How to make arming points for armored combat, harnischfechten, etc. We discuss historical arming points and cover how to make your own.
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Last Minute Demo with Bayt Al-Asad
This past weekend, I had an amazing opportunity to help out my friends at Bayt Al-Asad, a Persian historical combat group. They study and teach Armored combat as practiced in Persia. This demo focused on the Timurid period (late 14th through 16th centuries CE). At the last minute one of their presenters couldn’t make it…
With Meta having issues today, I am reminded why a federated social media system is so important. Too much power in one place is a vulnerability and often leads to corruption. This is why knights wear armor all over, not just in one place. It is the concept of how armor works, too, by distributing…
Traveling with Armor Today (Part 4): Packing
(If you haven’t seen it yet, this series begins with Part 1 over here.) I touched a little on my packing strategy in the last post, on paperwork when we looked at a packing list. In my case, I have some pretty beefy and heavy full plate armor and I’m a fairly pudgy 6 feet…
Happy Christmas to You
May you and your loved ones feast like kings and may all your days be filled with joy.
Traveling in Armor Part 3: Paperwork
There is a new post on the Aspiring Knight blog! Check it out – https://aspiringknight.com/2023/12/03/traveling-with-armor-today-part-3-paperwork/
Traveling with Armor Today (Part 3): Paperwork
What kind of paperwork to take with you when you travel with armor – How I do it.
Some Thoughts On Horsemanship
The very word, “chivalry” comes from the French “cheval”, meaning “horse”. From the very beginning of chivalry and knighthood, horses and riding them have been at the base of what we do. [T]he art of being a good horseman is one of the main skills necessary to knights and squires… King Dom Eduarte 1 of…
Testing a post from the Android app on my Chromebook. Adding a picture for the fun of it.