Caution, wet floor
May. 10th, 2012 11:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janestarzDue to the humid weather we trained on a wet floor that just wouldn't dry this evening. This might have thrown a wrench into other sports, but not us. The warming up running game was replaced by a more technical solution that will no doubt have me rubbing my arms in pain in a day or two. Another warming up exercise was a variety on "head, shoulders, knees and toes" where we had to try and hit parts of the person opposite us, starting with hands, then onto elbows, and then on to shoulders. Sounds simple, but it's quite challenging in a swordfighting class where people are used to getting out of the way of things coming their way.
Slowly but surely we got used to the slippery floor and we could move about a bit more.
I fixed Thom's gambeson during the final two exercises, as my back was becoming a bit too sore to my liking, but at least the 'winning streak' seems to continue. I don't feel like I'm blundering about too much and I'm pretty much, if I may use the term, kicking ass. It might just be the fact that finally, after four months, I've figured out the fist-held shields are B-b-b-b-ad and the arm-strapped shields are more my thing. (The fist-held shields are heavier too, so my back gets sore sooner.) I am fairly confident I can stand my own with one wrapped around my arm.
Soon we'll move on to other weapons, and if I gauge Merlyn's speech right, we will indeed be using spears soon! This is excellent training for Drachenfest.
The floor was still completely soaked by the time training was over, but at least we dodged a thunderstorm by training indoors.
Slowly but surely we got used to the slippery floor and we could move about a bit more.
I fixed Thom's gambeson during the final two exercises, as my back was becoming a bit too sore to my liking, but at least the 'winning streak' seems to continue. I don't feel like I'm blundering about too much and I'm pretty much, if I may use the term, kicking ass. It might just be the fact that finally, after four months, I've figured out the fist-held shields are B-b-b-b-ad and the arm-strapped shields are more my thing. (The fist-held shields are heavier too, so my back gets sore sooner.) I am fairly confident I can stand my own with one wrapped around my arm.
Soon we'll move on to other weapons, and if I gauge Merlyn's speech right, we will indeed be using spears soon! This is excellent training for Drachenfest.
The floor was still completely soaked by the time training was over, but at least we dodged a thunderstorm by training indoors.
