How a Grad Student Shall be Armed
(Thanks to Jan and George D. for the action shots!)
Jeff and I face off with spears
Note the balls on the spears (from GDFB Global; hafts are ash from Purpleheart). We are crazy, but not stupid.
Growing weary of being stabbed in the face, I grab Jeff's spear and fumble for my dagger. "Here, dagger... here, dagger..."
Having found my dagger (by Heimrick, which I won in WMAW 2001), I carefully stab Jeff lots. (You need to watch it, even with blunt daggers in full armor, since they're very stiff.)
Jeff pushes me off and grabs his sword (they're both Hanwei, which I got from Therion - one's Gen 3 and the other Gen 4. The Gen 3 is clunkier, but sturdier for this kind of thing). I drop the dagger and call for my sword, which Duncan hands to me from the other side of the list ropes.
We face off with swords. (Furious battle ensues - make whatever sound effects you like.)
Note my voider came loose...
Having thrown Jeff to the ground, I pin him with my knee and get ready to shove the point of my sword into the gaps in his armor. He makes like France and surrenders.
We are tired.
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Foetor Iudaicus - note the steam coming off my head!
Note groovy castle in background. The armor let us really hit each other hard with metal weapons, and it doesn't hurt much more than boxing.
