5Am daily incorporated the lounges and squats to my morning routine but held onto my sword in posta breve during them.

Before bed variable timing but at least 10 min of X cuts and flows, did not count them per se, did them in different speeds until they ‘felt good’ so I could focus on my form (bracing, shoulder alignment, etc) and not on…

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1-Too tired, need more time to recover, husband, do little things towards overall goal, 5 min is ok if I cannot do everything

2-lack of direction, need more structure/lack of personal creativity to come up with own training plan, Devon/classmates, follow through with course work, go through weekly path

Also made an excel sheet with the…

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Short Term Goals: actively participate in the Masterclass (try to make the live Sunday sessions at minimum), incorporating swordplay daily in varying capacities (highly unpredictable and demanding work schedule has been a major challenge as of late)

Long Term Goals: improve comfort and fluidity in the Long Sword and start actively improving…

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Nothing special here, just cleared out our front room (no low hanging light fixtures), all of our toys/swords littered around for now and gear on a custom made standing rack which will 2nd as a target dummy. Have a baton with good weight if need to perform ‘wide cuts’ otherwise using feder, arming sword or sabre pending on the…

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Hello everyone,

Anna from Muskoka Ontario, started my swordplay career along with my husband 1.5 years ago with a distant (1.5hr away but yet closest one) club that recently dissolved during the pandemic. Have been eager to learn from the beginning, obtaining appropriate equipment and attended every class and even signed up for our 1st…

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