post Rapier workshop
Ok so the event rocked in my opinion
Our rapier class was 5 and 1/2 hours God Damn was I a sweaty mess we took a break for a while then did some pickups I didnt stop till the fighting got sloppy I nailed Aramus with a hard shot followed 2 passes later by an even harder one by him It wasnt intentional just exhaustion catching up with us He hit me soo hard the steel mesh of the mask chipped a tooth Good thing I didnt have my mouth closed as i was gasping for breath it would have split my lip for sure Shortly after supper was called
It was a pot luck and a good one too The chicken was good the squash and carrot soup rocked the meatball sauce was good but Shane-o-Macs flapper pie kicked serious cavalier ass Good job Artamis
Friday night was just a social thing everyone showing up setting up saying their hellos and catching up with friends I did some drumming with Magnus man was he a mess It was good to see the 4 wolfpackers there
Saturday was kinda in limbo till noonish when the classes started Gretta and I went to Josies to shower man was that nice we had some really good instructors for this event
Don Prospere Montegue taught rapier A lot of his class dealing with drills and the philosophy behind good rapier fighting Some good stuff to work on in practice as well including letting your self suck and not being affraid to ask for assistance and critics from fellow class mates I think it could open up some good dialogue in our practices
Viscount Oak Einar taught the principles of a good fight stretching and how to prepare the week before a tourny a day before and just before Basically how to mentally prepare your self Overcoming what I call tourny head which is basically psyching your self out before the tourny even starts He then put the guys through their paces showing them some moves and kinda tweaking their moves to offer better coverage or what have you
Viscountess Thora taught scroll construction and layout Everything from the illumination art to calligraphy and how to make it all fit together in a unique and presentable form
William Bennet also was there from Montengard Calgary He has been in the area for a week visiting Michelle and showed us some stuf at our last practice which i tried through out the weekend and it definatly put people off guard at times
William and Prospere are both excellant teachers I would prefer either of them over any others to teach us at the next Penguin Crusade
Jenny and her sister Heather came to the event It was Heathers first introduction to the SCA She had never seen either of the fighting before or the costums and took not only Thoras scroll class but also Bethas glass bead making class As did Jenny They both said they enjoyed the whole event to thats cool It was my first time meeting Jennys sister and I think were cool I gave her a rapier lesson on sunday afternoon and she seemed to really like that Man do not make this girl mad Taddg snuck up behind her and dumped water on her then the race was on She caught up to him and tackled him to the ground She is on a rugby team and grew up on a working farm this girl knows how to look after her self and is not timid in any way That was pretty much the end of the waterfights which had gone on for a while previous
The water fights were started by Elora and her friend Kiyah when they threw water soaked sponges at me then eventually others got involved All in retaliation for getting them on the sunday of Fields of Gold which ended in Kiyah Elora Jenny and myself soaked Good thing it was hot out
After packing up a bunch of us went to get dinner Tewl Betha Elora Kiyah Gretta Ella Therrin Yuki and Myself went to BPs
We were all starving after not eating since breakfast
Jenny will be here friday before I go to work and we are heading to Cae Mor first thing Saturday to their Day of Champions event We will be stayin at Wulfred and Rhiannins house So no camping stuff ie tent foamys bedding extra blankets camp stove groceries etc Just an overnight bag and my fight kit Which reminds me I need to do laundry now before then Gotta clean the house now too as this will be her first time to my pad We are planning on hitting the Fishermans Catch on the way home as we both are big seafood fans
My best fights this past weekend included Vincent Aramus William B Elora Therrin and Phaelan Had some great fights with Tewl and Taddg but they werent consistantly a challenge as the others listed were. Shannon showed good agression and her form was good
She like Alison Jess and Yuki need to go to practices consistently to improve they appear to be at plateus fighting wise That will change once they get into a practice schedule By Christmas and again at Clinton I want to see noticable improvment in their fighting Yuki wants to go to practice consistantly which is good news so I can talk her ear off while on the drive as opposed to talking to myself I will be sending an email to Gwydion to make sure he kicks Jess and Shannon in the ass and gets them to practice more often Wish I knew someone in Victoria to Kick Alisson in the ass as while Guess I will just have to hassle her on msn
Well I guess thats it for now
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Our rapier class was 5 and 1/2 hours God Damn was I a sweaty mess we took a break for a while then did some pickups I didnt stop till the fighting got sloppy I nailed Aramus with a hard shot followed 2 passes later by an even harder one by him It wasnt intentional just exhaustion catching up with us He hit me soo hard the steel mesh of the mask chipped a tooth Good thing I didnt have my mouth closed as i was gasping for breath it would have split my lip for sure Shortly after supper was called
It was a pot luck and a good one too The chicken was good the squash and carrot soup rocked the meatball sauce was good but Shane-o-Macs flapper pie kicked serious cavalier ass Good job Artamis
Friday night was just a social thing everyone showing up setting up saying their hellos and catching up with friends I did some drumming with Magnus man was he a mess It was good to see the 4 wolfpackers there
Saturday was kinda in limbo till noonish when the classes started Gretta and I went to Josies to shower man was that nice we had some really good instructors for this event
Don Prospere Montegue taught rapier A lot of his class dealing with drills and the philosophy behind good rapier fighting Some good stuff to work on in practice as well including letting your self suck and not being affraid to ask for assistance and critics from fellow class mates I think it could open up some good dialogue in our practices
Viscount Oak Einar taught the principles of a good fight stretching and how to prepare the week before a tourny a day before and just before Basically how to mentally prepare your self Overcoming what I call tourny head which is basically psyching your self out before the tourny even starts He then put the guys through their paces showing them some moves and kinda tweaking their moves to offer better coverage or what have you
Viscountess Thora taught scroll construction and layout Everything from the illumination art to calligraphy and how to make it all fit together in a unique and presentable form
William Bennet also was there from Montengard Calgary He has been in the area for a week visiting Michelle and showed us some stuf at our last practice which i tried through out the weekend and it definatly put people off guard at times
William and Prospere are both excellant teachers I would prefer either of them over any others to teach us at the next Penguin Crusade
Jenny and her sister Heather came to the event It was Heathers first introduction to the SCA She had never seen either of the fighting before or the costums and took not only Thoras scroll class but also Bethas glass bead making class As did Jenny They both said they enjoyed the whole event to thats cool It was my first time meeting Jennys sister and I think were cool I gave her a rapier lesson on sunday afternoon and she seemed to really like that Man do not make this girl mad Taddg snuck up behind her and dumped water on her then the race was on She caught up to him and tackled him to the ground She is on a rugby team and grew up on a working farm this girl knows how to look after her self and is not timid in any way That was pretty much the end of the waterfights which had gone on for a while previous
The water fights were started by Elora and her friend Kiyah when they threw water soaked sponges at me then eventually others got involved All in retaliation for getting them on the sunday of Fields of Gold which ended in Kiyah Elora Jenny and myself soaked Good thing it was hot out
After packing up a bunch of us went to get dinner Tewl Betha Elora Kiyah Gretta Ella Therrin Yuki and Myself went to BPs
We were all starving after not eating since breakfast
Jenny will be here friday before I go to work and we are heading to Cae Mor first thing Saturday to their Day of Champions event We will be stayin at Wulfred and Rhiannins house So no camping stuff ie tent foamys bedding extra blankets camp stove groceries etc Just an overnight bag and my fight kit Which reminds me I need to do laundry now before then Gotta clean the house now too as this will be her first time to my pad We are planning on hitting the Fishermans Catch on the way home as we both are big seafood fans
My best fights this past weekend included Vincent Aramus William B Elora Therrin and Phaelan Had some great fights with Tewl and Taddg but they werent consistantly a challenge as the others listed were. Shannon showed good agression and her form was good
She like Alison Jess and Yuki need to go to practices consistently to improve they appear to be at plateus fighting wise That will change once they get into a practice schedule By Christmas and again at Clinton I want to see noticable improvment in their fighting Yuki wants to go to practice consistantly which is good news so I can talk her ear off while on the drive as opposed to talking to myself I will be sending an email to Gwydion to make sure he kicks Jess and Shannon in the ass and gets them to practice more often Wish I knew someone in Victoria to Kick Alisson in the ass as while Guess I will just have to hassle her on msn
Well I guess thats it for now
!!!((())))_ _ _ _ '''"""";;::????///........,,,,,,``