[Artemisia] Making Fighting More Fun

[Alex Alvarez]

Lady Flora ,
 I thank you for your input on this discussion. It stirred up  a point of interest for me. I love the attention I get as a heavy fighter,but I feel that all involved should get just as much attention. Our Fighter practice has been ,and will be for a long time, the gathering of the whole shire. We love to be around each other! But there is no extra emphasis to "arm" and "clothe" our heavies. We are as much an ordinary shireling as anyone else. (But it is an idea I'll share with the others)Winter makes it difficult   for us to fight, but we all show up just to be together. When someone can find a group of people who is willing to accept them as they are and support their interests, it makes getting involved and having fun come easy. It has been one of the reasons that I have become so involved in the first place. I am also lucky enough to say that I did not have any of the negative experiences that have been talked about. All of the Chivalry (and most everyone else) that I have encountered in my 1 year plus, have been just that. Chivalrous! I have always been treated with respect and dignity. (Another one of the reasons) If those of us that enjoy this and are excited about this, share these feelings with all, we will keep and easily recruit the new people interested in this oh so fun silliness!
 
Rodrigo De Castilla Leon
 Purveyor of silliness, with the excitement of a Chihuahua on caffeine!



> From: lady_flora at msn.com> To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:43:50 -0700> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Making Fighting More Fun> > It is my understanding (and I have NOT done a lot of research on this) that> in Medieval Times, the village supported its Knights. Having Knights around> meant that our homes and families were protected from invasion. Knights> were held in highest esteem and gratitude by local folks.> > It was the villager who made the armor, tended the crops, prepared the food,> stitched the boots, made the weapons, thatched the roofs, wove the fabric,> made the banners, made the garb.................> > In Cote du Ciel we are still lucky to be small enough that Fighter Practice> and Arts and Sciences activites are held on the same night. It affords all> of us non-fighters a means of showing interest in our fighters progress. It> also puts the tailor in the same room with a fighter who may need a new> undertunic or some other piece of garb that supports his/her fighting.> > We in Cote du Ciel have also started the practice of taking turns bringing> refreshments to each weekly meeting. FOOD is a wonderful way of showing> support and is a GREAT ice-breaker. Many of our newbies volunteer to bring> refreshments as their first act of "belonging." And while most all fighters> I know are accustomed to bringing a jug of gator ade with them to practice,> how nice it is for them if there is also a brownie or a cookie or a piece of> spice cake or some cheese and crackers.> > So while I agree with most of the missives on this topic, that teaching and> an attitude of "fun" is VERY important within the fighting circle, it is> also important that the rest of a group show support and enthusism for this> oh-so-important facet of our game. Esprit du Corps can come from> non-fighters as well as the fighters themselves. > > Just a couple of ideas.......> > As Always,> Lady Flora of Heronton> > _______________________________________________> Artemisia mailing list> Artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> http://lists.gallowglass.org/mailman/listinfo/artemisia