I’ve been trying to keep a journal of my notes on my fencing from practice and events, but haven’t been doing a particularly good job of it (last entry was a month ago, where I wrote “If I do not move my feet I will die” five times. That actually helped). So I’m going to […]
Archive for November 2009
Fencing Journal: 11/23 9 comments
Holiday Faire Leave a comment
[copied from the LJ, and augmented with additional material] The Night Before Friday night I got away from work at 3, hoping to hit the road and drive up to the Bro-and-Sis-in-Law’s house and get there by 8, enabling rest, food, and an easy half-hour drive to Holiday Faire. Unfortunately, the deliverable I’d expected to […]
Musing: 5 Great Leaps 1 comment
In a discussion with fellow combatants, I made the statement that there were five big leaps fencers make, with the qualifier that the five leaps was a number pulled entirely out of my ass. But, on further consideration, I would say it’s a pretty accurate count of the leaps in form to go from rank […]
Tourney of the Lily 1 comment
The heavies, led by Kevin of Thornbury, took last Saturday to hold a Pas d’Armes, after the 15th Century manner. Her Excellency being a great fan of a Pas, she decided she wanted to go and make Girard fight for her. Then she decided she didn’t want to go alone. So she arranged for some […]
Buckston Demo and KBerg Class Leave a comment
On Friday, Jaume, Joe, Giovan, and I went over to the Buckston-on-Eno demo at the Durham Academy. I like demos. While I don’t really want to turn into the two choreographed guys down at the Ren Faire, I like the chance to add a bit of showmanship. At events that’s just not reasonable, because it’s […]