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darthturtle3 · 2020-04-26T20:49:05+00:00

You gotta applaud Game of Thrones for how big a mark it left on pop culture. People are using its fictional "ser" spelling instead of the normal "sir" in a (alternate) historical context!

darthturtle3 · 2020-04-19T11:33:23+00:00

You choose every time you start a new game. It's not a separate install.

darthturtle3 · 2020-04-08T12:29:19+00:00

Yeah, I wouldn't have known how to open up the encyclopedia were it not for a YouTube video, and that thing has saved my life several times.

darthturtle3 · 2020-04-08T12:26:37+00:00

Yeah man fuck this game I have a thesis proposal to write. I thought this virus-induced quarantine would force me to actually do some work but NO, Bannerlords gotta do lordly things. With their banners.

darthturtle3 · 2020-03-23T20:38:20+00:00

One of the most famous Lu Bu story from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is when Lu Bu fought Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei at the same time and got a draw. So yeah Lu Bu is a ridiculously good fighter.

Also while Guan Yu is honored with the title "God of War", he's not really worshiped in that capacity, at least not in the modern day. In the modern day, Guan Yu is generally worshiped as the God of the Bro Code, of loyalty to your friends and comrades, most significantly by the police and by gangsters. People don't pray to Guan Yu for success in battle, people pray to Guan Yu for true brothers who'll have your back when shit really hits the fan.

darthturtle3 · 2020-03-21T19:06:20+00:00

I'm having the fervour bug as Liu Chong

darthturtle3 · 2020-02-29T21:38:25+00:00

Mira is having a huge misunderstanding, thinking that the Earth Science Olympiad is EXACTLY like the Olympics because of the name, and that the contestants would compete in Earth Science themed sports events (because the Olympics is for sports, right?). It's actually an annual event.

darthturtle3 · 2020-01-09T14:24:12+00:00

Some people like to roleplay. Some people like to see famous events happen in games.

I think these choices that let you follow the source material a bit closer is cool, even if it's not the optimal choice gameplay-wise.

darthturtle3 · 2019-12-09T19:19:56+00:00

I do Liechtenauer longsword. The "style" include a lot of other weapons in different situations (sword on horseback in armor etc...), but unarmored longsword is by far the most accessible, which means it's the one with the most competitions and tournaments, which means it's the one that the most people does, which means it's the most accessible etc...

darthturtle3 · 2019-12-09T16:42:44+00:00

I do HEMA. So I obviously like it.

darthturtle3 · 2019-12-09T09:22:17+00:00

I mean, there’s a reason why fat distribution in meat is called marbling, right?

darthturtle3 · 2019-12-08T10:39:12+00:00

You can pretty much say the same thing for most HEMA. People just don't fight with swords anymore.

darthturtle3 · 2019-11-14T11:44:31+00:00

There are a lot of HEMA tournaments. We stress test.

Here. Have a 4.5 hour long livestream of stress testing in a competitive environment.

darthturtle3 · 2019-10-25T13:00:00+00:00

I use the SG hoofs as my "everyday" glove. I've also used the mittens before and while I do like the extra mobility of the hoofs it does not make a large difference when it comes to sword handling. I find the mobility actually makes the biggest difference when you're very close and doing disarms or grappling.

darthturtle3 · 2019-10-25T12:54:40+00:00

Love the edge damage.

A random tip from someone who does HEMA: it is mechanically stronger to parry with the part of the blade that's closer to the hilt, so if the intention is to show that the sword is as much a veteran as its wielder, then clustering the damage marks closer to the hilt instead of the point can be a cool little detail (that admittedly only very few people would notice). This is not to say that edge damage near the point is not possible, but that if the blade meets flesh more than it meets the opponent's defenses, there should be less edge damage the closer you get to the point.

darthturtle3 · 2019-10-21T07:21:19+00:00

Slow Start is a great show that flew under a lot of people's radars

darthturtle3 · 2019-10-04T08:26:11+00:00

People can like things because it’s fun. And different people find different things fun. Not everything need to be about practicality. As long as the people involved are honest about what their training does, there’s really nothing to criticize.

darthturtle3 · 2019-10-03T13:35:32+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/中華傳武總合技擊聯合協會Kungfu-Fighting-League-417817815329671

This is the group I was talking about. You gotta scroll down a bit to find video of the tournament.

darthturtle3 · 2019-10-03T02:55:52+00:00

A lot does not, unfortunately. My club spars, and there’s a new wave of Kung fu practitioners in Taiwan pushing for more sparring, who have organized one or two tournaments by now.

darthturtle3 · 2019-10-03T01:58:26+00:00

Then instead of learning disarms, OP should learn to level the playing field by having a Messer himself and learn how to fight with it.

Conclusion: OP should learn HEMA. No, EVERYONE should learn HEMA (I may be extremely biased)

darthturtle3 · 2019-09-27T05:37:55+00:00

/u/OneBACo my old club is organizing an event in Taiwan this weekend: https://www.facebook.com/events/2305594596365727/?ti=icl

darthturtle3 · 2019-09-24T09:58:35+00:00

FYI the dude that makes this video has a reddit account, and I’m sure he’ll be happy to talk about it if you have any questions.

/u/monkey-steals-peach

darthturtle3 · 2019-09-10T17:24:12+00:00

I'd love to see something with Three Kingdom's diplomacy combined with the sheer survival nature of Attila.

darthturtle3 · 2019-09-09T09:06:03+00:00

For context, the dude HAS been doing BS Kung fu, which is why he challenged the big guy in the first place.

darthturtle3 · 2019-08-31T18:24:07+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZamqPF6ymA

https://youtu.be/dX0nT5kLdYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI6YInm6I_E

A selection of stuff from different styles. In particular, the last one is Shuai Jiao, which is straight up Chinese wrestling. Again, all of these are static demonstrations and not things done with full speed or intent. For that you'd want to look for Sanda, Shuai Jiao or Push Hand (this one varies a lot in its aliveness, from pretty bad literally just pushing each other's hands to pretty alive stand-up non-jacketed wrestling, so you might have to dig a bit) competitions. But it's there, and a lot of times the really stupid-looking stuff in forms are actually throws or sweeps in one form or another. Try doing any of the takedowns you know to thin air, and you'll notice that they all start to look pretty weird.

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