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Tourney Fighting: Mt. Edge Defender's Tourney
Yesterday was the Mt. Edge Defender's Tourney. We had a pretty decent turn out due to Their Majesties being there. And we lucked out: the sun stayed out for the majority of the fights. At least for all my fights! Sweet!
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1/11/10 Fighter Practice recap
Last nights practice was again a fun time and I learned some more. My first bouts were with Fenris (sp?) and I think we were pretty evenly matched. I concentrated my efforts on maintaining better body positioning and using full mechanics to throw shots ( Read more... ) -
1st of the year FP practice black & blues
Last nights practice was good...and not so good.- First the good:
- For Christmas I got a Dynaflex ball for improving my grip and forearm strength. I've used it pretty much daily since getting it. Last night I noticed that my hands and forearms were not tiring out and I actually maintained a much softer grip on my sword overall. I was able to relax ( Read more... )
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12th Knight Auction Item
At the An Tir 12th Night event there is an auction held to support a local charity. This year the 12th Knight Auction will be helping out a group called Canine Companions for Independence! ( http://www.cci.org ) This organization breeds and trains puppies and dogs to help disabled folks with severe independent living challenges.
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12/21 FP: Everyone gets to take a whack at Dafne
Last night's FP was really great for me, albeit very cold (approx 38F). Showed up to find Jarl Sir Ulfred, Sir Olin, Sir Rod, Slade and Thomas suited up and ready to fight. I first warmed up with Thomas while Ulfred and Olin assessed my stance and feet movement, for which they gave me some really awesome pointers. My balance is good but I square ( Read more... ) -
Pissed off at the freaking weather
One of my prior air traffic controller jobs was as an aviation weather briefer; which means I am/was professionally trained and certified to review weather charts, maps, radar, satellite imagery, etc to brief pilots on weather conditions, both present and forecasted movement. In preparation of travelling I usually check the data out at www.weather ( Read more... ) -
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I'm so glad that drgntrainer and I decided to start our 12th night garb several weeks ago. I'm still not done (hemming, sleeves and tweaking) but it is at least past the point of failure. If you're curious see here:
www.flickr.com/photos/35548659@N02/4165818716/in/photostream/
www.flickr.com/photos/35548659@N02/4165825326/in/photostream/It's been a lot of ( Read more... ) -
An Tir 12th night hotel plans
So I'm wondering where everyone is staying. I've got 2 different options right now and I'd like to choose the option that best facilitates, um, the parties and social aspect. Right now I could either be staying at the main hotel or at the Holiday Inn Express.
What say you?
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Anyone want to go to the fighter practice workshop on Dec 12th?
I want to go but I'd rather go with some folks instead of going alone. Duke Havouc and Sir Mari (from the West) are going to be teaching this time around. I can drive or I can ride; let me know, 'kay? -
Thanksgiving Week/Weekend Re-cap
Started the week off pretty crappy with a bad, bad case of food poisoning (which I gave to myself through some home-made Sauerbrauten -- it'll be awhile before I fix this dish again!). Slowly got better, but was still a little sensitive in the stomach department up until Thursday. Thank goodness! I took my dogs over to drgntrainer 's house for the ( Read more... )