My little fencing group is a nice bunch. They are agreeable, nerdy, and eager to excel. Just what I wanted. We jog over to the college to practice, and today Kyle managed to jog the whole way in spite of his asthma. He follows directions well and after I introduced feint-attack he actually used it in a demonstration bout (well, I nagged him loudly to do so during the bout, so sue me). I have one kid, Max V, who lacks control--if I say "Halt" he spins around ...
I'm out for a while. Out of the pools. Out of lessons. Out of the gym. Off my left leg. The doctor told me that if I wanted to fence with TWO legs versus one, I needed to quit everything except physical therapy. I had torn my inner and outer meniscus last Spring and I need to either lose a lot of muscle on the right leg or build an equal amount back on the left. Every time I attempt to build muscle on the left leg, it swells up like a blowfish ...
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