Re: Acknowledgement (long winded? Maybe.)

[coty kannon <cotyis@yahoo.com>]

Poster: coty kannon <cotyis@yahoo.com>

So sayith  RavnScribe@aol.com

>Hmm....How does one respond to this? I'm not really trying to slam
anyone here. I just said 'you know who you >are'. And I *do* know what
I'm talking about. I was there when it happened. Now, I hadn't
mentioned anyone >directly BECAUSE I *wasn't* necessarily trying to
single anyone out. 

Bull, yes you were singling him out.  My question to you is if this
did happen at the Ren Fair why did you just pipe up with it now. You
could have jumped up off you butt then and spoken with all whom were
involved. And possibly done some good. 

>Do you under stand about family? And then you have friends who are
CLOSER than family. When one gets >unnecessarily roughed up (a certain
amount of roughness is expected, yes, but this person did something
>TOTALLY uncalled for), it is VERY hard to just sit here and say
nothing about it. :)

but apparently you did do nothing about it, at least at the time. 
Until you put on armour and get authorized you won’t understand.  I
have stepped right when I should have gone left and gotten the mortal
S@#$ knocked out of me and it was my fault.  This is a contact sport
(or game I wont mince words) people get hit and on a rare occasion
people even get hurt.  If you are worried about getting hit with a
stick there is  always A&S, Rapier, Archery and lots of other things
to get involved in.

>It hasn't been recent, if that's what you're wondering. So why am I
bringing this up? I guess I didn't do a very good >job of tying it
into the former discussion (About how hard one should hit when
fighting). My point was this: There >is a certain amount
of....force...(for lack of a better word) one uses when fighting. it
further, please EMail me. :)

Again how would you know.  That is sort of the point here people. 
It’s an honor system and its up to the individual.  If the blow is a
telling blow then I die.   No one, not you, not my opponent, not my
lady, and not one spectator can tell me if it was good.   That is for
me to judge.   If my opponent hits me harder than necessary I simply
say, after I die, in the most pleasant fashion that I can muster at
the time “good shot, I’ll take lighter next time”.  Not once has that
ever caused a problem, and in fact most times the other fighter say
opps I’m sorry.  

One thing for you to keep in mind.  When you are new you are not as
good as those who have been doing this for a few years.  Sounds simple
and matter of fact but you’d be surprised how many people get
disgruntled by loosing many if their first tourneys.  I still loose
WAY more than I win, but I don’t piss and moan, I practice,  and a
surprising thing has been happening I don’t get hit as much anymore. 
Not bad for a one eyed Irish kid huh? 

Gaston Valmont
Knight Marshal ~ Elvegast 
Per pale gules and azure a lion rampant and on a chief indented argent
3 lozenges azure 

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