Comments for SwordMaiden.com http://swordmaiden.com A Resource for Women Fighters in the SCA Mon, 12 May 2008 22:38:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 Comment on Aden’s Lamellar by MARIA SMITH http://swordmaiden.com/armor/aden/#comment-4476 MARIA SMITH Tue, 06 May 2008 08:25:09 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/armor/aden/#comment-4476 I am looking forward to starting something like this. As this is just what I am looking for. May I ask what the back looks like I cannot make it out. I hope to get your answer soon. I do not want to start it and then find out I am doing it wrong and have to take it apart. Thank you in advance for your help. Maria S. I am looking forward to starting something like this. As this is just what I am looking for. May I ask what the back looks like I cannot make it out. I hope to get your answer soon. I do not want to start it and then find out I am doing it wrong and have to take it apart. Thank you in advance for your help.
Maria S.

]]> Comment on Five Hurdles by Jay Gischer http://swordmaiden.com/armoredrose/fivehurdles/#comment-4234 Jay Gischer Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:14:45 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/armoredrose/fivehurdles/#comment-4234 I don't fight in SCA, though I know people who have. I practice and teach martial arts to men and to women. I very much appreciate this list, I'm sure it will help me training women, and a few men, who definitely can have issues with 3 and 4. I know I had issues with 3. I don’t fight in SCA, though I know people who have. I practice and teach martial arts to men and to women. I very much appreciate this list, I’m sure it will help me training women, and a few men, who definitely can have issues with 3 and 4. I know I had issues with 3.

]]> Comment on Put Up or Shut Up: A Tough Love Perspective on Women in SCA Fighting by Gwen of Plain http://swordmaiden.com/combat/toughlove/#comment-4117 Gwen of Plain Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:41:28 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/combat/toughlove/#comment-4117 Well said! I'm gonna think of this every time I start thinking about having a good whine! Thanks for putting something like that so straight foward without any beating around the bush. Thanks!!! Well said! I’m gonna think of this every time I start thinking about having a good whine! Thanks for putting something like that so straight foward without any beating around the bush. Thanks!!!

]]> Comment on Valora’s Armor by Josh Jameson http://swordmaiden.com/armor/valora/#comment-4016 Josh Jameson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:09:05 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/armor/valora/#comment-4016 Hey all, Sorry for catching your posts late. I handle the marketing for Age of Heroes. The actual site address is: http://www.ageofheroesarmoury.com Feel free to check the site or contact me directly if you have any questions! Hey all,

Sorry for catching your posts late. I handle the marketing for Age of Heroes. The actual site address is:

http://www.ageofheroesarmoury.com

Feel free to check the site or contact me directly if you have any questions!

]]> Comment on Survey by Trude Duckworth (Sir Trude) http://swordmaiden.com/chivalry/survey/#comment-3824 Trude Duckworth (Sir Trude) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:55:51 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/chivalry/survey/#comment-3824 Hi, just dropping a note- I'll do the survey just get in touch. I've been finishing my electrical engineering degree so I've been a bit busy getting involved again - really nice site Trude Hi, just dropping a note- I’ll do the survey just get in touch. I’ve been finishing my electrical engineering degree so I’ve been a bit busy
getting involved again - really nice site Trude

]]> Comment on Melanie’s Breastplate & Backplate by Sir Patrick O'Malley http://swordmaiden.com/armor/melanie/#comment-3393 Sir Patrick O'Malley Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:28:18 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/armor/melanie/#comment-3393 It is 16 gauge. After several yeas of use twice a week and an occasional dent removal it still looks good. It is 16 gauge. After several yeas of use twice a week and an occasional dent removal it still looks good.

]]> Comment on Aden’s Lamellar by Cheryl http://swordmaiden.com/armor/aden/#comment-3334 Cheryl Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:10:37 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/armor/aden/#comment-3334 May I ask what size leather plates did you use. May I ask what size leather plates did you use.

]]> Comment on Frustration by Sita http://swordmaiden.com/combat/frustration/#comment-3318 Sita Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:54:50 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/combat/frustration/#comment-3318 Bravo! This is my most difficult obstacle in fighting and also my most difficult to talk about. As easy as it is to become frustrated it's just as hard to calm down once that anxiety/ bitter anger sets in. Frustration can be a bit of a catch 22 if you aren't careful. You get frustrated because for some reason or another you just aren't getting "it", becuase you become frustated then you become even less focused and even further from accomplishing your goal. This in turn causes you to be even more frustrated, and it's a vicious cycle that, until you somehow manage to break away, just keeps perpetuating itself... frustrating, isn't it? Bravo! This is my most difficult obstacle in fighting and also my most difficult to talk about. As easy as it is to become frustrated it’s just as hard to calm down once that anxiety/ bitter anger sets in. Frustration can be a bit of a catch 22 if you aren’t careful. You get frustrated because for some reason or another you just aren’t getting “it”, becuase you become frustated then you become even less focused and even further from accomplishing your goal. This in turn causes you to be even more frustrated, and it’s a vicious cycle that, until you somehow manage to break away, just keeps perpetuating itself… frustrating, isn’t it?

]]> Comment on Valora’s Armor by kajira http://swordmaiden.com/armor/valora/#comment-3317 kajira Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:48:26 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/armor/valora/#comment-3317 How do we get in touch with Age of Heroes Armory? i tried to find a link but have had no sucess... if anyone can help i would appriciate it!! How do we get in touch with Age of Heroes Armory? i tried to find a link but have had no sucess… if anyone can help i would appriciate it!!

]]> Comment on Philosophy by Sita http://swordmaiden.com/philosophy/#comment-3315 Sita Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:28:04 +0000 http://swordmaiden.com/philosophy/#comment-3315 It's true not every woman goes through those hurdles, and some men do. It's also true that the gender gap is slowly starting to close with new generations. However, some women do go through this. I've been fighting nearly three years now, not a terribly long time compared to some, but long enough to get to know my body and my brain a bit. I still find myself going though some of the things is Lady Elina's book. I have read The Armored Rose cover to cover several times not just the little snippet about the five hurdles. I found it very enlightening because not only does it describe her experiences as a woman and in fighting/ training other women but it also provides facts, statistics, and examples. The armored Rose most certainly isn't the only perspective/ scenario from a feminine stand-point but it is also certainly not an ill-informed or incorrect one. On a side note acknowledging that society has an impact on the way we think is not meant to provide a scapegoat for a female "handicap" but only an eye opener. Once it is realized that you (not society) as a female may have very well set limitations on yourself because of the way you have been brought up to think, only makes it easier to overcome and break down those limitations. It’s true not every woman goes through those hurdles, and some men do. It’s also true that the gender gap is slowly starting to close with new generations. However, some women do go through this. I’ve been fighting nearly three years now, not a terribly long time compared to some, but long enough to get to know my body and my brain a bit. I still find myself going though some of the things is Lady Elina’s book. I have read The Armored Rose cover to cover several times not just the little snippet about the five hurdles. I found it very enlightening because not only does it describe her experiences as a woman and in fighting/ training other women but it also provides facts, statistics, and examples. The armored Rose most certainly isn’t the only perspective/ scenario from a feminine stand-point but it is also certainly not an ill-informed or incorrect one. On a side note acknowledging that society has an impact on the way we think is not meant to provide a scapegoat for a female “handicap” but only an eye opener. Once it is realized that you (not society) as a female may have very well set limitations on yourself because of the way you have been brought up to think, only makes it easier to overcome and break down those limitations.

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