Poster: "Garrett, William" <WGarrett@sierrahealth.com>This is a copy of a private response I sent to an individual earlier today. I just thought I would share it as an idea to think about. The same comparisons can also be made about the Laurel, Pelican, Chivalry, Pearl, Dolphin, AoA, etc., et al. Once you begin to lower the bar standard, you will never stop.> I've talked to a couple of people who've been out West, and they say that
> Western SCA hits and takes about as hard as Atlantia. Any commentary?
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> [Garrett, William] I'd say that's fairly accurate. If I remember
> correctly, Downtown Caid was trying to tone down calibration when I left
> about three years ago.
>
The answer usually is that those that can not compete, complain. I can compete in the SCA. I cannot compete on the basketball court. Thus, I don't play. If I wanted to, I would practice. I certainly wouldn't say "hey, you guys need to stop jumping so high and growing so tall so that I can play too!!"
Nobody in the SCA has a right to fight. I refuse to lower the bar to the point that everyone can participate if that means that the nature of the sport is gone. There are these things called boffer weapons. They don't hurt, they are cheaper to produce, and don't require the purchase of armor. Let those that "don't want to get hurt" or "have a low threshold for pain" pick up some insulation from Home Depot and tape up their own 'pain free' weapon.
Regards,
Duke Logan
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