Some big fat inspiration I am. I can’t even inspire myself to get off my fat butt and fence. What a pansy. I was planning all day long to go fence last night and by 7:00 I was so tired I did not want to get behind the wheel and drive the 13 miles to the club. I knew I would not move well and it might be a hazard for me to drive. I am 36 days away from fencing in Chicago and I told my wife I am getting on that plane even if I don’t pick up a weapon between now and then. ...
I've been thinking alot about the GMU fencing program lately, considering how busy I've been with it, and how well its going. There is one thing that is kind of troubling. Not really about the club, but more about the fencing community... Often when I mention the GMUFC to established coaches or fencers in VA or else where, other people will scoff at it. This always surprises me, no matter how many times it happens. I can't believe that people in the fencing community, especially ...
Wednesday night wasn't great. Jessi1, Meng, Cricket, Dick, and Ahren were there. I fenced them all and was hitting too hard and lumbering around. My lesson with Ahren was very frustrating--we have just not been working with one another as consistently and he was making me do advance-lunge after advance-lunge, to the point where my front knee and my back calf were hurting and I even started wheezing a little bit. Also, it just wasn't as clear to me as my lesson with Mark was on Monday. This ...
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