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[b-rad]

Medieval fighting?      Like jousting?

At night Morgan is the Yellow/Black checkered knight at Medieval Times.   

kick Cranberries!   

[T-BIRD]

Sunday 9:00 Race Trac in The Colony I in

[Morgan Buchanan]

Yeah... no. 

No, I don't joust.  I'm in the world's largest medieval recreation organization, the Society for Creative Anachronism.  (www.sca.org)

We do a variety of medieval activities, but the one I'm primarily interested and active in is our combat.  It's non-choreographed (unlike medieval times or ren fairs) and competitive.  We do singles tournaments as well as large melees where you could have as few as 20 on a side and as many as 1,000 on a side. 

Here's a pic of me:



It's hard to take a good picture of a battle involving upwards of 2,000 combatants, but here's one...

[X-aholic]

damn Morgan this really bad Cranberries

[b-rad]

That's cool man...is this something that people can come and watch?

[Morgan Buchanan]

Like I'm fond of saying, everyone needs a hobby.

The SCA is something of a medieval theme party with fighting.  Our events aren't spectator oriented, per se.  It's more "stuff we do when we get together."  But anyone who attends an event can certainly watch without participating. 

The organization is broken up regionally into "kingdoms" and the local kingdom is Texas and Oklahoma in Central time zone.  You can look here for more info:  www.ansteorra.org

There is a calendar that shows our events.  http://calendar.ansteorra.org/  You'll note that there are 1-3 events virtually every weekend of the year SOMEWHERE within Texas and Oklahoma.  Coming up for large melee events (if you want to watch groups of people try to kill and maim each other rather than single individuals trying to kill and maim each other) in November there are 2.. one outside of Tyler, TX and another down close to Beaumont.

Locally speaking, if you're in DFW and you just want to watch a local practice where people work on the skills to beat each other up, there are several practices around town.  One in Carrollton on Sundays, one in Arlington area (I think they're moving it around currently) on Sundays and one in Bedford on Wednesday nights.  Email or PM me if you want details.  If you're located elsewhere and are interested, email or PM me and I'll help you figure out your local area.  This is really a social organization and members from all over this region (kingdom) get to know each other very well.

We have an awards structure that indicates achievement and skill levels in all of our activities.  For fighting, the highest achievement you can attain really is knighthood (of which I am one), which is roughly analogous to getting a black belt in an eastern martial art (I have several of those too).  So if you like fighting in a reasonably controlled environment, partying with belly dancers, drinking until dawn.... then getting up and fighting some more, this might be the thing for you.  LOL

[snake]

 This is really a social organization and members from all over this region (kingdom) get to know each other very well.

Ain't nothing like kicking Cranberries to make new friends!

We have an awards structure that indicates achievement and skill levels in all of our activities.  For fighting, the highest achievement you can attain really is knighthood (of which I am one), which is roughly analogous to getting a black belt in an eastern martial art (I have several of those too).  So if you like fighting in a reasonably controlled environment, partying with belly dancers, drinking until dawn.... then getting up and fighting some more, this might be the thing for you.  LOL

Sounds like lots of fun, I'm surprised you can give up the bellydancers long enough to ride!

[Morgan Buchanan]

If you're watching belly dancers for the dance, there are some that are fantastic.  If you're watching they to check out "hot chicks" you're likley to be disappointed more often than not.  I don't like my women Rubenesque.  My wife is 4'11" and in the teens over 100 pounds.  That's not to say there aren't HOT belly dancers, but they're usually not MY type.  And even if they were... well, I usually ride in the day time and the dancers usually do their haflas at night anway!  LOL

We're fond of saying that it's fun to kill your best friends in the day and drinking beer with them at night.  LOL

[X-aholic]

you like them like I do short and built

[lakebum1980]

My old lady is pretty damn small too.  It was kind of odd at first.  She is about 5'1'' and 100lbs. sopping wet.  I am 6'4'' and pushing 250.  We got used to it though.

[X-aholic]

My old lady is pretty damn small too.  It was kind of odd at first.  She is about 5'1'' and 100lbs. sopping wet.  I am 6'4'' and pushing 250.  We got used to it though.

overlooking the size difference, I dont know how she can put up with you. You are a lucky guy

[lakebum1980]

My old lady is pretty damn small too.  It was kind of odd at first.  She is about 5'1'' and 100lbs. sopping wet.  I am 6'4'' and pushing 250.  We got used to it though.

overlooking the size difference, I dont know how she can put up with you. You are a lucky guy

It probably has something to do with me being God's gift to women!  Haha.

[SHADOW03]

GOT GIFT TO WOMEN BULL $HIT HAHA

[X-aholic]

My old lady is pretty damn small too.  It was kind of odd at first.  She is about 5'1'' and 100lbs. sopping wet.  I am 6'4'' and pushing 250.  We got used to it though.

overlooking the size difference, I dont know how she can put up with you. You are a lucky guy

It probably has something to do with me being God's gift to women!  Haha.

excuse me while I choke on my own vomit

[SouthernXer]

If you're watching belly dancers for the dance, there are some that are fantastic.  If you're watching they to check out "hot chicks" you're likley to be disappointed more often than not.  I don't like my women Rubenesque.  My wife is 4'11" and in the teens over 100 pounds.  That's not to say there aren't HOT belly dancers, but they're usually not MY type.  And even if they were... well, I usually ride in the day time and the dancers usually do their haflas at night anway!  LOL

We're fond of saying that it's fun to kill your best friends in the day and drinking beer with them at night.  LOL

I'd have to agree with Morgan.  Just from what I have seen with Belly Dancers, there are a lot of Two Hump camels built better.    

Sorry if any of you are belly dancers as I am sure you are now offended.