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| 06 May 2008 22:26:32 |
| Rabid Weasel Lawson |
| 1925 Boy Scouts Master at Arms Badge |
I have republished (free for download, as usual) the 1925 Boy Scouts Master at Arms Badge training booklet. Special thanks to Robert Reinberger of http://www.budoforum.net It is available at: http://stores.lulu.com/lawson Blurb follows: It has long been known that the Boy Scouts issued a Master at Arms Badge. In the United States, the Badge was retired in 1911. In various European nations the badge lives on and can be fulfilled with many great sports such as target shooting with firearms, Archery, or after-school Asian martial arts. However, in the mind of many western martial artists, it lives on as a pale shadow of its former self, consisting all too often of "a note from the boy's Sensei saying, 'yes, he attends class regularly'." Ah, but in "the good old days," when things were always so much better, the politicians representing the will of the people, the youth polite, and the grass greener, the Master at Arms Badge reflected a more western heritage by requiring, as it did, skill in any two of Singlestick, Fencing, Boxing, Quarterstaff, Ju Jitsu, Wrestling, or Gymnastics (with the most coveted text by WMA researchers being on Singlestick and Quarterstaff being). While myth, as usual, overshadows reality, it was with great excitement that I read the post by Robert Reinberger of http://www.budoforum.netwhen he made the 1925 English text available in raw scans. I am truly grateful that he has preserved the original text and subsequently gave me permission to republish. Peace favor your sword (IH), Kirk |
| 06 May 2008 23:14:12 |
| Mark Goldberg |
| Re: 1925 Boy Scouts Master at Arms Badge |
Rabid Weasel Lawson wrote: > I have republished (free for download, as usual) the 1925 Boy Scouts > Master at Arms Badge training booklet. Special thanks to Robert Reinberger > of http://www.budoforum.net > > It is available at: > http://stores.lulu.com/lawson > > Blurb follows: > It has long been known that the Boy Scouts issued a Master at Arms Badge. > In the United States, the Badge was retired in 1911. In various European > nations the badge lives on and can be fulfilled with many great sports > such as target shooting with firearms, Archery, or after-school Asian > martial arts. However, in the mind of many western martial artists, it > lives on as a pale shadow of its former self, consisting all too often of > "a note from the boy's Sensei saying, 'yes, he attends class > regularly'." And once again, Thanks Kirk.... nice archival material > MASTERATARMS BADGE. > A Scout must attain proficiency in two out of the > following subjects : — > SingleStick, Quarterstaff Fencing, Boxing, JuJitsu, > Gymnastics, and Wrestling. I love the concept... the old times shouldn't be forgotten Mark |