I took a 1st place medal at the epee event I went to today. Weren't enough folks for a rating bump but its always nice to get a gold.
I got the Learning to Fence Epee video.
Not bad for showing technical moves. Some parts of it were interesting. For example on the part on using the french grip epee the video said you should never ever hold it in the manner used to pommel.
I've been having fun pommelling lately with the french grip so I found that
Work is pretty rough. 2 processors left my team so we got all their loans so I'm up to like 140 loans I'm processing.
I'm supposed to get another like 19 loans to closing this month or that's it for my job. Maybe it will work out maybe it won't. I'm doing what I can working late a lot but its kind of iffy.
I've been thinking I might head out to Florida if the job ends and see if there are better prospects. Even if the job market isn't so good I think there would
I signed up for a tournament in Indiana. I love the out of state tournaments.
I don't feel at the top of my game. I haven't been able to hit a single tournament this year with the work situation (I've been working 7 days a week and having to work late most nights).
Also I have been training with some french grip epees instead of pistol grips. I never really tried the pommelling bit before, but there are some opponents with pistol grips I practice with and it seems
Schoolcraft's membership has dropped off a lot with the move from Fridays to Tuesday nights. The last couple session its just been me and Doug one of the other old school fencers.
Last session we had a one hour hundred touch epee match. I won 100-99.
We're an even match and he won a rating off me at a tournament last year. I feel like I have a more diverse set of moves I could rely on and I've had a lot more of the tournament experience. He's got a longer reach,
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