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what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 8:01:59 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 8:05:14 AM   
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Society for Creative Anachronism, most likely.    But it depends on what the context is.

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 8:08:59 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 8:21:33 AM   
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Or a bunch of people wearing odd clothing whacking each other with toy swords.
http://www.sca.org/

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 8:32:31 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 8:46:18 AM   
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Im sure you've insulted people who take the SCA seriously. Its not, what is SCA. the proper way to ask is, What is THE SCA. lol lol he he
Youv'e got it all wrong... The correct way to phrase it is
Dear Gods please grant me wisdom into the very privilaged secrets of your most divine institution, the SCA? Unworthy though I am, I beg this of you...

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 9:00:21 AM   
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Or a bunch of people wearing odd clothing whacking each other with toy swords.
http://www.sca.org/


Hmmm, having been hit with a 40 inch rattan weapon, I would in no way consider them a "toy". 

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 9:20:12 AM   
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Seriously, compared to a metal sword (or even a bokken), the SCA weapons are not even close to real, nor were they ever meant to be. They are made out of rattan and restricted in their design and usage, for the sake of safety - not realism.

That isn't an aspersion, just a categorization of the implements the SCA plays with.

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 9:58:44 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 10:06:31 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/15/2008 11:50:43 AM   
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Its not really all that hard to understand the connections between the SCA and BDSM. People dress in funny costumes, gather in large groups, enjoy fine booze and cheap women (fine women and cheap booze??), and beat on each other for hours.

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/16/2008 11:45:14 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 7:09:41 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 7:29:50 AM   
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Seriously, compared to a metal sword (or even a bokken), the SCA weapons are not even close to real, nor were they ever meant to be. They are made out of rattan and restricted in their design and usage, for the sake of safety - not realism.





That is I think where SCA differs from what most of us do in the UK, Here, we use replica steel weaponry, my own sword is 27 inch long by 2 inch wide and made out of tempered and case hardened steel with a eigth inch 'edge'.Basically an Iron Age hacking sword, but mine has a point too, it being what is considered a 'safe' half inch round.

Here, we can if offered a weapon or shield to hit, can give it full welly and use the sword.If a strike to a person, then we learn to as actors, 'pull' blows, a hit that looks forceful, but is'nt. Even with all the safety rules, there are injuries, I myself have broken knuckles and fingers by being hit, that was before I went for a maille encrusted welders glove, not quite authentic, but definately safer!

Fighting in this manner as doing battle re-enactment, we get a full realisation of what it was to wield weapons without the killing, swords, spears and shields are bloody heavy and we can see why fights, battles etc were short events, even given our ancestors were a lot stronger than our present race.

Some people play squash to vent feelings, I can tell you, a cold winter's morning dressed in archaic attire with a length of cold steel clutched in your mit, you soon warm up and the after result, is a wonderful feeling of release. Thinking of the past weeks difficulties, they all dissolve in hitting something, a something which has the ability to hit back and there making you think how to better the opponent.


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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 7:35:48 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 7:52:38 AM   
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Here, we use replica steel weaponry, my own sword is 27 inch long by 2 inch wide and made out of tempered and case hardened steel with a eigth inch 'edge'.Basically an Iron Age hacking sword, but mine has a point too, it being what is considered a 'safe' half inch round.

Here, we can if offered a weapon or shield to hit, can give it full welly and use the sword.If a strike to a person, then we learn to as actors, 'pull' blows, a hit that looks forceful, but is'nt. Even with all the safety rules, there are injuries, I myself have broken knuckles and fingers by being hit, that was before I went for a maille encrusted welders glove, not quite authentic, but definately safer!


There are some groups in the US who play that way, Adrian Empire being one, can't remember the others offhand.

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 7:59:17 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 7:59:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		The odd thing is , or perhaps not so odd really, I have encountered a very lot of people who are into battle re-enactment and also kinky. The first time I encountered my ex, she was playing the part of a Roman slave, complete with chains, apparently sold for an amphora of wine, fair deal I suppose.

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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 9:37:07 AM   
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RE: what is SCA? - 1/17/2008 2:41:15 PM   
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