Week 3

• Reviewed Marrozzo Assault Workshop
• Single stick Partner Play Worked on middle and lower key locks
• Worked on Posta DiDonna vs high attacks, thrust

Week 4

• Reviewed Lichtenauer composite 30-34 Looked at various interpretations and worked on partner plays
• Attended HEMA class worked on Durchlauffen running through and hip throw practice

Week 1

Returned from 2 week holiday in Florida
 DTV daily drills as contingency using umbrella ( my only weapon other than a knife available) 
  4 unarmed guards with 3 turns
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Week 3

• Attended zoom discussion group on Lichtenauer composite 80-82 on overrunning
• worked on double stick video
• video self assesssment on Flourishing
• Submitted video assessment on Five ways of winning vs seven blows

Week 2

• Longsword /sidesword footwork (on Pell)
• Retreating gather step(feint) ;Passing step Mendritto
• Bicorno drill (yield into X cut )
• Attended Dagger workshop with local HEMA group (Meyers 4 positions ; several plays from each
• DTV drills-single hand thrusts
• Flow drills
• Reviewed measure and footwork
• Reviewed scholars assault
• Video self assessments

Week 1

Practiced and videoed various double weapons

• sidesword /Messer
• axe/ Rondel
• Kukri/Sheath
• Bayonet/sheath

Worked on DTV daily drills

• Flow with direction change
• Reviewed self assessment video

Attended and reviewed Sunday workshop

• Goals- Reviewed Long term Goals from last December Masterclass and Masterclub transtion —- Setting up indoor space to complete assessment videos and transition to indoor solo training this winter
• Topics –Review and produce self assesment videos focused on past MC workshop videos
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Scholars Assault

Partner –

· Sword in one hand plays

· Worked on Double sword video

· Rapier vs longsword (left handed)

Flow exercise

Lichtenauer Composite (105-109)

· Three wonders

• 300 word essay on LS
• Completed Assignments from Masterclass

Week 4 September

• Reviewed Empathy powerpoint
• Worked on Gioco Stretto
• Videoed Thrust from larghissima , largo and stretta ranges; posted to assessment link

Posting video single stick from couple weeks ago partner hurt his right hand so we did playbuild left handed

Week 3 September

• Worked on Scholars Assault Longsword
• Reviewed Rapier vs LS workshop
• Partner play

1. singlestick video self assessment
2. Sword in one hand (Bob Charrette -Armizare )

Started physical therapy on hip

• some of the excercises/stretches have helped mobility !

Week 2

Took some time off to travel to Florida’s west coast

Got back to partner training Friday

Practiced scholars Assault

Worked on some wrestling plays from Jessica Finley Ott interpretation

Posting video from couple weeks back

Partner pole play

Week 3 August

• Reviewed self assessment video on Scholars Assault
• Reviewed Fiore Sword in One hand -compared Pisani Dossi to Getty plays
• Started to read manuscript on Sword and Buckler in Masorah Figurata
• Partner Play -single stick Left hand) – video play build

August week 2

Scholars Assault –

Partner play

· Single sword play – focus on flow of plays

· Single stick –plays of the single sword

Review of single sword guards

Week one<div>

• Finally received my set of single sticks from Purple Heart armory -practiced some foot work cuts and thrusting
• Reviewed Longsword scholars assault worked on getting last 1/3 of form down Worked on partner applications
• reviewed Robert Charrette Armizare chapter on single sword – worked on plays 1-9 with partner using single sticks…

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Week of July 19

Reviewed dagger workshop video

• Partner Training –
• worked on dagger masters 1-9
• Play 1-5 of first remedy master
• Reviewed dagger section from Bob Chiarrette “Armizare”
• Scholars Assault applications
• Unarmed 4 poste /3 turns
• Reviewed Meyer plays –Focus on close range disarms at grappling range

Day 5

– Scholars Assault -videotaped partner drill – application of porta di ferro mezzano thru posta breve contra-caviatone; into bicorno

June Focus was Multiple weapon training – measure and tempo differences between weapons

Had my computer crash so haven’t posted much but here’s some training topics of the month:

Mindful mediation use of music and outdoors

partner training

long pole

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messer play 1 – leckuchner

disarms takedowns/ grappling

Attended…

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Thanks Jade ! We pulled a play from Codex Wallerstein for that one .

Experimenting with it also against other weapons.

Partner Play Dagger

<div>Was traveling last week…Just got back to training .</div><div>here’s a vid from early May </div><div>Partner Play Sword and dagger </div>https://youtu.be/iieZgGCfcLA

Week 3 reflection

Victory laps was able to achieve my goal to include more conditioning in my work out this past week preparing for “Springeck” event, which included prizing challenge for four candidates from NJ and Wisconsin. Aha able to spar with multiple weapons , fought with the Rondel vs bayonet, employed measure and tempo in free play…

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Reflection Week2

Victory Lap Did an AM workout 6 days

Aha -tried apply armored Poste to Dagger

Corrections – Need more conditioning drills

Week 2

Monday

• Armored Poste
• Scholars Assault 1-8

Tuesday

• Footwork / focus on hip

Wed

• 5 Measures -Focus on Larga and Larghissima

Thursday-

• Gioco Largo Defense form

Friday

• Sidesword class with Devon
• Partner work – Sparring strategy
• Recorded Video Armored Poste Sword and dagger (both grips)

Saturday

• Stick; clench; ground range Record Video Armored…

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Week 1

Monday 1 hour

• reviewed Zettle section on Zwerch
• Video review on partner play dagger work from previous week .
  

Tuesday 1 1/2 hours

• Worked on sword application of wing Chun footwork ; Applied measure to butterfly knives

Thursday 1 hr

• Scholars assault; plays flow ;foundation cuts
• Leckuchner review on Messer
  

Friday 2 hr

• Sidesword class…

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Topic –

Add New Section of Scholars Assault

Work on Counters to grapple

Plan 1-2 hrs /day

Monday

• Review Armoured six Poste Progression
• Review Zettle Krumphau couplets

Tuesday –Footwork
Wed- Forms
Thursday –Partner Play
Friday- Sidesword / Messer
Sat – Stick and dagger <div>

Contingency – 15 minutes review Fiore / Codex Wallerstein

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Week 3 reflection

Accomplished my goals

3 Big days/ 1 medium; 2 small

Sparred with 4 weapons. Focus on measure and tempo

• Single stick
• Dussack
• Rondel
• Longsword

<div>Recorded video of partner Training </div><div>

• Dagger
• Inside/ outside grapple

<div>Correction – need to get back to scholars assault </div></div>

Week 3

Topic-Look at Sparring strategies and tactics

Focus –Measure and Tempo -Footwork

• Work on Grappling from inside /outside ; neutral; relaxed

Plan 1-2 hr / day .

• Partner training
• multiple weapons
• Chunk of Scholars Assault

Contingency – video review

• Review Fiore plays ; Zettle

Reflection Week 2

Victory Lap – Learned second “chunk” of Scholars Assault Reflection Week 2

Aha – Pulling together various arts -similarities and differences

Corrections – Record grappling from inside/ outside

Week 2 Training Log

Monday

• Sidesword with Eric – Provocation of opponent with Buckler. Worked on Small” cat like” stance with weight shifts
• · 3227a Dobringer review

Tuesday –

· Reviewed footwork in empty hand applications-Was able to apply sword footwork and structure into integrative approach

Wednesday

· Stick…

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Fiore interpretation

Partner and solo playbuild

Fiore interpretation

Partner and solo playbuild

Week 2 Focus

• Going back to masterclass to review what is missing
• Focus on grappling from inside and outside
• Work on second half scholars assault
• Work on sidesword and messer
• Post some playbuild video
• Single stick grappling

Plan

• 1-2 hrs day

Contingency

• GiocoLargo
• Unarmed poste

Reflection

Victory

• Got to work through scholars Assault first eight sections

Changes

• Didn’t get to do partner training, so will work on more outside grappling next week
• Submit some video for review

Week 1

Monday

• Sidesword with Eric
• hilow thrust playbuilding
• scholar assault live Review

Tuesday

• misura stretto footwork
• Gioco largo on wooden dummy empty hand

Wednesday

• Scholars assault 4,5
• Long range footwork into short range

Thursday

• Grappling from outside on sword dummy
• Video review
• Scholars assault 6, 7 ,8

Friday

• Sidesword with Devon Focus on yield…

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Week 1

Focus –

• Scholars Assault
• Grappling from the bind

Schedule- 1-2 hrs /day

• Monday –sidesword; Scholars Assault review
• Tuesday- Review Apprentice Grapple
• Wednesday –Work on Scholars Assault
• Thursday-Partner work -Grappling on outside line ; scholar Assault -shoot video
• Friday- Sidesword
• Saturday- Outdoor training – stick and knife
• Sunday –…

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Aha – focus on back engagement on half cuts

Change – shoot video

Week 5

Topic for Week

• Review LS week 5 material
• · Work on sidesword

Schedule-1-2 hrs/day

Monday 3/29 –

• Sidesword with Eric-
• Zettle- 38-41. To Counter the Four Openings

Tues

• Gioco largo defense form on pell

Wed

• Sword dummy work/ Footwork

Thursday

• Worked on Scholar Assault 4-7

Friday

• Partner Work longsword

Saturday

• Stick…

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That may be why. I copied and pasted the Topic for discussion and backspaced the original txt – Sry

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Week 4 Training Log

Monday-Day 1 -1 hr

Sidesword with Devon

Zettle Discussion 36-37 Four openings

Tues Day 2 -1/2 hour

Foundation cuts

Flourishing interval training 1 minute x 5 sets

Wed Day 3 -1 hr

Dummy training -focus on footwork

· Kali sticks/sidesword

Thursday Day 4 – 3 hrs

Partner training

· largo and…

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Week 4 training plan

Topic: <div>Work on LS 4 material </div><div>Flow – focus on mezzani cuts and turns </div><div>German vs Italian 5 cuts</div><div>Schedule:</div><div>Monday and Friday take sidesword class with Devon </div><div>Thursday partner training </div><div>video review Sidesword and LS 4 module </div><div>Shoot a video… Read more

Week 3 Training Log

Traveled this week to Florida to visit my son who just graduated from tech welding school

Did not get to do so much actual sword in hand this week

Did a lot of reading as my contingency plan:

Started reading “Mindset” by Carol Dweck …thanks for the recommendation !

Also started reading” Closing of the Western Mind “ by…

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Reflection Week 2

Victory Laps

Sword in hand every day .<div>Met my time commitment goals<div>
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Corrections

Didn’t get to do any filming this week, so fell short on my plan to video sections 4-7 of scholars assault with partner.

Aha Moments

Took Devon’s sidesword class on Friday and really got a better understanding of breadth component of…

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March Week 2 training log

Monday Day 1 –1 hr

• -German master cut form ;Focus on sheilhau and krumpau

Tuesday Day 2 – 1/2 hour

• -Meyers cut ;unarmed poste

Wednesday- Day 3 – 1 1/2 hours

– footwork ; dummy practice ; Reviewed German Master Cuts form and Italian counterpart

Thursday Day 4 -2 hrs

-worked on Italian form and various footwork

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Week 2

Topic:

Review new German Master Cuts form and Italian counterpart

Video later in the week with partner as Playbuild

Review and complete LS 3 masterclass module

Take some live classes

Schedule:

Monday- 1hr – review German form

Focus on shielhau and krumpau

Try different footwork

Tuesday 1 hour

Italian form

Footwork

Focus on…

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Day 3 -1 Hr.

• Foundation Cuts
• 12 Poste Progression -Cuts and Thrusts from the various guards
• Reviewed 5 Measure

Day 4 . 1/2 hr.

• Sword and Buckler Warmup-shoulder/ elbow cuts

• Cuts/Thrusts from Posta Di Donna La Soprana
• Worked on measure on target

Day 5 Fri. 3 Hr.

• Took Devon’s Sidesword class
• 5 Measure review
• Strikes with various Footwork…

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This was from the LS 3 master class about a month ago .

Definitely working on not reaching out as far the last couple weeks.

Had some fun learning this on my sword dummy then with a partner later in the week

Had some fun with this dressing up my sword dummy then getting to do the same with a partner later in the week