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Herzog v. Krul Volstagg to judge
Topic Started: Oct 20 2014, 08:08 PM (67 Views)
Herzog

3 rounds 10 mins mock blows

(10/20/14 12:10:20 )
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HERZOG
[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to steel is the coinage of : -I stood up from my bench and lifted my helm in the cup of my left palm by the dome. I placed it upon my head and swivelled the nose guard into place. In my right hand I held my axe, the haft 30 inches long and topped with a head of steel. The head was 9 inches from the cutting edge to the socket and the edge itself was curved and 9 inches from tip to tip. I held it by the curved and leather wrapped end of the haft and it rested atop my right shoulder with the honed edge up.

I lifted my shield by it's center grip. It was 36 inches in diameter and composed of wood with an iron band around the edge and an iron boss in the center that was 9 inches across and rose 6 inches from the shield's face. The shield was held about a foot from my body with the boss at waist level and the face covering my body from my shoulder to just above my knee. I stood 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.- No time like the present for answering challenges, hrm, warrior?

(10/20/14 12:19:52 )
steel is the coinage of the warrior, with it he purchases what pleases him.
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Krul Thorborn
Captain of the Sea Kur
Sulport PoD


[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to HERZOG: stands at 6’4” at 220 lbs on the tiled floor of the hall, my weapons are;

Left hand 36” round torvie shield, kiln dried wood with a 3” steel rimming and 6” domed centre boss and a ver skin algarve grip
Right hand a 36” sabre with 12” sharpened false edge and steel hand grip with acorn pommel
Head a steel Y slotted helm

Standing in a left lead, feet about 18” apart right behind left, knees bent and weight centred. In my left is that 36” torvie round shield held at about 6” from my torso covering me from just below my chin and about mid-way down my left thigh. Tucking in neatly behind that shield offering you as little exposed flesh as possible. In my right the36” sabre held at 45 degrees from my right hip point down the curved edge leading towards you. I stand at 10 feet from you. Looking through the slots in my helmet at you nodding that I was ready


(10/20/14 12:26:55 )
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HERZOG
[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to steel is the coinage of : -I closed the distance between us quickly, my shield arm extending forward another foot and when my left foot planted forward and my body was presented in a left side lead I was about three feet from you. As I charged my axe began to lift from my right shoulder to level the haft at the height of my ear. As soon as my left foot landed at that three foot distance

I punched my shield forward to the full extent of my left arm in an attempt to pin your saber's blade against the face of your shield as well as to drive your shield back into your body while simultaneously I swung my axe, the haft clearing the top of my helm before the blade descended in a diagonal left to right swing aimed for the juncture of your throat and your right shoulder above the top rim of your shield and beneath the bottom edge of your helm.-


(10/20/14 12:35:12 )
steel is the coinage of the warrior, with it he purchases what pleases him.
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Krul Thorborn
Captain of the Sea Kur
Sulport PoD


[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to HERZOG: your axe was up high so it had to be an overhead shot at my upper body as you began to move forward so did I running at you closing also to 3" but my shield was already punching forward at your right forrarm in the hope of closing down that shot before it even started, at the very least it would have blocked the axe head against the shield as it swung, simulatanously

my right shoulder swept forward in a lose right to left swing from my right out to your left calf hoping to rake across bone and flesh of your left calf

(10/20/14 12:41:38 )
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HERZOG says to steel is the coinage of : -As you slashed your saber for my left calf I was already retreating back to open the distance to four feet bringing my left leg behind the right and my right side was now leading. As I retreated in the hopes of clearing my leg from the path of your blade I angled that retreat to my right another two feet. My axe continued its swing down and to my right and when the haft reached hip level, I

closed back into three feet, left foot planting forward and now hopefully slightly off to your left side. I altered the direction of my axe, now swinging it in a horizontal right to left blow aimed to wrap around the outer edge of your extended shield and cleave into your ribcage on your left side.-

(10/20/14 12:49:22 )
steel is the coinage of the warrior, with it he purchases what pleases him.
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Krul Thorborn
Captain of the Sea Kur
Sulport PoD


[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to HERZOG: as you moved back so I moved forward my shield now returning back to my center following your axe from high center down to the left and my center then like opening a door swung it hard and swiftly as I twisted my torse from right to left adding speed to the shield swat hopefully to block that axe head against my shield face simultaneously

my blade whipped in a anti clockwise strike from low right around your shield and in towards the left hopefully into the left side of your neck

(10/20/14 12:55:21 )
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HERZOG
[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to steel is the coinage of : -My shield was still extended following my original attempt to pin your saber and the boss was still level with my waist, placing the top rim at the height of my throat and so, as your saber began to circumnavigate my shield I was already withdrawing it, the top rim tipping back towards me and the bottom out towards you. While I did so I was also lowering myself into a slight crouch with the bend of my knees to better tuck my left shoulder beneath the shield's face, which was turned slightly to my left as I did to better deflect your saber blade. My axe was naturally withdrawn as I attempted to evade the saber blow to my throat to bring its haft to hip level at my right side and it angled upwards at a 45 degree angle.

I then quickly swung the axe again in a downwards and diagonal blow from right to left, aiming below the rim of your now opened shield. I aimed this blow for the outside of your left calf with the intent of chopping through it entirely.-

(10/20/14 13:05:40 )
steel is the coinage of the warrior, with it he purchases what pleases him.
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Krul Thorborn
Captain of the Sea Kur
Sulport PoD


[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to HERZOG: as you drew your shield up to deflect my sabre strike and with your axe at hip level my blade continue out towards the left (MPOV) over your shield whi;e I twisted my torso again from left to right as I stepped back bt bringing my left foot back behind my right as that shield swept from left back and down to the right the outer right rim now drawn back in towards you in the hope of blocking that blow of your axe against the face of the shield while simultanously

that blade of mine now out to my left would hack down towards the ground as I tried to hack into your right extended forearm as you attempted to strike at my left calf

(10/20/14 13:07:56 )
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HERZOG
[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to steel is the coinage of : -As you swung your saber in an attempt to slash into my right forearm I was withdrawing it to tuck my right elbow close to my side. With luck your saber's edge would only find the turwood haft of my axe, but just to be sure, while I pulled my arm from the path of your blade, I was also shuffling back to open the distance between us another three feet where I would clap the flat of my axe blade against the face of my shield- well fought Krul. I will post it for Volstagg to judge.
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3 rounds 10 mins mock blows

(10/20/14 12:10:20 )
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HERZOG
[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to steel is the coinage of : -I stood up from my bench and lifted my helm in the cup of my left palm by the dome. I placed it upon my head and swivelled the nose guard into place. In my right hand I held my axe, the haft 30 inches long and topped with a head of steel. The head was 9 inches from the cutting edge to the socket and the edge itself was curved and 9 inches from tip to tip. I held it by the curved and leather wrapped end of the haft and it rested atop my right shoulder with the honed edge up.

I lifted my shield by it's center grip. It was 36 inches in diameter and composed of wood with an iron band around the edge and an iron boss in the center that was 9 inches across and rose 6 inches from the shield's face. The shield was held about a foot from my body with the boss at waist level and the face covering my body from my shoulder to just above my knee. I stood 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.- No time like the present for answering challenges, hrm, warrior?

What type of helm is it? I know, but you still need to be clear on that in future, some judges can be funny and will penalize for it. I once posted holding a “32inch sword” and because I was not specific in the type of sword, the judge declared I had a sausage sword. True story. Everything else is spot on.

(10/20/14 12:19:52 )
steel is the coinage of the warrior, with it he purchases what pleases him.
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Krul Thorborn
Captain of the Sea Kur
Sulport PoD


[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to HERZOG: stands at 6’4” at 220 lbs on the tiled floor of the hall, my weapons are;

Left hand 36” round torvie shield, kiln dried wood with a 3” steel rimming and 6” domed centre boss and a ver skin algarve grip
Right hand a 36” sabre with 12” sharpened false edge and steel hand grip with acorn pommel
Head a steel Y slotted helm

Standing in a left lead, feet about 18” apart right behind left, knees bent and weight centred. In my left is that 36” torvie round shield held at about 6” from my torso covering me from just below my chin and about mid-way down my left thigh. Tucking in neatly behind that shield offering you as little exposed flesh as possible. In my right the36” sabre held at 45 degrees from my right hip point down the curved edge leading towards you. I stand at 10 feet from you. Looking through the slots in my helmet at you nodding that I was ready .

I've never seen a domed torvie shield with an argive grip. Torvies. You would have a flat shield with domed boss if its a Northern shield, and PUNCH GRIP not ARGIVE. You let your sword just sit at your hip. You look tired or like your heart isn't in it.


(10/20/14 12:26:55 )
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HERZOG
[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to steel is the coinage of : -I closed the distance between us quickly, my shield arm extending forward another foot and when my left foot planted forward and my body was presented in a left side lead I was about three feet from you. As I charged my axe began to lift from my right shoulder to level the haft at the height of my ear. As soon as my left foot landed at that three foot distance

I punched my shield forward to the full extent of my left arm in an attempt to pin your saber's blade against the face of your shield as well as to drive your shield back into your body while simultaneously I swung my axe, the haft clearing the top of my helm before the blade descended in a diagonal left to right swing aimed for the juncture of your throat and your right shoulder above the top rim of your shield and beneath the bottom edge of your helm.-

Clean.

Clean.


(10/20/14 12:35:12 )
steel is the coinage of the warrior, with it he purchases what pleases him.
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Krul Thorborn
Captain of the Sea Kur
Sulport PoD


[-Hall of Sulport-]
Is within the Main gathering Hall. Surrounded by the warmth of the many blazing fires and scents of freshly cooked food oozing in from the kitchens. Gentle music dances through the air from the roaming lute players. The Hall is mostly for residents of Sulport and any uninvited guests will be stopped by the guards at the doors.

says to HERZOG: your axe was up high so it had to be an overhead shot at my upper body as you began to move forward so did I running at you closing also to 3" but my shield was already punching forward at your right forrarm in the hope of closing down that shot before it even started, at the very least it would have blocked the axe head against the shield as it swung, simulatanously

my right shoulder swept forward in a lose right to left swing from my right out to your left calf hoping to rake across bone and flesh of your left calf

Herzog is in a LEFT SIDE LEAD. His left held shield is extended straight towards you. You run at him head on and punch for his right forearm. Which is at the back of his posture. Behind his shield. Behind his body. And on the move. You would have zero chance of getting anywhere near his back end. You didn't even acknowledge the shield punch and your attempt to punch would result in your shield crashing into his. Further more, even if you did some how managed to get around his shield, You aim for his right arm and he -is- holding his axe with his right hand, this is true, but his axe head is actually coming over the top left side of his head and this is a -backhanded- strike he is hitting you with. You should not have moved your shield to his right forearm, you should have aimed for the axe head instead.. regardless, your shield catches on his and the cutting edge of his axe cleaves down into Your right shoulder where it meat the neck. You are dead and perhaps headless.

-----FINAL DEFENCE-----

WINNER BY FATAL BLOW = HERZOG

Krul, Your lazy posture cost you almost as much as the fact that you ignored the shield punch completely and just didn't do enough. You should have leaned back whilst trying to catch the axe head on your shield face and pushing it out to your right in order to tangle his arm across himself. Good effort but I know you are capable of more.

Well Done Herzog on shaking off the rustiness.
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Krul

Thank you Volstagg for your prompt judgement, I found that fight very stimulating although dead from the start.

I will work on my opening stance and try and make it clearer.

The shield is not domed but it has a domed centre boss.

My arm was at 45 degrees from my body with the blade pointed down at the sands with the curve and cutting edge leading towards Herzog. if that makes sense

as I say I will work on my opening.

Well fought Herzog I found that spar to be very testing indeed, you wield that axe well.
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