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Armani Privé | SS12 HC || posted by haute-vanity

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Armani Privé | SS12 HC || posted by haute-vanity
New England’s medieval fight club is no larping matter
Author: Meagan Mcginnes
Video/Photo: Guruamar Khalsa & Olivia Spinale
Tucked away on the fourth floor of an inconspicuous converted brick mill in Nashua, New Hampshire, The Knights Hall has no turrets or drawbridge. There is no fanfare or feasting.
Inside, men and women use modern training techniques to prepare to suit up in not-always-shining armor for medieval-style combat. Once properly trained and attired, they will then fight each other with abandon. And with swords.
Presiding over it all is Jaye Brooks, a 50-year-old Rhode Island native who is one of the most highly decorated armored steel tournament fighters in the United States. A year removed from a full-time job at a technology company, he is training athletes aspiring to compete in the Armored Combat League or even earn a coveted spot on the USA Knights, the elite team that represents the country in international competitions. He’s also giving lessons in how to properly wield a medieval mace to those simply looking for a unique fitness regiment.
“You have to have a love for somebody and a certain amount of trust to make sure that they aren’t going to actually kill you,” Brooks said. “These are deadly weapons. You aren’t allowed to stab because stabbing means death. It could actually kill you. So no one does it, and we train people not to do it.”
Before completely trading in a world of Excel spreadsheets for the one of Excalibur, Brooks was a senior project manager at a technology company in Nashua. The job was stable and earned him a comfortable salary, but left him feeling unfulfilled. In his off hours, he would strap on 50 pounds of armor to train himself and others in medieval-style combat.
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Source: Copyright © 2015 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
Cuirass (Char Aina) with Mail Shirt, cuirass, 17th century; mail shirt, 19th century, Iranian (Met Museum)

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Armani Privé | SS12 HC || posted by haute-vanity
EXTRA EXTRA! RAPIER THROWING! Interrupting my normal posting flow with this gorgeous little thing.
So, I came across an early 17th century rapier treatise from Leipzig, Germany, by Michael Hundt. “A New Art-Filled Manual on Rapier” (advertising the art-work seems common) Now, sword throwing isn’t THAT uncommon, Fiore covers it for longsword (and someone else probably talks about it too). So here we have some illustrations of rapier throwing(and text).
Text to go with the first image:
“79. If your grace will use shooting with the rappier, usually when you are against two or three, during the day or night, Then you must give diligent attention to the thrust and cut, and carefully displace, would your grace however be tired, so that you cannot continue, and especially when your life is in danger, then take your rappier back by the pommel and wind up with all your might, and throw it at the group, and look around for another good advantage, or with it, take refuge to the preservation of life and limb, when you can do nothing else, and you would rather live than be dead.”
Text to go with the second image:
“80. If your grace sees that one will use this same shooting of the rappier on you, then go round about with him in the circle, and hold his replay, however if he goes with his blade as if he will go away, then step with the left leg back to the 4. and run off with the whole blade before your body, and take out the thrust together with his blade, so that his blade is above and comes over and away from your blade, then he cannot do it, however your grace has him thereafter how you can have him, to make an exit, as you want it.”
Text to go with the third image:
“94. it happens from time to time, that one in the night will be attacked by several, it is wherever it will be, often from four or five or more people, and some therefore will be robbed, that it costs him his life and limb, and usually, when one in the night will resort to coupling, because often the other waits for his turn, as well this can sometimes happen, then do this thing, and keep safe a good rappier for yourself. However, if your grace will be assaulted on the way home, by a whole group of enemies, then take your rappier with both fists and shoot it at the whole group, and see hereafter where your grace can gain further protection, because need sometimes breaks iron, ere you live, there you give.”
These are just wonderful, and I think they show how open and versatile actual fighting is… Like reverse grip, half-swording and similar things.
And the last is slightly gory, so not totally off-topic. xD
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Hervé Léger by Max Azria Fall 2015
Armoured by waronmars on Flickr.
A set of Japanese armor, 19th century.
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16th century armor and weapons
falling buffe + burgonet is probably my favorite helmet in history