tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post4447572058015034666..comments2024-01-22T19:10:23.007-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Book: Brantôme and the BarriersWill McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-66970272936551406582012-02-14T19:54:12.168-05:002012-02-14T19:54:12.168-05:00Well, they could aim well, not a trivial skill wit...Well, they could aim well, not a trivial skill with a 16th c. pike. Having a good defense in addition would have been more admirable, but probably less likely to be recorded.Will McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-38864539736653134612012-02-14T16:52:06.400-05:002012-02-14T16:52:06.400-05:00Skill? Were they perhaps victims of a gunslinger m...Skill? Were they perhaps victims of a gunslinger mentality? Hit the other guy a second before he hits you and forget about blocking or footwork?Steve Muhlbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136005762428407135noreply@blogger.com