Buckler Cam
Okay, I’m holding the phone in my off hand; I don’t have the tech to attach a camera to my buckler (tiny shield). Here I’m practicing some cuts on the pell (see previous entry) in no particular order.
That terrible noise is my sword. It’s my training sword, so it’s a little beat up. That makes it a good choice for pell work. I’m not causing undue damage to my new sword.
Now that I’ve gotten my training out of the way, I’m ready for whatever this day has in store for me!
This morning I met up with my friends and did shoulder day. I forgot to take a photo of my set list, so I’ll upload it later.
I didn’t get the chance to fence or drill with another person, so I used the pell at Francois’ house instead. For those of you unfamiliar with pell work, a pell is a target you use for solo practice. In this case, it’s a 4×4 mounted vertically on a base and wrapped in rope with extra tape at the top. The rope and tape cushion the 4×4 so that hitting it doesn’t hurt your sword or chew up your target. Since the ceilings are high at Francois’ house, I was able to practice some cuts indoors with my arming sword.
Tomorrow I may get another 100 cuts in before we start our day. If we don’t have time, I’ll come up with something to do once we return to Pensacola.
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