post Investiture
So its been a few weeks.Not much has happened lately.That is until Investiture came around.I went to a practice on the monday(first one a a while due to money issues),tried some new things(slightly differant stance,main gouch position and guarding)it seemed to work OK. Kyle kept getting my arm by coming in low then up and inside my guard using the false edge to take my sword arm.Bastard!!!Well the event day finally rolled around.Got off work at lunch,went home, changed, shit,shower ,shave,finished packing ,bought food and booze,mix, got ready for my ride to show. They were true to SCA form being an hour late.Once we unpacked and re-packed we finally hit the road.Kyle and I watched dvds on the way there.We finally got to the event,and checked into our cabin,unpacked the van ,got into garb,and finally hit the gate.
Once we checked in we started to wander around and found Tewl and Betha.Chatted with them a bit.Found out their daughter (Elora/Angela) was coming for the event as well. I still hadn't fought her yet.We then found Randolf and Lasarainna and spent the rest of the night talking to them.
Now these are some exceptional people.
Randolf is an excellant fighter with a unique style,studies a lot of period manuals,as well as many other martial arts and fighting styles over the years.Hes also into rock climbing(Kyle found this very exciting) and scotch as well as good beer.He also studies side swordand and put on a small demo with Guido Baldo before the rapier tourny started.
Lasarainna is Hot!!!Just thought I'd get that out of the way first.An excellant fighter,easy to talk to, she is so down to earth.Some Dons and Cadets seem un-approachable but not her.Next time your at Michelle's ask to see her rapier fighter calender.Lasarainna is the one who made it.She makes them every year and sells them on the AnTir Rapier Combat site.She is a professional artist,with works in galleries and museums all over the world ,and even as close as Smithers.She did the art work on a brand of yogurt that they sell at Safeway.Can't remember the name but i'm sure i'd notice it if i saw it.She gave me shit after the tourny.Why you ask? Cuse in the warm up fights she was kicking my ass, but during the tourny I won most of the times we fought.
We did some pick up fights after breakfast and lists opened.We fought over by the cabins away from the heavies as not to take away from their fighting,it is after all their event.Got to face Gwydion, Randolf,Lasarainna, Amalthea, Cinara,Eric,Callen and Cataline all before the tourny.It was awesome, even with out the tourny and we did pickups all day I would have called the event a success.After the warm ups we checked out the merchants and bought lunch.Watched the heavies for a while and then got ready for our tourny.
There were around 18 fighters in the cadet style tourny.
Basically everyone is in the Eric at the same time.You fight as many people and as many fights as you can.The looser of each fight goes and reports to the lists people.We fought for 45 minutes straight.While the looser reports the winner is looking for another opponent,perks for winning.The more fights you win the less time you spend waiting in line at the list table.They kept track of how many fights you had, how many wins and how many losses.I did not win most wins.That went to Maestro Guido Baldo Da Quilla (sp?)with only 4 losses.I already commented on this in a response to Kyles event post.I did however have most fights with 67.Winning just over 50% of them .I don't know my official placement in the tourny,but I've been told it was quite high.I fought everyone at least twice except Alicia the Willful, whom I never fought at all.Her Shire is hosting Mermaids and we've made a point to set up some fights there.
After the tourny we hung out at Tewl and Bethas encampment,this is after the 2 hours of court mind you.A few ladies came and struck up conversation with us while i was waiting for my dinner.They ran the beaded jewelry merchant table.It was their first event,they were a little over whelmed by how indepth and intricate some people took their sca lives and personas.But they are now Offically hooked. They're already planning for clinton.Then the drinking started.And the rain started. And Guilliam de la Flamberge' started creeping out the girls.We eventually ditched him after helping the girls set up their tent.We grabbed our booze,and headed for the gazeebo.we spent pretty much the remainder of the night there. We had many visitors while in the gazeebo,from a Russian Heavy fighter who had excellant elderberry mead to Don Kierran Gunn, to a couple wolfpack/cold keep ladies.Who were disapointed to hear about Grishna dropping out of the SCA.Grishna is the guy Kyle bought his heavy armor from. There were also various others who had various home made concoctions,all quite tastey I might add.So I was Kyles official guardian for the weekend,I didn't mind cuse he did an excellant job as a wing man. Huzzah!!!I think he drank more than I did.But then again I was otherwise engaged.Got some ribbing from Betha in the morning after she spotted me at about 4 am going to the can.You see I was coming and going from the girls tent not my cabin.Oh well you only live once.So I have a new friend named Jenni.She might come to Fields of Gold in a couple of weeks.On Sunday it was sunny ,but threatened to rain.I video taped the Heavy Fighting Championship of Tir Righ Tourny for Valerious,as Cinara was waterbearing.He made it to the semi finals.He met a lot good fighters and Knights and is starting to become a well known fighter of the north.He is hoping to be Squired someday.I think he would be great at it.When he puts his mind to doing something he becomes a perfectionist.After the tourny was more court.Sir Owain was awarded the Boars Tooth(a big ass spear)and a cloak as the new Tir Righ heavy Champion.Don Guido Baldo won a beaded necklace for winning the rapier tourny and presented it to the Princess(ass kisser)The new Prince and Princess were sworn in and gave out their first awards.Shortly after court was over the rain started again.We packed up in just over half an hour ,said our good buys and hit the road again. I was home before 10pm .I've talked to Jenni on the phone and we've been chatting on msn most of this week.Looks to be a good summer.I still got scratch marks!!!
Once we checked in we started to wander around and found Tewl and Betha.Chatted with them a bit.Found out their daughter (Elora/Angela) was coming for the event as well. I still hadn't fought her yet.We then found Randolf and Lasarainna and spent the rest of the night talking to them.
Now these are some exceptional people.
Randolf is an excellant fighter with a unique style,studies a lot of period manuals,as well as many other martial arts and fighting styles over the years.Hes also into rock climbing(Kyle found this very exciting) and scotch as well as good beer.He also studies side swordand and put on a small demo with Guido Baldo before the rapier tourny started.
Lasarainna is Hot!!!Just thought I'd get that out of the way first.An excellant fighter,easy to talk to, she is so down to earth.Some Dons and Cadets seem un-approachable but not her.Next time your at Michelle's ask to see her rapier fighter calender.Lasarainna is the one who made it.She makes them every year and sells them on the AnTir Rapier Combat site.She is a professional artist,with works in galleries and museums all over the world ,and even as close as Smithers.She did the art work on a brand of yogurt that they sell at Safeway.Can't remember the name but i'm sure i'd notice it if i saw it.She gave me shit after the tourny.Why you ask? Cuse in the warm up fights she was kicking my ass, but during the tourny I won most of the times we fought.
We did some pick up fights after breakfast and lists opened.We fought over by the cabins away from the heavies as not to take away from their fighting,it is after all their event.Got to face Gwydion, Randolf,Lasarainna, Amalthea, Cinara,Eric,Callen and Cataline all before the tourny.It was awesome, even with out the tourny and we did pickups all day I would have called the event a success.After the warm ups we checked out the merchants and bought lunch.Watched the heavies for a while and then got ready for our tourny.
There were around 18 fighters in the cadet style tourny.
Basically everyone is in the Eric at the same time.You fight as many people and as many fights as you can.The looser of each fight goes and reports to the lists people.We fought for 45 minutes straight.While the looser reports the winner is looking for another opponent,perks for winning.The more fights you win the less time you spend waiting in line at the list table.They kept track of how many fights you had, how many wins and how many losses.I did not win most wins.That went to Maestro Guido Baldo Da Quilla (sp?)with only 4 losses.I already commented on this in a response to Kyles event post.I did however have most fights with 67.Winning just over 50% of them .I don't know my official placement in the tourny,but I've been told it was quite high.I fought everyone at least twice except Alicia the Willful, whom I never fought at all.Her Shire is hosting Mermaids and we've made a point to set up some fights there.
After the tourny we hung out at Tewl and Bethas encampment,this is after the 2 hours of court mind you.A few ladies came and struck up conversation with us while i was waiting for my dinner.They ran the beaded jewelry merchant table.It was their first event,they were a little over whelmed by how indepth and intricate some people took their sca lives and personas.But they are now Offically hooked. They're already planning for clinton.Then the drinking started.And the rain started. And Guilliam de la Flamberge' started creeping out the girls.We eventually ditched him after helping the girls set up their tent.We grabbed our booze,and headed for the gazeebo.we spent pretty much the remainder of the night there. We had many visitors while in the gazeebo,from a Russian Heavy fighter who had excellant elderberry mead to Don Kierran Gunn, to a couple wolfpack/cold keep ladies.Who were disapointed to hear about Grishna dropping out of the SCA.Grishna is the guy Kyle bought his heavy armor from. There were also various others who had various home made concoctions,all quite tastey I might add.So I was Kyles official guardian for the weekend,I didn't mind cuse he did an excellant job as a wing man. Huzzah!!!I think he drank more than I did.But then again I was otherwise engaged.Got some ribbing from Betha in the morning after she spotted me at about 4 am going to the can.You see I was coming and going from the girls tent not my cabin.Oh well you only live once.So I have a new friend named Jenni.She might come to Fields of Gold in a couple of weeks.On Sunday it was sunny ,but threatened to rain.I video taped the Heavy Fighting Championship of Tir Righ Tourny for Valerious,as Cinara was waterbearing.He made it to the semi finals.He met a lot good fighters and Knights and is starting to become a well known fighter of the north.He is hoping to be Squired someday.I think he would be great at it.When he puts his mind to doing something he becomes a perfectionist.After the tourny was more court.Sir Owain was awarded the Boars Tooth(a big ass spear)and a cloak as the new Tir Righ heavy Champion.Don Guido Baldo won a beaded necklace for winning the rapier tourny and presented it to the Princess(ass kisser)The new Prince and Princess were sworn in and gave out their first awards.Shortly after court was over the rain started again.We packed up in just over half an hour ,said our good buys and hit the road again. I was home before 10pm .I've talked to Jenni on the phone and we've been chatting on msn most of this week.Looks to be a good summer.I still got scratch marks!!!