Time to update the description. WSV50 fencer since 2004. Mostly recovered from two meniscus tears in 2006 (not fencing related) and other minor injuries. Focused on improving fencing skills and avoiding injuries. Goal is to qualify for the WSV60 team in 2012.
As before, the lesson focused on correcting my movements in attack, parry, etc. I've been pulling my arm fully back after each riposte rather than pausing to see the response so I'm trying to change this. Also, I'll do a few dozen parry-5s perfectly in front of the mirror and then when I have my lesson, the elbow goes out at an odd angle rather than a nice, 90-degree angle.
Too many unnecessary movements. The goal is to make my actions tight and efficient which will, as a result, make them faster.
The lesson ended with a second-intention attack. My parry-three invitation and then parry-four. Unfortunately, I keep moving to four too soon, but managed to get it right -- finally -- on the last movement.
After my lesson I bouted with the kids and then E, who is a B-rated fencer. My results with the kids were about like E's results with me. I did all the right things, but E is simply too fast and too smart for me to achieve more than a few random touches from time to time. I'd parry-riposte only to find he got a single light on the remise.
One more incentive to make my actions more efficient.
07-24-2009 05:23 PM