The weather was much better this week for practice. I didn't feel sluggish due to heat or humidity. This week I was working with a new blade. I bought a blade from Castille Armory and wanted to break it in and see how it moved, so I could make a determination if I would be using that blade or another one at K&Q this weekend.
My first fight was with Orlando, and we went out single. I was not used to the change with the blade, so I was working on just figuring out the differences. The balance point was a little further out than I was used to. After the fight, I swapped out the pommel for one with a little more weight.
My next passes were with Garrick. He is back to fencing with full contact. I still want to be extra cautious with him though. I had one shot that was aimed for his head. I broke my wrist and changed the angle of the shot, going passe with the point, rather than hitting him in the mask. It was one of those shots that I felt, had I landed it, the blade would not have bent, so I'd prefer not to hurt him (or anyone else) if I can prevent it. That little bit of extra weight in the pommel helped out. The balance point is about 1" in front of the guard now.
After Garrick, I picked a fight with Bethany. I told her I wanted to work on my tournament game. She was up for it and I brought my A game out with rapier and dagger. After Bethany, I fought Ciaren. Again, I was working my way up for this weekend. Then is was some passes with Malcolm. I wrapped it up a little early so we could get Evan home and in bed.
Overall, this is the least confident I have been in a long time heading into K&Q. I'm not sure where my game is overall in comparison to years past. The good thing is I 'm having fun, something I was not about a year ago.
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