Creating Your Own Pole Torch o’ Love!

Greetings friends, if you are like me you like a lil fancy in your life occasionally. I’ve gotten tired of spilling tiki oil and putting away dirty canisters. So when I saw other people with the ‘pillars of flame’ I was intrigued. For the record, I am not a professional… well, anything. So this is … Continue reading Creating Your Own Pole Torch o’ Love!

What’s in your Target Archery Marshal Kit?

When preparing for an event as a Target Archery Marshal, I always seem to forget something. Even when I’m acting as Combat Archery Marshal, but thats for another day! I was recently teaching a class when it struck me that we, as marshals, always brag about all the junk we have in our kits, but … Continue reading What’s in your Target Archery Marshal Kit?

“A message for you sir!” – Face shots at Pennsic? UPDATED

Prepare for battle! Recently we became aware of some changes to the combat rules at Pennsic this year. Initial reaction was anger but just getting angry doesn’t necessarily help. So I stopped to consider the issue. Calibration We repeatedly hear between battles, “Calibrate you blows!”. This is a general, and good, warning. Things can get … Continue reading “A message for you sir!” – Face shots at Pennsic? UPDATED