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Adding Padding to your Gloves for C&T Leave a comment
With the recent change to the C&T rules, fencers are now required to have padding on the backs of their hands, fingers, and down to 1″ below the wrist when fighting with single-handed weapons. This requirement can be met in a number of ways – such as buying a pair of padded gloves. However, many […]
Drills of the week #3: November 15, 2018 Leave a comment
With only Verena and me at last week’s practice, we worked on cleaning up the Giganti plate 4 & 5 drills we worked the previous week. This week was our first indoor practice – except we were locked out of the building. Warm-ups: 25 lunges “Gawin says” footwork drill: Everybody except the “caller” lines up. […]
Skillfully Teaching Skill 11 comments
Teaching is a profession that a lot of people think they understand because they went to school and saw teachers do their jobs every day for years. Maybe they showed a young relative how to tie their shoes, or finger paint, or make a sandwich. Those people are wrong. Very wrong, to the degree that […]
Limited Front Engagements: Attacking a Killing Cup 8 comments
One of the more difficult tactical situations that arises during SCA rapier melees is the limited front. These typically take the form of doorways that must be breached in order to capture objectives and they are often the source of frustration, especially in larger melees such as the Siege of LaRochelle at Pennsic. The conventional […]
You Lost and Your Opponent Won 1 comment
The sun was in my eyes, my opponent was tall, their blade was longer, my sleeve snagged on something, I slipped, they were a MOD. One of my biggest pet peeves in fencing is when someone loses and then attempts to blame something/someone that deflects all fault from themselves. I have made similar excuses in […]
Concussions in Fencing 5: Armoring Up 22 comments
(Ed. This is part 5 of a multi-part series. Comments that indicate a failure to read previous entries shall be mocked and, possibly, moderated with extreme prejudice. The author took the time to do the research, you can take the time to read it) (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4) What Causes Concussions: As we […]
Key distinctions between Physical measure and Effective measure and why it matters: Leave a comment
Physical measure is the largest space between you and your opponent where you can land a single tempo blow. Ex: a lunge Effective measure is largest space between you and your opponent where you can land a single tempo blow while your opponent is defending themselves. This distinction is very important. When fencing, […]
A plan in four parts 27 comments
This year I am looking at 15 years in the SCA, 8 as a White Scarf, 4 as a Laurel, and 1 as a Master of Defense. In that time, I think I’ve figured a few things out, though mostly a lot later than I’d have preferred. More on that below! I have been thinking […]
Five Minute Lessons: Teaching at Events 2 comments
Motivation: Last April, I moved to Calontir, a land where, up until just a few years ago, there was no fencing. Calontir’s Steel program (as opposed to rattan) is somewhat unique in the Known World, as it is cut & thrust default. However, because the program is relatively new, most of the fighters are also […]