SCA you know those crazy guys that beat each other up with sticks

[davedove]

I was never in the SCA, but for about a year I did participate in some live action gaming. You know, the guys who beat on each other with foam padded weapons. This was long before I'd ever worn a kilt and I quit after it began to be flooded with college aged kids who only wanted to get drunk at the camp outs. Even when I participated, I didn't get into the big battles, as I did my best fighting from behind, with a dagger. Hey, I was a thief and couldn't wear all the protective armor of the fighters!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I started participating in the SCA when I was 16 in High School, but really haven't been active at all since I started breeding my own clan. :-) I think I've been to maybe two events since the birth of our first over 3 years ago.

But that's actually where I started my research into historic Highland clothing. Wearing kilts in the SCA always bothered me. There seemed to be (and still is, I suppose) the assumption that anyone with a Scottish persona had to wear a kilt. When you consider that the first recorded evidence of the wearing of the feilidh-mhor (great kilt) dates to 1594, and that the SCA period supposedly ends at 1600 AD, then in reality very few of your Scottish personas should be in kilts. I did wear the feilidh-mhor on occasion, but most of the time wore a leine.

Have fun!

Matt

[GMan]

I haven't been involved for several years, it seems as life goes on, I cannot find the time, Oh well.

[bikercelt1]

The few local SCA events I've been too were fun enough but as soon as it got to anything I knew about I found the historical accuracy to be severely limited. I suppose everyone has to start somewhere but I thought the local SCA folks were just to much inot the fantasy/role playing mode for my taste. I do study with a sword master/karate sensei who is very knowledgable about celtic martial arts and history though. www.baileysacademy.com

Jamie