In HEMA (aka Historical European Fencing), Much Of The Sport Is Done With Fencing Masks On, So Identifying

in HEMA (aka historical european fencing), much of the sport is done with fencing masks on, so identifying your clubmates during sparring or tourneys is just based on gear. you know, what color their jacket and pants are, what patches they have on it, how is their mask painted. If someone borrows someone else's jacket it's legitimately jarring, like having someone with an entirely different body type and way of moving stealing your friend's face.

Once i read about historical fishermen in the north sea and how they each had a specific hat pattern that their buddies would use to identity them while they were bundled up. It was so much part of their identity that they were often buried wearing those hats. The gear is like your name, a visual identifier of YOU when you do not have a face.

anyway, back when I was buying gear i got my pants in ELECTRIC blue. I figured i was gonna get a black or grey jacket. but HEMA gear is kind of expensive because it's all custom- or handmade, so instead of spending $400 on a new jacket I picked up one secondhand for like 20. Except the only jacket that fit me was bright, SCARLET red. And I already had my expensive, new, custom, BLUE pants. I look like a damn rocket pop or like, a mixed Icee. I was like, shit! I should switch my jacket before i become the rocket pop guy!!!

Long story short, not only am I now the rocket pop guy, the color scheme has bled into my entire wardrobe. Every-fucking-thing I own is red and blue. I look like a french revolutionary. I look like a founding father in a school play. I have become a northern fisherman in my stripey hat. Now, even if I DO get a new jacket, I feel like I GOTTA buy it in red, yk? Otherwise they won't recognize me. Maybe I won't recognize me. I'm the rocket pop guy!!!

More Posts from Ocean-flharr and Others

1 year ago

Doctor Who is celebrating 60 years by releasing over 800 episodes on BBC iPlayer.

The sci-fi fantasy show first premiered in 1963 and has cemented itself as a permanent fixture in pop culture history. This fall, fans will be able to stream the entire 800-plus episode series along with spin-offs like Sarah Jane Adventures, Torchwood, and Class, and the behind-the-scenes series Doctor Who Confidential.

Each Dr Who episode will be made accessible for all Whovians, with subtitles, audio description, and sign language options available for the very first time.

11 months ago

feeling stupid as hell because I somehow only just now realized that the companion cube is to chel what chel is to glados. like as far as being an object, a research tool, something towards which an emotional attachment is ridiculous but also inevitable. something that you know you'll have to throw in the incinerator later and which never says a word to you, and yet you can't help yourself from falling in a strange kind of love. damn this game gay

1 year ago

Y'all ever open a book on a new subject, read a little bit, and have to put it back so you can process the way in which your mind was just expanded?

3 months ago

i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping


Tags
1 year ago
Au Where Pit’s A Trans Girl Who Hasn’t Figured It Out Yet And Then The Mirror Of Truth Speedruns
Au Where Pit’s A Trans Girl Who Hasn’t Figured It Out Yet And Then The Mirror Of Truth Speedruns
Au Where Pit’s A Trans Girl Who Hasn’t Figured It Out Yet And Then The Mirror Of Truth Speedruns
Au Where Pit’s A Trans Girl Who Hasn’t Figured It Out Yet And Then The Mirror Of Truth Speedruns
Au Where Pit’s A Trans Girl Who Hasn’t Figured It Out Yet And Then The Mirror Of Truth Speedruns

au where pit’s a trans girl who hasn’t figured it out yet and then the mirror of truth speedruns dp’s transition. and nothing else changes.


Tags
1 year ago
Happy Ace Day!! Hooray!

Happy ace day!! Hooray!

Edit: Hi, I am once again emphasizing this isn’t a dig at people who enter relationships for physical attraction! The joke is on the fact this option will likely fly over the heads of people who dont experience sexual attraction and suchs!

4 months ago

I always get a little disappointed when people draw post-shattering Ranni naked with a human body because i genuinely think her doll body is so beautiful.

I Always Get A Little Disappointed When People Draw Post-shattering Ranni Naked With A Human Body Because
I Always Get A Little Disappointed When People Draw Post-shattering Ranni Naked With A Human Body Because
1 year ago
Im So Normal About Her
Im So Normal About Her
Im So Normal About Her

im so normal about her


Tags
1 year ago

hey, don’t cry. one half flour one half yogurt knead into dough and fry for easy flatbread and dip in balsamic vinegar, okay?


Tags
  • vilud
    vilud liked this · 2 months ago
  • fictionvssleep
    fictionvssleep liked this · 2 months ago
  • stuckinanxietysdaydream
    stuckinanxietysdaydream liked this · 2 months ago
  • empuratapatient
    empuratapatient reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • empuratapatient
    empuratapatient liked this · 2 months ago
  • itisanelephantobviously
    itisanelephantobviously liked this · 2 months ago
  • bananaflapjacks
    bananaflapjacks reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • bananaflapjacks
    bananaflapjacks liked this · 2 months ago
  • squad-reblogs-and-misc
    squad-reblogs-and-misc liked this · 2 months ago
  • spectrexviiii
    spectrexviiii liked this · 2 months ago
  • roulette-89
    roulette-89 liked this · 2 months ago
  • caspercryptid
    caspercryptid liked this · 2 months ago
  • adhdcatgirl
    adhdcatgirl liked this · 2 months ago
  • mossystones
    mossystones liked this · 2 months ago
  • cardamumm
    cardamumm liked this · 2 months ago
  • rosezii
    rosezii reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • frenchtugboat
    frenchtugboat reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • transaviator
    transaviator reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • transaviator
    transaviator liked this · 2 months ago
  • the-gentleman-adventurer
    the-gentleman-adventurer liked this · 2 months ago
  • redpanda42x
    redpanda42x liked this · 2 months ago
  • cepheusgalaxy
    cepheusgalaxy reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • cepheusgalaxy
    cepheusgalaxy liked this · 2 months ago
  • chridys-space
    chridys-space reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • chridys-space
    chridys-space liked this · 2 months ago
  • nyankossaves
    nyankossaves reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • pomegranatepanacea
    pomegranatepanacea reblogged this · 2 months ago
  • flowerhatt
    flowerhatt liked this · 2 months ago
  • grotesque-e
    grotesque-e liked this · 2 months ago
  • rustvein
    rustvein liked this · 2 months ago
  • zwiterionic
    zwiterionic liked this · 3 months ago
  • lost-little-alchemist
    lost-little-alchemist liked this · 3 months ago
  • ahandfulofregrets
    ahandfulofregrets liked this · 3 months ago
  • o-carto
    o-carto liked this · 3 months ago
  • captainsleepy111
    captainsleepy111 liked this · 3 months ago
  • avant-gayed
    avant-gayed liked this · 3 months ago
  • eldritch-knot
    eldritch-knot reblogged this · 3 months ago
  • eldritch-knot
    eldritch-knot liked this · 3 months ago
  • ohlalunette
    ohlalunette liked this · 3 months ago
  • vapid-gay
    vapid-gay liked this · 4 months ago
  • freakedpunk
    freakedpunk liked this · 4 months ago
  • scyllaz
    scyllaz liked this · 4 months ago
  • hibiscusfox
    hibiscusfox liked this · 4 months ago
  • moth-monarch
    moth-monarch liked this · 4 months ago
  • surface-concept
    surface-concept liked this · 4 months ago
  • wordypelican
    wordypelican liked this · 4 months ago
  • asahna-min
    asahna-min reblogged this · 4 months ago
  • lucyinthesoupwithcroutons
    lucyinthesoupwithcroutons liked this · 4 months ago
ocean-flharr - Ocean Flharr
Ocean Flharr

Indeed

169 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags