Good day drilling

[Greybeard]

Interesting work out today. In addition to my normal chair lunges, my wife was helping me with reaction time. Aside from my straight lunges she would also drop or flash a paper plate to the wall or toss it across my field of view and I would have to pin it to the wall. Granted most of my opponents will not be standing up and a lot of the pins and plate flashes were above where we will be sitting, but it was the reaction for which we were going. I got a few yellow and some red cards jumping the gun and trying to anticipate where the plate would be and when it would be thrown.

All in all I am glad someone suggested the drill and I am pleased by my reaction time. My wife was having way too much fun doing it and trying to fake me out. But in addition to he person suggesting it I have to thank her for doing it. Now, if only my opponents at nationals in three weeks will use a paper plate and not a sword. I am all set then. I still have not fenced a real persion since NAC

[afriendlycat]

I was reading in a fencing magazine from the '70s that described this exact drill, but dropping a glove (and with a lunge, heh). I think the article was about Santelli's club but I don't recall.