At 04:59 PM 27/08/04, Luke wrote:
> >From what reading I've done on this sort of thing (and lurking around
> the Riddle of Steel crowd who tend to be big 'art of fence' buffs) I'd
> think its probably drawn from the battlefield archaeology at Wisby, but
> feel free to correct me Paul.
>< snip >
>Interestingly a forearm strike is one of the scoring (ie. assumed to be
>lethal) blows in Kendo as well, so there's a fair degree of agreement
>between the eastern and western traditions in this area, which isn't that
>surprising really - a sword's a sword for a'that.
Yup, you're right. The SCA, by the way, doesn't allow forearm or shin
hits - too easy, too quick. ;)
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