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Post by fox on Oct 20, 2005 8:10:46 GMT -6
I was just curious if anyone who visits this board has fenced both USFA and SCA type fencing?
I've met some SCA folks in my day, but have not fenced with them, as yet...
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Post by schlager7 on Oct 20, 2005 9:27:50 GMT -6
Not specifically SCA, no, not yet.
Perhaps I will in the near future, if I work more closely with vraptor's outreach to my area's local SCA group. I'm game, I just have not run across any SCA members fencing up to now.
I would note that there is a long history of cross-pollination between the groups. Justin Tausig, who is currently 14th on the 2005-2006 USFA Point Standings for Senior Men's Epée is a long-time and avid SCA fencer. In 2004 he went on a quest to win 1000 fights at the weeklong SCA Even known as Pennsic War.
No doubt when you're good, you're good.
Interestingly, one of the most influential individuals in the creation of SCA "light fencing" is a man named Chris Zakes (Tivar Moondragon in the SCA). In the early 1970s, before he discovered the SCA he was a Rice University Fencer and took classes from Arnold "Sonny" Mercado and Claude Caux.
In November of 1975 Chris Zakes traveled to San Antonio to participate in a "swashbuckling list" that was part of a larger SCA tournament. As with the tournament that gave birth to SCA, there was broadsword combat, guided by established SCA rules, and the swashbuckling event, primarily using modern fencing rules. One difference, however, was that it required no protection beyond a fencing mask. There were only about seven competitors, but it was a beginning. On his way home, Zakes kept thinking, "This could be fun, if it was done right." Zake’s, adopting the persona of Tivar Moondragon, began what would develop into a lifetime interest in research and attempts to re-create the techniques described in historical fencing documents.
Since then, his teaching, experimentation and writings have shaped much of the SCA's approach to "light fencing." So not only is there some crossover, in Texas it has been significant in its influence.
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Post by schlager7 on Nov 16, 2005 10:34:04 GMT -6
Here's a related tidbit I found a few months ago when I was tracking down various fencing club bylaws that were posted on the net (don't ask). This is from Colby College in Maine and is an interesting excerpt from the Colby Fencing Club's constitution:The purpose of The Colby Fencing Club shall be to promote and organize fencing and Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) activities on campus. This includes practices, competitions, and fencing awareness promotional activities.
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