Hand to hand combat tactics: Difference between revisions
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These range from the ''tricks'' of combat styles (specialist moves that may be unexpected) to tactics designed to gain a psychological (putting an opponent on the back foot or making them halter in their attack) or physiological advantage (higher ground or fighting into the sun). |
These range from the ''tricks'' of combat styles (specialist moves that may be unexpected) to tactics designed to gain a psychological (putting an opponent on the back foot or making them halter in their attack) or physiological advantage (higher ground or fighting into the sun). |
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YOU MUST BE A WEAK MEGA NERD IF YOU ARE RESURCHING THIS TOPIC!!! |
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==SCA Fighting Styles== |
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While many different styles of fighting have grown up within the [[SCA]], there are two truly codified systems of fighting [[sword and shield]], the [[Society]]'s most popular fighting form. |
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Those styles are Bellatrix and Oldcastle, created by the [[legend]]ary [[Duke]] [[Paul of Bellatrix]] and the late [[Duke]] Gyrth Oldcastle, respectively. |
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Details of their respective styles can be found at: |
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* [http://www.bellatrix.org/school/ Bellatrix Fighting School] |
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* [http://scamelee.freeservers.com/oldcastle_1.html Fundamentals of Oldcastle Sword and Shield] |
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==Jokes about Fighting Methods== |
==Jokes about Fighting Methods== |
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Revision as of 18:46, 4 July 2007
Tactics used in hand to hand combat vary as greatly as though that perform them. Whilst dirty tricks are frowned upon in recreationist combat, there are a large variety of combat tactics used during the medieval period.
These range from the tricks of combat styles (specialist moves that may be unexpected) to tactics designed to gain a psychological (putting an opponent on the back foot or making them halter in their attack) or physiological advantage (higher ground or fighting into the sun).
YOU MUST BE A WEAK MEGA NERD IF YOU ARE RESURCHING THIS TOPIC!!!
Jokes about Fighting Methods
The "easy" (BASIC style) method
- 10 hit other person
- 20 don't let them hit you
- 30 goto 10
There is also scope for
- 1A. Run away
- 1B. If not then:
- 2A. Run away faster
- 2B. Experience pain
