Blueberry practice
Jul. 22nd, 2012 06:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
This morning I made blueberry muffins.

Yay! I love blueberry muffins.
It was a beautiful day, cooler than the last few weeks which was nice.

Since more car porn was asked for last week:


My wife an I got worried as practice time approached and no one was there.


But, just at 1 some folks did show up. Of course, they had to don the red robe of shame for being late.


(OK,
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After disrobing, Brandon requested longsword so we worked on that.


The Gil wanted the back breaking rapier techniques from the 1600’s.

Good thing I had the books.

But, folks seemed to enjoy it.

Some of those positions are hard to do.


The techniques are OK, but I have trouble doing some of the bends.

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Date: 2012-07-23 03:35 am (UTC)Double- YAY for car porn!!!
Those rapier postures look as if they were designed for contortionists. Was the intent to present an oddly shaped, low C of G target to the opponent? Being flexible and well balanced seems like a prerequisite for that type of technique.. Looks a bit like JAckie Chan's drunken boxing..
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Date: 2012-07-23 03:44 pm (UTC)