Registering your medieval name and coat of arms with the College of Heralds is an important part of many people’s experience in the SCA, but for trans and gender diverse people, it can be a little daunting. The Principal Herald of Lochac (Australia) has written a guide for trans and non-binary people who wish to register names or heraldry.

For longsword this week, we drilled the basic exchange of thrusts until we are pretty sure we’ll be able to do it in our sleep! :D

Armoured practices have been happening but your knight marshal has been slacking with her reporting on them.

Guy Windsor is offering “print at home” version of his rapier manual for “pay what you want”. Find it here.

Today, fencers will brave the winds in order to apply the lessons in locks and body mechanics that we learned last week.