thegirlsclub

[Sarra]

hey everyone.
im a youth fighter who will soon (in like 3 months) be moved up to the youth armoured combat, which, for people who might not have heard yet, is a rattan division for 16 and 17 year olds in the east kingdom, kind of to make the transition from youth boffer to heavy list easier. i was wondering what people reccomend with taht in mind for me to work on. i fight lefty, with a round sheild and single sword the majority of the time. i think my defense is pretty good, but i have trouble seeing openings, and also a hard time in general killing people. my mind knows what it wants to do, but my body wont respond. also, im up to learning other cool shots that might be of an advantage when im fighting mainly guys who are bigger and stronger than i am.
my blows usullay also get called glancing, anyone have ideas about taht?
and just general things that would help in the long run (i plan to keep fighting )
thank you for all the help,
Sarre

[Wrenn]

I'm huge on proper technique amd slow work- it alows me to see and reat to things that are too fast in a fight.
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Adwen Wrenn, Squire to Sir Hrothgar Thorvaldsson

[audax]

commit to your blows

use your whole body to throw a shot

use your feet to create openings

conserve energy; don't just throw shots to be throwing

fight your fight, not theirs

work the angles; don't stand in front of your opponent

work on an offside to the body or inside leg

pell work in addition to slow work

don't worry about how big or strong your opponent is

It will take some time and practice for your body and mind to get in sync.
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Martel le Hardi
squire to Meser Lyonel Oliver Grace, fostered to Sir Gaston de Clermont
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The Minstrel's Champion

[Sarra]

thank you so much! my one bit of confusion was when you said

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[freiman the minstrel]

Martel has the right of it.

Any one of those things on her list could be a rewarding three months work.

But the footwork stuff is my pet project right now. SCA people tend to move very badly.

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Surf less, fight more

[audax]

I think footwork can take you from an okay midlevel fighter to a serious threat.

I agree with freiman. MOst SCA folk move poorly. When you see someone with good footwork, it really stands out.
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Martel le Hardi
squire to Meser Lyonel Oliver Grace, fostered to Sir Gaston de Clermont
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The Minstrel's Champion

[Sarra]

ok, that makes sense now! thank you!
Sarre
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"Pain fades. Bruises heal. Honor is forever." -William J. Knight, Conals Corner

[Naqid]

Do y'all have any good foot work sourses?
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Give it just one more shot. And then one more. Think about the sweat and time you've committed already. You've come this far, you'd be unfair to yourself if you quit without a fight.

[audax]

Dancing is great for footwork. Especially dances that have a specific movement pattern like salsa, merengue or even two-stepping. This develops timing and rhythm.

The base movement of capoeira is called the ginga (pronounced jinga). Simply doing it will help develop footwork patterns. It will also increase the strength and endurance necessary for good footwork.

One thing to remember from Million Dollar Baby is to go left, push right, to go right, push left.

The foot closest to the direction you want to go moves first.

Work on semi circles and angles, rather than simple front and back movement.
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Martel le Hardi
squire to Meser Lyonel Oliver Grace, fostered to Sir Gaston de Clermont
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The Minstrel's Champion

[rauokinn]

Duke Paul's manual has some great footwork exercises -- www.bellatrix.org

[Naqid]

thanks!
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Give it just one more shot. And then one more. Think about the sweat and time you've committed already. You've come this far, you'd be unfair to yourself if you quit without a fight.

[maxntropy]

We focus very heavily on proper technique at the Scholum Artis Bellum (the practice Cunian attends). You can find alot of the material at our wiki website, where Cunian and Gunnar help train newcomers and I help generate alot of the material along with Cunian's Knight Sir Strykar and many others.

http://scholumartisbellum.pbwiki.com/

Hope it may prove of some use.

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to ask or to add comments to the site.

Thanks!

Max Von Halstern