Greetings Chaps,

Albion here.

Very gratified to see that you picked up on The Summer Saunter.

Be not concerned for our safety. Some Geovictwardians have been trained in the contemporary art of self-defence known as Omnicombat. Its roots are in Bartitsu, which was deployed by Sherlock Holmes against none other than his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, with fatal effect.

It is sometimes said that a Geovictwardian can promenade through any part of town at any time of day, in complete safety. Pause for thought: would you expect us to do otherwise? Geovictwardianism is not for the faint-hearted.

Be seeing you,

Albion.

Last edited by Bishop of Briggs (2013-07-26 09:18:13)

I see and admire the confidence of some of your posters on the subject of alternative forms of self-defence. A Glasgow kiss is well within the repertoire of a Geovictwardian, both to give and to receive, although truth to tell Omnicombat is heavily influenced by the little-known self-defence secrets of World War II. The Allies knew that they had to train huge numbers of soldiers from the civilian population. From time to time, a warrior loses his weapons and has to fight without them: no knife; no rifle; etc. So, a commission was formed, mainly from British and American martial arts exponents, to develop very simple but effective techniques. These were boiled down to three moves which were taught the night before D-Day. When fighting in the streets or in alleys, there is not much space to manoeuvre, so it is all close quarters. I dare not say any more about Omnicombat, as the dangerous knowledge might find its way into the wrong hands. We do train in a disused film studio "somewhere in London", called Death Square. Once a year we have an open challenge day at which anyone who thinks that they are hard enough can come and have a go. The condition of their entry is that they have to bring their own coffin, nicely made to their own dimensions, of quality pine. When examining the images of The Summer Saunter, what makes the casual observer believe that the Geovictwardians present are not heavily armed? Always hide in plain sight, for there no one sees or suspects. Brentford I know well, especially the council estates where the local drug dealers and whores operate, upsetting the decent residents. Glasgow: some of the best Geovictwardians come from Glasgow, as potent as Islay malt whisky. We do not ban either ex- or current convicts. Indeed, some of our recruits are reformed criminals. In terms of the Empire That Was, we especially like Americans, Kiwis and Aussies. Maximum respect to those chaps. One day we might have to fight the rest of the World. Or the malign invading lizard people. Be prepared!