I am progressing into a newer fighting stance. ie a boxers stance or A-frame. Monday of this week was the first time I haveused this stance a lot. I had decent success with it.
Initial thoughts with it: Seems to be more open. Easier to see. That has pros and cons. I can see what is happening, I am more susceptible to fakes. I have decent power on snaps, need to work on offsides.
Thursday was slow work. Not much, worked with Donnan a bit.
Saturday we had the Prince come down as well as Viscount Sir Aiden. Also had a few of their squires come with them. We had 10 or so guys out on the field swinging stick. I found the A-frame style to be ok, but I am having issues getting smashed at in my sword arm. Not 100% sure what I am doing wrong there, but it is something I will need to visit. I will probably also re-rinforce the armor on that arm.
My thrusts are coming along ok. I landed a few good ones including a full speed in "combination" which landed with authority: Snap, offside, thrust. Being able to throw from a shot to a thrust is something I need to work on. I am typically leading with the thrust or using it against kneeling opponents.
I have found that if I fake a wrap to a kneeling opponent their sheild rotates to cover exposing there torso to a thrust. This may work on standing opponents as well, something to try.
I also picked up a video camera so I can do some video analysis of fighting. Did a few rounds of pell work yesterday. Two 1-6 drills and a 100 shot drill. Took video of the first 1-6 drill and watched and then worked on issues I identified. Mainly my sheild is not stationary. There is no threat and my shield is still wandering all over the place presenting targets.
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