[Artemisia] Making Fighting Fun...

[Todd Kintz]

Well spoken!  Having the desire to fight being beaten out of someone is a painful experience totally unrelated to getting bruised.

YIS,
HL Brienus the Silent
-I'm not an actor, I just play one on TV-

> >
> > As to getting other people to try heavy fighting, make sure there's a
> good suit of safe, yet not hideously uncomfortable gear available for them
> to try things out. Strive to make their first experience on the field a
> positive one. Matching them up against the local champion who's seriously
> getting ready for Crown, for instance, is probably not going to lead to a
> positive experience. Sadly, we've all heard stories of the "newbie as a
> walking pell", and those stories are grounded in the truth. Let Squire
> Skippy, who may have never won a tournament, but who everybody agrees is a
> lot of fun on the field, introduce them to the world of SCA heavy combat.
> There'll be time enough for others later, after the new recruit has decided
> this is what they want to do.
> >
> > Yours in service, and as always, your mileage may vary
> >
> > Baron Haakon Haukarson
> > JdL, GdS, Hawk's Lure, etc
> >

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