I'm practicing today with my stout compatriot. We are focusing on these texts:

http://www.selohaar.org/CW2010/The_Spea ... Liberi.pdf
http://www.hroarr.com/manuals/fiore/omsg_lanza.pdf
http://www.chicagoswordplayguild.com/wp ... -Spear.pdf

Very nice setup! The "bean bag" reminds me of a rice bag carried in samurai times. I don't recall the name of the item, nor do I have an image for you, but it's the same idea. I would imagine a "forage bag" would prove handy, since a Ranger would get contributions from grateful v...

This is my workout: http://youtu.be/SKGF-ErsJiI Seriously, I am inspired by it, and I've taken some MovNat instruction, but not enough. MovNat's philosophy, as I understand it, is to get back to primal movements, rather than indulging in abstract exercises, such as hoisting stainless-steel barbells ...

It's certainly interesting and inspiring!

He makes a point that the arrow can be laid on the opposite side of the bow. There's no hard and fast rule as far as that's concerned, and it's worth experimenting with.

I think I won't bring the trampoline to the butts anytime soon, however...

Ringulf wrote:Wow thank you, this is very cool I am going to try it!

I soaked one of the cram cakes for 1/2 an hour in my Sierra cup, then boiled it for 10 minutes with some garden weeds (dandelion, chicory, mallow). Turned out fine, but I would double the measure of salt.

Sure! No shortening! That spoils too easily. Here's what I use. 2 cups buckwheat flour 3/4 cup of warm water 1 tsp salt 1 Tbsp honey Mix the salt and honey into the water first. Pour the water into the flour, a little at a time. You may not need that much water. The dough should be stiff and not too...

Oh! Buckwheat flour is the bomb! 2 cups of buckwheat flour, tablesoon of honey and a teaspoon of salt. I could live on this.

This is what I use with my Atrim type X. It's simple and effective.
I've suffered through enough battle reenactments with vertically hanging scabbards, with the bruises to show for it.

They could potentially sue fans who make films that they don't sell at all. They have better lawyers than most fans.

Well. I am a former professional baker, so I am equal to this task. Most recipes for hardtack say to bake it at 350 degrees. I tried this once and the cake puffed up as the water in the dough turned into steam. I'm shooting for 300 degrees tonight, but I wouldn't be surprised if 250 was better. Soon...

Very impressive, bro!

Early swords were so short they could hang straight down without hindering walking. I don't know that this will be practical for this blade.

They are normally smart enough to let fan films slip through the cracks.

Hmmm... still pondering my Ranger boot choices. I have a wondrous pair of mocs from this company: http://www.mukluks.com/ My tracker mocs are very comfortable (that's from someone who hates shoes) So these guys also have tall boots: http://shop.mukluks.com/Traditional-Tall-Chocolate-Brown-Mukluks-16...

Cool! Thanks for the chart.

I'll have to explore vellum.

Even as a ME Ranger, I tend to revert to 21st century techniques, such as gathering herbs and sticking them in a zip-loc bag. In the old days, people usually used some sort of cloth to wrap things. As a Japanophile, I discovered furoshiki, which is a Japanese practice of wrapping things with cloth. ...