I haven't had much chance to spend time in the gym since returning from Colorado Springs. Yesterday was the yearly Christmas Party after fencing so today was my first real day back to normal. I decided to experiment with wearing an elbow brace and doing some simply upper body exercises for 15 minutes. Biceps curls. Triceps exercises. I kept it 5-8 pounds and found that when I went to 10 lbs., it just didn't feel right. Since I have time before the NAC-E to decrease ...
Something has clicked into place within the last week. I had been complaining that I was getting the individual bits and pieces of some fencing actions I'd learned but felt like I was working with a jigsaw puzzle that was blank on both sides and I couldn't figure out how to fit things together. After the NAC-C, I have found actions --both bladwork and footwork -- feeling different. If I don't think about it and just concentrate on what I'm going to do, it's working better. ...
I am coaching at a local high school over my winter break. The head coach is a pretty acomplished USFA coach, and there are 2 other assistant coaches, 1 who is not a fencer, and 1 who has a little more coaching experience than I do. I've been there for 2 days so far, and I'm really enjoying. I am essentially serving as a foil coach, although I will be doing some sabre lessons because of how weak our sabre squad is. The foil squad is strong. The boys have 4 pretty solid ...
I am looking for a roommate for Atlanta and would like to find someone with whom I could form a cost-saving relationship for future fencing competitions. I don't drink or stay out late or smoke and while I tend to be noisy, wake up early, and hog the shower, I'm otherwise not an unpleasant person to be around. I keep to myself. I don't insist upon being great buddies and going everywhere my roommate goes. I just want to reduce the cost of traveling to fencing competitions ...
I could have sworn I made an entry last night but it's not there. Maybe my memory is even worse than I remembered. To assist myself in dealing with my inability to remember what it was that Coach showed me in the last lesson, I've started carrying a cheap journal, purchased from the local WalMart and Wednesday was the first time I tried recording what I needed to remember. Findings: 1. I cannot draw any better than I could in grade school and stick figures don't ...
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