Jade
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Foundational Cuts Form: Peer Review
Hi Jeremy,
Great backing track. Liked the smoothness and flow of your movements and how you can really see the distinct angles of all the different cuts even absent a blade!
The pommel should perhaps be aimed more towards belly button in thrusts? I’m not sure though.
Best,
Jade
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Foundational Cuts Form: Self Assessment
I like that I can see a clear difference between my full cuts and half cuts, and that my feet are always more or less pointing in the right direction.
What I’d like to work on next is sureness and crispness of movement, and consistency of footwork (feet always pointing straight forwards instead of occasionally 20-40 degrees off in the forward stance for instance).
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Glad I’ve learned the basic positions and have managed to string them together.
Areas I’d like to work on are mechanics and movement. My pelvis appears to be tipping and my shoulders are leaning, and although I thought I was sending my arms out first, watching the video over it doesn’t look like I am.
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Short term training goals (and Masterclass goals): to gain a better sense and awareness of effective goal-setting, so that beyond the Masterclass, I can rely on myself a little more to structure my own training regime and improve my swordplay (i.e. possess the wherewithal to set up personalized weekly “themes” – see below)
Long-term training goals: I was going to write “proficiency”, but looking at Stela’s excellent post am more tempted to write “ditto”
Time budget: at least 5mins up to an 1hr daily + Sunday and Friday Masterclass sessions
Daily routines: the two daily drills (longsword and rapier) + range of motion (+ partner work) by the end of the day (I don’t like getting behind on the daily drills which is a useful motivating factor)
Themes: dictated by either daily drills or Masterclass content
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Nic and I have a rudimentary target made from sticking a dowel down the back of an IKEA chair with helpful Velcro strips that keep the dowel in place.
I have an arming sword, which works well in our limited space.
We have a GoPro camera.
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I’ve worked with my partner Nic on this homework project. Our training space is our living room. To maximize the space, we have to push our dining table, two chairs, sofa and coffee table back against the wall. This is not physically challenging or time consuming, but does create a slight mental block to overcome. When space has been maximized, we have 10x10ft to train in, with 8ft ceiling.
In terms of making the space inspiring, Nic has ordered a Fiore Longsword Guards poster to decorate the wall next to the TV. I’ve just finished an online medieval cookery course, so our dining table is covered in period fare including a 13th-century style pork pie keep with surrounding sweet pie towers. The arrangement is both aesthetically pleasing and a good reminder and motivation to keep exercising over Christmas.
The space is nearly set for recording. We have a GoPro and tripod which we place on our coffee table. We’re awaiting a HDMI cable that will connect the GoPro to the TV.
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Hi Bob,
I particularly liked watching the fluidity and extension of your mandritto fendente and roverso fendente and mandritto sottano false edge and roverso sottano false edge full cuts on the right and left sides.
It was also interesting to watch the crispness of all of the half cuts starting from right and left sides.
I think you might be missing out on making the mandritto mezzano and roverso mezzano full cuts, but I may be mistaken.
All best,
Jade