LARPers...

[Hasbinbad]

there are actually a bunch of cool things coming out of western martial arts recently

there was a zweilhander video floating around a couple years ago that would make you shit your pants

[Orruar]

Badass. I want to go to one of those with a giant vat of superhot oil.

[Hasbinbad]

this isn't it, but is also cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXvIwCooCq8

[Hasbinbad]

here is a fun doc on those guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZNNW...E6C6F998C62521

[Hasbinbad]

irish stick fighting (isf) uses shillelagh style fighting sticks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YHATQZ0zgA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d43qH9w5Dow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X_J77d7lE8

[Langrisserx]

yea you love a good stick fight thats what i hear

[fishingme]

Originally Posted by gotrocks [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Bob you need to watch gamers hands of fate.

easy to find. good movie. done by a company here in seattle called Zombie Orpheus Entertainment and Dead Gentleman Productions, they've got some other cool stuff on youtube (gamers 1,2, journeyquest. Yes this has become a plug, they deserve it, 100% crowdfunded).

anyway, if trin miller larps im cool with it.

I was walking around volunteer park with my dog & gf, ended up walking around some larpers. One shot an arrow and it came by. My dog ended up lunging for it and picking it up. Ended up grabbing it, giving it back to the guy and watching them larp for about 10 minutes. Was pretty cool how many people they had, think the number was about 25. All pretty well costumed too.

[Zadrian]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

these guys are not sca, they are actual martial artists, and those are legit tournaments

sca a bunch of scripted and limp wristed pansies compared to this bunch

Well, actually SCA isn't guilty of being scripted or stage fighting (although I believe they do stage fighting as a pass-time between "battles") what they are guilty of is a bunch of morbidly obese dudes that think they are medieval warriors.

You can't be a medieval warrior if you huffnpuff walking up steps.

[Skittlez]

Originally Posted by Zadrian [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well, actually SCA isn't guilty of being scripted or stage fighting (although I believe they do stage fighting as a pass-time between "battles") what they are guilty of is a bunch of morbidly obese dudes that think they are medieval warriors.

You can't be a medieval warrior if you huffnpuff walking up steps.

Apparently you don't realize how much strength and stamina you have to have to wear full suits of plate armor while you try to beat your opponent down and protect your self.

[MrSparkle001]

I watched it again and realized it's like watching real life Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. A bunch of people running around in confusing whacking each other with big weapons, except there's no beheadings or blood (that I can see).

They're definitely a few steps above SCA and renaissance faire stage fighting, which are themselves steps above LARPing (lightning bolt! lightning bolt!). The only thing I've seen more real than this was a short-lived series a year ago about real life jousters who'd break their hands and suffer nasty concussions when they fell. Brutal shit.