#ooc

I did my first sword refresher earlier in the week and I am embarrassed to go back

someone weighted them with an extra 20lbs or so, I think...

...I need to go to the derm again. I have not been walking, but walking is less fun.

pokemon!

I know that feeling, Rae! Don't be me...I've "embarrassed" myself out of doing a lot of things I should.

Summer is so tricky for being outside. Gimme spring or fall.

agreed

I don't wnt to admit it, but swords may just not be to me. I like the -idea- of it much, but I haven't really been enjoying it

Do you have the opportunity to learn spear/naginata?

That's advanced. You have to pass through the longsword gamut first

Mmm.

Now, the kids classes are lucky, they get to do everything. Had some GREAT videos of them doing a Shieldwall vs. Archers the other day

after they painted their own shields!

nice!

....

now I want to drag you to a SCA practice

The commentary is funny.

"This isn't fair! They're shooting at our legs! why can't we put shields down and kneel behind them?"
"then how will you move forward?"
"Oh. Well, it's not FAIR for them to shoot our legs."
"War sucks, kid."

Rae NEEDS to do SCA. 😉

She'd be midrealm!

Unless she goes mercenary, like me. 🙂

I'm feeling this comic HARD 😄

ahahahah

Just @ me, next time!!!

Our new King is from Kentucky, but his Pennsic camp is next door to ours

the problem is that the fitness classes have been restructured to be fitness for swordfighters, not just regular fitness. That means that each block is things like "lunge into la guarda from posta la donna stance" and not "okay now we're doing lunges", and cardio is now 'Swordfit' which is a fast paced drill to music of sword motions.

All very USEFUL to the sword people who the trainers admit have let basic fitness lapse, but to someone who doesn't KNOW all the movements yet, it's so frustrating to find myself fumbling and messing up constantly when I just wanted a good workout

Hugs da rae Bet you could still take them in a balista fight

Makes sense

So, if it is frustrating & not meeting your needs, might be time to change it up

I get it, swordfighting is their main focus and they have to cater to them especially when recovering from 2020 losses, but it really feels like fitness is on the backburner now and it's not... what I really want to be doing. But my entire social group is based around that group

that said, we're only TWO DAYS in

so I need to give it a fair shake

Yeah, it might even out over time...or maybe you could talk to them about how this doesn't really fit your interests/skills, and is there some way you could modify things?

Maybe if you did things like when the instructor goes "lunge into la guarda from posta la donna stance" you can yell out loud as you do it "Stabby REACH!"

and see if they get the hint? 🙂

No don't do that.. i'm a bad influence

ahaha

I might get some private training to catch back up on the sword stuff... I wanted to take the beginner class again, but I didn't mesh well with the last instructor so I'm waiting for another session, but I'm gone a few weeks in August...

Ooo, vacay?

Where you going?

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (pause, inhale) ...klahoma

Ha!

it's flat there!

so, speaking of eating and not realizing it

I ate the whole damn pint of tomatoes

At least they're healthier than nacho cheese doritios

true

Seriously. I wish I could just randomly eat a whole bunch of something that's good for me without realizing it.

My food preferences are very childish.

I love cherry tomatoes