Re: [CFML] Insurance

[Sean Hayes]

on 7/27/04 12:34 AM, Zebee Johnstone at zebeej@gmail.com wrote:

> Can't talk about the US SCA, but the SCA here in Oz has its own
> policy. And we aren't big. We get insurance at reasonable rates
> because we are a "good risk".

Steve tells me that liability suits that receive serious attention in the
States are laughed out of court in Oz.

> The SCA's attitude to safety isn't insurance based, although many will
> tell you so. It's very very cultural, and that culture isn't really a
> topic for this forum.

I can believe it's cultural, and even if it isn't a topic for this forum, I
find it interesting. Speaking of culture defining things, culture defines
the nature of fighting in any society - late 19th century duels, for
example, are fights, but they are not no-holds-barred fights, because the
culture won't support it. Marozzo taught a system of fighting that was
appropriate to the needs of his culture, but that probably wouldn't address
the needs of, say, the antecedents of the Bolognese in Etruscan times. Etc=
,
etc.

Sean

Sean Hayes
Maestro d=B9armi
Northwest Academy of Arms
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[ALbert bresca]

insurance for fencing (sport not classical) in south australia is horrendous
for individual clubs - one small club here with mainly young people was $700
aust. for a year approx. but our state fencing assoc. is going to take out a
blanket isurance policy for the state (public liability) which will cover
the fencers who are registered through the assoc. which is a serious saving
considering registration 10 per person and even a licence (world fecing lic)
is only 50...
There are only (did i say only?!?!??!) 5 clubs in S.A. and not that many
fencers, still I only received an email telling me they are doing this not
that it is confirmed (as yet )

ALbert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Hayes" <hayes@efn.org>
To: <classicalfencing@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CFML] Insurance


on 7/27/04 12:34 AM, Zebee Johnstone at zebeej@gmail.com wrote:

> Can't talk about the US SCA, but the SCA here in Oz has its own
> policy. And we aren't big. We get insurance at reasonable rates
> because we are a "good risk".

Steve tells me that liability suits that receive serious attention in the
States are laughed out of court in Oz.

> The SCA's attitude to safety isn't insurance based, although many will
> tell you so. It's very very cultural, and that culture isn't really a
> topic for this forum.

I can believe it's cultural, and even if it isn't a topic for this forum, I
find it interesting. Speaking of culture defining things, culture defines
the nature of fighting in any society - late 19th century duels, for
example, are fights, but they are not no-holds-barred fights, because the
culture won't support it. Marozzo taught a system of fighting that was
appropriate to the needs of his culture, but that probably wouldn't address
the needs of, say, the antecedents of the Bolognese in Etruscan times. Etc,
etc.

Sean

Sean Hayes
Maestro d¹armi
Northwest Academy of Arms
http://www.northwestacademyofarms.com/

"Popular is a tricky word. People in large numbers don't always have the
best taste." - Richard Thompson




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