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Title: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: silasraven on October 22, 2011, 06:25:48 PM
well no fake leg but i do want to learn to sword fight. ever since i was younger, got any ideas? im pretty good at balance.
Title: Re: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: nomad on October 22, 2011, 06:31:01 PM
Would you be interested in videos or hands on training?  

If hands on, where are you located?

Here's what I've found so far...

http://www.thearma.org/Practice/partners.htm (http://www.thearma.org/Practice/partners.htm)
Title: Re: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: silasraven on October 22, 2011, 11:23:03 PM
both sound wonderful, i live in fayetteville NC and am on limited income as many people. fencing only allows people to sit in chair with my circumstance
Title: Re: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: DonaCatalina on November 15, 2011, 11:07:13 AM
http://www.atlantia.sca.org/

You might try the SCA. We had a pair of fighters in the Steppes who lost a leg below the knee and learned to fight.
Title: Re: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: crazyrennie on November 16, 2011, 12:29:14 PM
There are other medieval groups as well-
Most if not all are more than willing to teach
Crazy
Title: Re: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: silasraven on January 05, 2012, 07:17:15 PM
well im moving so washington state might have something. ive got my sword and my bow. i know how to fire. but as for fighting. maybe stick to a tree for now. even if i had wooden swords i doubt someone would be interested. while here i fayetteville that is. but thank you for the information
Title: Re: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: silasraven on January 05, 2012, 07:28:34 PM
sent an email to one of the board admins. so im praying.
Title: Re: peg leg want to fight!
Post by: a6ate on May 21, 2017, 11:04:29 PM
I'm trying to check the membership of SCA.