So tonight we got started late, but it was a good practice overall for me. We did about 35 minutes of stretching and calisthenics prior to fencing. I've been hurting since Tuesday when I went on a lunch walk with coworkers. We did about 3 miles in 45 minutes and afterwards my ankle was sore. It was yesterday, but was telling OK today, until after practice.
I only fenced with two people tonight, Judy and Garrick. Judy got frustrated after a few passes, mainly she needs to knock the rust off. She was flicking her blade at mine from 3 when I would attack from 3 or 6. Since there was no real parry, I just kept going. So after the first few I stopped and we drilled for a few minutes. Then we just fenced non stop, calling out the good blows. This helps her get into that space mentally where it's just reaction, no time to think.
Garrick was an interesting fight. I found myself occasionally too close to him, starting at the point of his blade coming at me. I was able to get out of it most times, but it means I need to be more conscious of my measure, especially with using a shorter session than what I'm used to. I am getting used to the new blade length. Yes I'm giving up a few inches in reach but it's less than half the length of my foot.
So all in all, a good evening, but I'll be posting for it fit a few days.
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