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    Monday, June 22nd, 2009
    7:02 am
    Concerning Talhoffer
    I run into folks on a regular basis who are working on HEMA (Historic European Marital Arts) who are just (or primarily) working with the works of Hans Talhoffer.  Mostly because his manuscripts are illustrated (some of the first from Germany) and because Mark Rector's interpretation of the 1467 edition is so widely available.  Mark's book is great and I use it for intro stuff all the time but it is not a beginers book.  I am starting to write War and Peace as happens when I start talking about Talhoffer. 

    This morning I was checking the Sword Forum Boards and another discussion on Talhoffer has started.  I read it because the question was specific and I thought I might be able to weigh in.  Turns out what I was going to say was covered by others.  But there was "the Hope Diamond" of explanations of Talhoffer by Stefan Dieke.

    "... Talhoffer has some drawbacks. Once you have a profound understanding of Liechtenauer's system, Talhoffer becomes pretty accessible. Without this background chances are extremely high that you come up with 'creative' interpretations which most likely are not what Talhoffer meant."
    Stefan Dieke

    At this point there are plenty of places you can go to get a more "profound understanding of Liechtenauer's system".  These sources can be found online, in print and on DVD.  Below are just a few of the better ones available in English.

    Translations in Print:
    Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer
    Christian Tobler

    The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570
    by Joachim Meyer Joachim Meyer (Author), Jeffrey L. Forgeng (Translator)


    Translations Online:
    "Goliath" (1510 - 1520)
    "Hanko Döbringer" (ca 1389) See the PDF about halfway down the page.

    Interpreations in Print:
    Fighting with the German Longsword
    Christian Tobler


    DVD:
    The Longsword of Johannes Liechtenauer (vendor is one of several selling this in the USA)
    By Alex Kiermeyer and Hans Heim of the Och fight school in Germany
    Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
    7:21 pm
    I'll be in my bunk
    Tom Leoni just announced on Sword Forum that his translation of Getty Fiore will be out later this month.  I'll be one of the first to be ordering mine.  I'm also eagerly awaiting the second eddition that "will be complete with illustrations and collateral material such as the lives of the condottieri mentioned by Fiore, more expanded historical and linguistic notes, plus synoptic tables of the system."  I had a joygasim when I read the bit about the condottieri.  Like I said I'll be in my bunk.
    6:35 am
    From Stephen Colbert's twitter
    "in hindsight, i really should’ve tried to get on the iranian ballot".  I love that man. 

    I still need to finish watching the shows he did in Iraq.  I did see the first one where President Obama told General Odierno.  That was too funny.

    Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
    7:21 am
    Red Faction: Guerrilla
    I upped my geekdom last night and bought my first game the day it came out.  I got Red Faction: Guerrilla for the Xbox.  I will say more in a minute but let me start out by saying: THIS GAME ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKS!!!

    It's the classic story of a Blue Collar Martian miner rises up against the evil occupying Earth forces.  If it sounds like a lame storyline the game play MORE then makes up for it.  The object to to driver the Earthers off Mars.  To do this you need to destroy their infrastructure.  You can do that with the usual tools like exlosives and guns but you also have a supped up sledge hammer.  Go check out the videos on the site to see what I mean.

    This game has replaced Battlefront and Left 4 Dead as my "I've had a bad day and need to violently kill pixels".  Why just shoot Ewoks or Zombies when you can destroy buildings, vehicles and people with a sledge hammer.  :-)

    Current Mood: ecstatic
    Friday, May 29th, 2009
    9:43 pm
    WMAW registration open
    Registration is open for WMAW.  When I got the email I did SQUEEEE big time.  Then I had to calm down and fill out the forms.  Which I did.  I might have to set up a ticker for my LJ profile.  :-)

    As always the class list is a nightmare to figure out what to take.  I decided to do the following.

    Combat Biomechanics: The Art of Tactical Movement  Tony Wolf
    Ott's Ringen  Jessica Finley
    Combat Manuals in Context  Keith Alderson
    Fighting from the Nebenhut: Longsword Plays from the Ringeck Fechtbuch  Christian Tobler
    Meyer's Halbe Stange - a devastating length of wood  Stefan Dieke
    The German Fightbook: Working with 3227a, Sigmund Ringeck, Peter von Danzig, and progressing to Joachim Meyer  Keith Alderson
    New Old Spain — Lost and Found, Found Again, or Lost in Plain Sight  Steve Hick
    A German Spearman's Primer  Christian Tobler
    A Conceptual look at the 24 Winden of Johannes Liechtenauers Art  Jörg Bellinghausen
    An Introduction to the Dagger of Joachim Meyer  Jörg Bellinghausen
    Bartitsu: The Gentlemanly Art of Self Defence  Tony Wolf
    Mixed Weapon Techniques: Use of the Iberian Montante (Two-Handed Sword) Against Polearms  Eric Myers



    Current Mood: excited
    Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
    11:24 pm
    New cure
    My bad days have a new cure; Left for Dead.  The Ewoks have been retired and Zombies have taken their place.  I can go to work tomorrow and the people I work with will survive their own stupidity... for now...  :-)
    Monday, May 11th, 2009
    1:35 pm
    'Viking ship' discovered in Sweden's largest lake

    The Local is reporting about a new "Viking Age" ship being found in Sweden.  More info in English can be found here.

    A longer report on Kzoo will come out in the next few days.  I am still digging out from under work email.  In some ways going out of town is as much of a pain as going to work.  :-)

    Friday, May 1st, 2009
    9:47 am
    Happy Anniversary [info]melaniesuzanne
    It was 5 years ago today that I was anxiously waiting to get to the church to marry the love of my life [info]melaniesuzanne .  Happy Anniversary love.
    Thursday, April 30th, 2009
    6:29 pm
    Protect Yourself Against the Swine Flu, With Style
    We can all rest easier because if the Swine Flu gets us we can go out with style.  Pick your mask style.




    Monday, April 20th, 2009
    9:00 pm
    Melanie might have to upgrade her phone
    Apparently someone has created a Pip Boy theme for Blackberry.  For more info check out the Gizmodo post.
    Friday, March 27th, 2009
    6:21 pm
    On a nice day math is hard
    As with most Fridays I only worked until about noon.  Being I nice day I decided I would go for a rollerblade on the bike trail rather then some machine that goes nowhere in the gym.  I set out to do no more then 3 miles.  Well I missed a mile marker and wound up doing 5.  So far I can still walk and am working on keeping loose. 

    All that said if I had the day over I would not change a thing.  Except maybe not going to work at all.
    Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
    9:51 pm
    Good Birthday
    I acctually had a good Birthday despite my Dark Helmet's (my supervisor) best attempt to change that at the end of the day.  After the gym it was off to Red Robin with [info]melaniesuzanne for birthday dinner.  When we got home she had a couple of gifts for me.  Two books on medieval archery (sadly one of which I had) and the other was one on my wish list.  I will be off to read the latter when I get done this post. 



    There was a large box containing the Mac Daddy of birthday gifts.  That Mac Daddy was a Fender bass for Rock Band.  I spent the next two hours rocking out with Naked Swede (my Rock Band band).  [info]melaniesuzanne even joined me on drums for a few sets. She laughed at me when I started using one of the cat scratching toys as a monitor.

    I think the world has stopped sliding down for a bit and I can go to bed.



    Current Mood: bouncy
    Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
    10:06 pm
    Monday, March 16th, 2009
    8:21 pm
    God Rest John Hawkwood

    Sir John Hawkwood
    Today (or tomorrow depending on the source) is the 615th anniversary of the death of Sir John Hawkwood.  He went from being the second son of an Essex tanner to being one of the best (and best paid) condottiere
    Friday, February 27th, 2009
    11:09 pm
    Tonights BSG
    Was Super Sized LAME!!!
    8:42 pm
    Friday, February 13th, 2009
    7:52 pm
    The weaker sex kicking butt
    Sean Hayes posted the first link to Sword Forum. The second is another one I liked. O.K. I liked her outfit as well as the butt kicking.

    The clips are part of a series of movie reels from England in the 1930's. It covers womens self defense through the use of Jujustu. [info]melaniesuzanne and I then saw another clip from the series on Attack of the Show.

    Clips behind the cut... )
    Monday, February 2nd, 2009
    9:56 pm
    Thursday, January 8th, 2009
    11:26 am
    Meme thing
    I don’t normally do this sort of thing but I’m waiting on people to call me back. So boardom and an undetermined about of free time leads me to trivial things like this.

    A) People who have been tagged must may write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.
    B) Tag eight people (or none, whatever you want). Don't tag who tagged you.

    I won’t ask anyone in particular to do this. But if you do leave me a comment here so I can go look at yours.

    What are your nicknames?
    [info]melaniesuzanne calls me hubby fink. Other than that I know of none that others call me… to my face.

    How do you style your hair?
    Brush it back a couple of times when it is damp. Then find the part on the left side and comb it to the side.

    What's the last book you read?
    The Bourne Identity. I don’t usually read fiction (too much history stuff to read) but I really got hooked on this. The movies are VERY loosly related to the book. But it’s not like most movies where they butcher the book. The movies just take plot points from the book and go their own direction. The book is WELL worth the read even if you liked the movie.

    What colour shirt are you wearing now?
    A green Henley.

    Are you an introvert or extrovert?
    Let me think about this one… not; of course I’m an introvert.

    Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer?
    If you have to ask them you don’t know me very well. I’ve been using Firefox since version 0.something. It’s been so long that I cannot remember. Of course my corporate overlords make me use IE at work. But hey I’m getting paid for it so I don’t feel quite so dirty.

    Do you nap a lot?
    I’ll power nap if I need to. Usually not more than 20 minutes or so. If I need a longer nap then something is usually wrong. i.e. I’m sick or have been squinting a lot.

    Who was the last person you hugged?
    [info]melaniesuzanne before I left the house this morning.

    What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
    Some might say my interest in Historic European Martial Arts is an obsession. But I prefer to think about it as a passion.

    What was the last thing you ate today?
    Some peanut butter crackers.

    How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
    30-45 Minutes. I usually go from alarm clock to desk in less than an hour.

    What websites do you visit daily?
    Sword Forum, LJ, Google Reader

    What's the last movie you watched?
    Hellboy and the Golden Army.

    Do you like to clean?
    Not really. I’m pretty good about laundry though.

    What time is your usual bedtime?
    Sometime between 10-11.

    What kind of mp3 player do you have?
    I just inherited [info]melaniesuzanne’s iPod Nano. I want a Touch though.

    What is your favorite weather?
    60’s or low 70’s and slightly overcast. Enough overcast that I don’t burn or have to squint. Lots of squinting leads to naps.

    How are you?
    Stomach is bugging me. I’d debating if I want to leave work early. I probably won’t because I’m not that bright.

    Where would you see yourself in ten years?
    I’d be hard pressed to tell you where I’ll be in six months let along ten years.
    Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
    1:09 pm
    Router upgrade
    I am looking at upgrading my home router. I've decided to go with Linksys and would like some feedback from Mac (I'm a recent convert from full time Linux) users. I am looking at the RangePlus WRT110 and Wireless-G WRT54G2. According to Linksys's RangePlus info it has the capability for better range and signal strength. But it is also $30 more. While not a great additional expense if it will not benefit me why spend the money. Your input is much appreciated.
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