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    Quote Originally Posted by Shouko View Post
    Read the article is all I have left to say, if you don't you will continue to remain ignorant, I've already backed up my claims with scientific proof that it's not as easy as just donning the armor and running.

    That's just it though. Of course people wearing armor are going to put out more energy and get tired faster than those who don't. Just like trained soldiers wearing military gear are going to get tired quicker than if they weren't wearing any gear at all. Do you think you can run as long as you would normally with 70-100 pounds of military equipment than you would if you didn't? Let's be honest here. In the end the poster you are quoting isn't wrong nor are they making that argument. The point is in full plate armor you can do push ups, cart wheels, run, jog, spring, fight, climb, and any other activity regardless whether or not you were wearing platemail or not. Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTwBQniLSc you wanted evidence in return. Here are people wearing actual armor and are being "hindered."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reslin View Post
    In the end the poster you are quoting isn't wrong nor are they making that argument.
    Thank you. I'm glad to see that it wasn't just me writing it too poorly to be understood.
    Quote Originally Posted by Reslin View Post
    Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTwBQniLSc you wanted evidence in return. Here are people wearing actual armor and are being "hindered."
    Alas. I linked this very video in my first response to this poster, along with a link to an explanation of the weights of armors. It does not seem he is as willing to look at outside evidence as he is to give it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kikix12 View Post
    Thank you. I'm glad to see that it wasn't just me writing it too poorly to be understood.
    Alas. I linked this very video in my first response to this poster, along with a link to an explanation of the weights of armors. It does not seem he is as willing to look at outside evidence as he is to give it.
    No you weren't wording things poorly but I'm used to this. There's nothing wrong with the poster you are trying to discuss with. The problem is that misconceptions are hard to remove and for a long time it's been generally accepted that "Platemail" weighs around 100 pounds whereas combat platemail was closer to 33-55. There's still plenty of misconceptions too. Such as Katanas being more powerful than Longswords (Which they're not) or that "Samurai" armor can't protect against swords as well as plate (Which is equally untrue). These are now slowly being debunked as well.

    I've studied Kenjutsu for nearly 16 years and have been very involved with HEMA. Knowledge is getting out there and it's getting better. People can find videos of how much "Samurai" armor can stack up against abuse, as well as plate armor. There's still people who think that when it comes to Japanese warfare that the Katana was the typical weapon of the Samurai and that battles were held nearly entirely with swords instead of the Yari and Yumi. Not the Katana.
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