training in greenwood

[alexandervalentine]

im a new player in greenwood looking for some training, i hear there are a few other people around the area , it would be cool if we could get together sometime and just practice or do whatever. contact me with info if your interested (also would like some information on creating my own weapons, i lean better with hands on training than watching a video so that would be greatly appriciated as well.)

[Baethor]

I believe i'm the only veteran that lives near greenwood at this point, if you want to get together for a little sparring i can probably help hone your skills.

[alexandervalentine]

yeah that would be great if we could practice together sometime you can call me at 317 2133744 , if your going to practice tomorrow it would be aweseome if you could take me too i can throw in some money for gas.

[Baethor]

i dont usually go to tuesday practices, i'll be there saturday though

[alexandervalentine]

alright well, my number is there and im open to train anytime really so if you ever want to just give me a call i should be free, and same goes for saturday i should be able to drop some money for gas.

[kyrnn]

I may not be a veteran, but I live in greenwood and would be up for practice if I'm free from work

[alexandervalentine]

brom was actualy talking about starting practices up in greenwoood ill talk to him cause it seems like theres alot of people who want to train in the greenwood area, but yeah anytime anyone wants to practice i should be down , im just a new player with no weapons, and no car atm. my phone number is down there [phone] i should be able to trow in gas money.

[alexandervalentine]

brom and myself are starting friday practices in the greenwood area, starting at 3 or 4( ending pretty much whenever people need to leave i know ill probably stick around cause im always sitting around full of energy after practices ><) , its still in planning stages, im bringing in a lot of people new to dag and larping, very interested, the only real problem is the shortage of weapons we will have. it would be great for some more experienced members to show up as i myself am new and wont be able to explain everything, or answer alot of questions. if you know anyone who is interested feel free to bring them by.
aslo i have a few questions, 1. is it cool if i make flyers and put them up in places larpers would attract like comic book stores maybe gamestop and whatnot. and 2. i know alot of people wont be able to make foam swords, or their weapons when they first start but ive seen the nerf swords are about 10 dollars , im not sure if those are to dag specifications i know they are alot smaller than the swords but its better than nothing unless we have some skilled blacksmiths at the practices that we can just have them go out and buy the supplies and show them how to make them there, that would be awesome. anywho yeah ill keep everyone posted on whats up with friday practices, please post up here if your interested and add me to face book and send me a message [e-mail]

[oof]

Nerf swords are not legal foe many reasons,
1. they are not wide enough on the striking edge
2. they are not wide enough on the non striking edge
3. the core on them extends maybe 6 inches into the blade, and the rest is foam
a. this causes them to fail for flex
b. this also causes them to break when they strike anything with even close to sufficient force.

To be honest if I ever saw a nerf weapon come through check i would not test it at all and just fail it, they have no place on the dag field sorry man

[kyrnn]

well i think i found my next project, loaner gear. I think we have enough foam smithing knowledge between us to make some decent gear

[alexandervalentine]

yeah i was sure nerf would be out , but y friends have a few so i thought maybe for the first practice just to explain rules and such , but ok ill try and get some monies to make some.
im a hands on learner so watching a youtube video wont go well for me , id rather have a seasoned hand with me that way if i make it and i mess up i dont have to bring it in for testing and then turn out messing up everyone that i try to teach. so if anyone has free time to show me, text me at 317-213-3744
or message me on here im avaliable pretty much anytime right now.

[Baethor]

i have a couple weapons i can spare to some noobs, i'll try to swing by friday after work to give you guys a little bit more of an intro.

Alexander: www.edhellen.com You can buy a sword kit which comes with pre-cut foam for your blade and pommel, a rope for the handgrip, all you need is some Super 77 adhesive or Dap adhesive to hold it together and boom, a perfectly built sword for like 15 plus s/h.

maybe before you guys decide to start running your own practice you should bring them out to a saturday to meet the people who know how to teach you what to do. Not to say we don't appreciate the enthusiasm, anytime i see new people joining in i'm always happy lol.

[Brom]

face palm*
I think this will have to something we work on over the winter and maybe next year we can start practices officially.
BUT i will set aside some time to help out, I may not be the greatest foam smith...But iv seen people do it alot around me and im pretty sure i got it. Especially clubs.lol.
My job is going under December 4th(>.<) so i will have tons of time this winter.
Im sure i can train a few people(best as possible..not saying im a vet or anything..lol) at my house seeing how i have a huge backyard and alot of garage space..Iv gotten alot of pointers over my last year and i think i could help some people out.
Also...this wont be a new realm..its just gonna be another practice..cause i dont ever not want to be a part of mittelmarch .
Does anyone in Mittelmarch think that greenwood would be a good practice place?
Also Krynn whereabouts greenwood do you live?
And Alexander can you get me phone numbers of your people in a pm so i can call them..We can do a weapon build or something at my house sometime soon.
And to any of mittelmarch missing me... i miss you all greatly. ( i hate having a job with stupid hours) and i look forward to fighting as soon as possible

[oof]

Actually Brom, Greenwood is a great practice place. In fact we used to have a practice there at Perry Park, but moved it to Holiday Park because it was easier for most of our members to get to.

[kyrnn]

Brom, I live about 5 min south of downtown greenwood. since my work schedule is erratic at times, i don't know if i'd be able to make it every week, however I'll definitely help in what ever way i can.

[Baethor]

yay for emerging leadership! lol

[alexandervalentine]

yes, i tend to take peoples ideas, and run with them off a cliff start up my jetpack and shoot my machine gun of flares attracting lots of attention. im ready to get this up and running as soon as we have the proper equipment

[Tsukasa]

I'm very interested in finding a area to practice in or near the Greenwood area. I live just south of 465 and 31. I would love to find somewhere down here so I can get an extra practice in. Trying to make it up to the north side is hard on me especially since I don't have a car.

[spoons]

I will be in the Greenwood area a good bit of the summer and would gladly fight with whomever is around to fight. Keep in mind, though, that I'm sort of the opposite of a melee fighter. So if you're really looking to learn sword and board I'm not sure you want to be learning anything but the very basics from me.

But, a regular Greenwood practice over the summer, I'm way down with that. I've also got a number of noobsauce friends who would be more than happy to participate in a greenwood practice on a semi-regular basis.

[Brom]

I live in the greenwood area and i can think of several different friends of mine who wouldnt be willing to drive to the northside to hit people with sticks but would most definetly try it out if it was close to home.
So if sometime this summer anyone wants to have a greenwood or southport practice im down.
I know of the perfect 3 parks for it.

[doran]

Well bringing up this topic again I am now home for the summer and also do not want to drive to the northside every week to Release the faceless bear of death onto an unsuspecting fighters face . As of right now my armory consists of the following:

3 blues
1 red
1 rock
1 spear

Also i do have the cores to build a good number of weapons (around 16ish fiberglass tractor supply cores and 1 10' of 3/4" pvc pipe) just needs foam, dap and weapon covers so if we get some recruiting and foamsmithing going on i can lend the harware if someone can cover the software(foam+dap).

contact info is (two60-255-7832) text only but currently there is a problem with it (charger in ft wayne.... phone is in indy) so best bet would probly be to message me through boards

[Grumus Gorefist]

well i live in franklin! which is just south of greenwood...so if anyone does want to practice with a noob and teach me a few things, i would greatly appreciate it! i am very much looking forward to learning!

[werebear]

Grumus,
The Outlanders practice just out side of Shelbyville in Smithland on Wed. nights from 7pm to 9pm.If you want an adress let me know.
Arthur the Bear