Once again, I skipped dedicated cardio time because I was doing projects. However, I fenced hard for half an hour, so I think I killed two birds with one stone.
I worked on taking my sword and buckler against a long sword. It’s a challenge, and I really have to be aggressive to make it work. If I can gain the blade and keep it, once I’m in distance, the fight is over. It was a lot of fun too.
I was just telling Nik that I don’t feel like I’m fencing when I do rapier. I move around and sweat and get tired, but it isn’t the same as when I use my arming sword. When I do sword and buckler, I feel like I’m really fighting. I don’t know if that means I need to change my rapier game or if it just means the two are different beasts. I’m not stressing over it – just curious.
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