desire to re dedicate myself to the aspirations of a Knight .
To every part of the code I live by. I desire to be a godly man in thought word and deed.
Ready at any moment to take my stand against those who seek to destroy.
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Re: Today
« Reply #1 on: 2015-04-15, 17:44:17 »
Happy Birthday!

My step-father is to be 61 soon, is a Class B fencer, SCA Raperiest, and Knight in the SCA. His best friend since high school is a class C fencer, does HEMA, teaches fencing at Truckee Meadows Community College, is also a KSCA, and is 62. And that's just the beginning.

I know many "old grey beards". I shall have to find some vid of them fighting & share it.
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Re: Today
« Reply #2 on: 2015-04-15, 19:04:23 »
I would love to see them. My fighting was done in the mountains of New York with a musket. Painted as my ancestors.
To hit and run and hit again. There was no public allowed at these events.
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Re: Today
« Reply #3 on: 2015-04-15, 21:48:01 »
Happy birthday!
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Re: Today
« Reply #4 on: 2015-04-15, 22:02:37 »
Happy Birthday!
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Re: Today
« Reply #5 on: 2015-04-16, 01:18:58 »
Happy 61st Birthday!

Quote from: Thorsteinn on 2015-04-15, 17:44:17
Happy Birthday!

My step-father is to be 61 soon, is a Class B fencer, SCA Raperiest, and Knight in the SCA. His best friend since high school is a class C fencer, does HEMA, teaches fencing at Truckee Meadows Community College, is also a KSCA, and is 62. And that's just the beginning.

I know many "old grey beards". I shall have to find some vid of them fighting & share it.
Since I have no Idea how the fencing system works, I have about one years worth of fencing experience. I never went to tournaments. even though I had been valid enough to do so for a few months. I guess I might be a class G fencer.. If you meant sport fencing at least....
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Re: Today
« Reply #6 on: 2015-04-16, 01:58:28 »
 Thank you all.
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Re: Today
« Reply #7 on: 2015-04-16, 02:47:19 »
Happy Birthday! (Sorry for the lateness)
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Re: Today
« Reply #8 on: 2015-04-16, 02:55:04 »
Happy Birthday!  As Thorsteinn mentioned, it’s the grey beards that creak and groan as they take the SCA list field that concern me the most.  They’ve forgotten more than I’ve learned.   8)

Although ... it’s a bit frightening to know that some of the kids I’m fighting today weren’t born the first time I put on armour.   :o
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Re: Today
« Reply #9 on: 2015-04-16, 04:41:37 »
Quote from: Lord Rodney on 2015-04-16, 02:55:04
<snip>Although ... it’s a bit frightening to know that some of the kids I’m fighting today weren’t born the first time I put on armour.   :o

Not 3 years ago I did some Choi Li Fut lessons where the assistant instructor was born 4 years after I started training (same girl I once spoke of, ahem, schooling during a lesson).

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Re: Today
« Reply #10 on: 2015-04-16, 04:51:27 »
From the HEMA Alliance

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Jacq Blomme here (grey breeches) is in his early 60s:




 



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This is one of our oldest members (and best martial artists) at his first HEMA tournament. Watch at about 1 minute for the combat rol
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Bob Charette at WMAW 2013 honoring his 60th year by fighting in armor for 60 minutes (not all at one go!)

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Re: Today
« Reply #11 on: 2015-04-16, 11:41:26 »
Happy birthday
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Re: Today
« Reply #12 on: 2015-04-16, 13:24:41 »

Happy birthday!
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Re: Today
« Reply #13 on: 2015-04-16, 15:47:36 »
Happy belated, good sir!  61 is a good age- like a well laid bottle of wine, you'll only get smoother with time.
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Re: Today
« Reply #14 on: 2015-04-16, 18:51:44 »
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Here is video from a demo that has Duke John the Mad Celt (he is the short one and is over sixty) fighting with his "unbelievably long sword of ouch".

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