Ordo Procinctus

[MagnusofDregoth]

Take a look:

http://www.theordo.com/movie/promos/Ord ... s_2008.mp4

Someone was asking a while ago whether there were a more "hardcore" version of this sport. The video I posted looks like it fits that description.

So, what do you guys think? Intensity, technique, etc. Anything you notice that is worthy of comment.

[bangor]

Is Bangor the only to think it's the "Order of Proctologists" here? Why does everyone have to have such a crazy name?

3:07 is Bangor's personal favorite.

Overall thoughts? This is a brawling league with medieval flair. Several of the fighters are under-padded for what they are doing. Only saw one or two instances of grappling. Noticed several times where a real weapon would end a fight, yet they continued with the match. Weapons looked lighter than historical norms. Also noticed everyone was a Knight or a Squire. Bangor not very impressed. An average WMA practitioner would tear these guys a new one.

[Solusar]

The music made me want to rip off my genitals. God I hate that ****.
The fighting was quite intense. Like EMP for retarded rednecks.

[Slagar]

Seems interesting. To be fair, this is a clips compilation. If you look around YouTube, they have some vids of actual fights, which give me a much better impression of the fighting. Overall, they seem like an interesting group. Very EMP, at least in appearance.

Here's a YouTube vid of one of their better fighters (from what I saw), fighting a less experienced fighter. Like I said, the impression I get from this vid is much more favorable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Hmxujx ... re=related

[Oisin]

That's actually really cool, IMO.

[Oisin]

Watching that other video, the flail seems to be cheesy skill on a stick as much in their game as it is in ours . . .

[Solusar]

Watching Slagar's video does put it in a better light. It's a little more interesting now.

[Arrakis]

Meh.

[MagnusofDregoth]

Just a note:

"Ordo Procinctus" is actually a pretty cool name, imo.

"Ordo" means "order"

"Procinctus" means "girded for battle."

[bangor]

Secondary thoughts. There's a few flaws in their system that could easily make it one of the best transitional systems. Notably weapon weights don't have to be historical norms, and what constitutes a death is largely up to the discretion of the herald. From the first video, it looks like punching a metal helm with a gauntlet would have equaled death back in the day.

Positive notes. A few good ideas can be garnered. The maximum height of a shield is your waist to your toes, and the minimum girth is your fingers to your elbow. That makes for a decent sized shield for any participant. The garb standards are clearly enforced. They pulled a lot of genres together including martial arts, SCA, and PizzaHut.

I guess I will have to say I'm mostly impressed by their overall dedication.