10-28-2008, 01:52 PM
Khaire, Demetrios--this weekend we only had three. (Sometimes we have quite a few more!).
How close did we come? Well--many times we bashed our shields together--in fact, wear and tear ont he very expensive and labour intensive aspis is getting to be a discussion point around here! So we get quite close--but in general, I think we're about 1.5 meters apart in a sparring or duel. I have very long arms, so I can land a good blow five or six feet from my shield, but not everyone can, so naturally they force the distance...
When we fought two on one, we were interested in the single man retreating--simulating the seconds when a phalanx broke. We has some simple rules to cover flanks and distances, and it was quite a useful drill. Mostly, the lone man died.
How close did we come? Well--many times we bashed our shields together--in fact, wear and tear ont he very expensive and labour intensive aspis is getting to be a discussion point around here! So we get quite close--but in general, I think we're about 1.5 meters apart in a sparring or duel. I have very long arms, so I can land a good blow five or six feet from my shield, but not everyone can, so naturally they force the distance...
When we fought two on one, we were interested in the single man retreating--simulating the seconds when a phalanx broke. We has some simple rules to cover flanks and distances, and it was quite a useful drill. Mostly, the lone man died.
Qui plus fait, miex vault.
