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hamletta Had a fun session tonight.
I was late, partly on purpose because my ankle still hurts too much for warm ups, and because the warm up exercises are so intensive they leave me gasping for breath for the rest of the session. But when I walked in five minutes late, it proved there was a new coach guiding all of us (the warm ups are for all participants, not just my beginner group) through footwork exercises. So I was angry at myself for missing the beginning but well.
The exercises were fun and not too heavy--and later I found out that the new coach was a former national champion, though his beer belly has grown since the day... He's supposed to be back next week, so that's something to look forward to.
Then we were back with our beginner group. There were only three of us present, so we got a lot of individual attention and a chance to practice. We ended with bouts, and I actually won mine! That was more luck than skill, but I'll take it anyway, as it may not come back...
And then the other two participants had to leave early so I had the last five minutes alone with the coach, and he gave me some useful hints. Now only to remember them for the next time!
I was late, partly on purpose because my ankle still hurts too much for warm ups, and because the warm up exercises are so intensive they leave me gasping for breath for the rest of the session. But when I walked in five minutes late, it proved there was a new coach guiding all of us (the warm ups are for all participants, not just my beginner group) through footwork exercises. So I was angry at myself for missing the beginning but well.
The exercises were fun and not too heavy--and later I found out that the new coach was a former national champion, though his beer belly has grown since the day... He's supposed to be back next week, so that's something to look forward to.
Then we were back with our beginner group. There were only three of us present, so we got a lot of individual attention and a chance to practice. We ended with bouts, and I actually won mine! That was more luck than skill, but I'll take it anyway, as it may not come back...
And then the other two participants had to leave early so I had the last five minutes alone with the coach, and he gave me some useful hints. Now only to remember them for the next time!
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Date: 2018-06-15 01:17 am (UTC)Actually, it was pretty hilarious as we made it really hard to referee--we'd keep parrying so our swords were like knitting needles, then both move back our arms (and so cancel priority) and then lunge and hit at the same time... It went on several time, with the coach scratching his head about how to award points...