First sword practice of the year

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For the second day in a row it was sunny and warm.


When we got to the practice ground, the snow from last week was still on the ground.


At last year’s Gulf Coast Ren Faire , the storm was so bad it destroyed our old tent.

So, my wife ordered a new tent that we picked up when we were back in Pensacola in November.

But, the poles needed to be stained and varnished and the connectors needed to be painted. So, we decided to work on that today.


It was complicated by the fact that when we turned the heat on in our practice space, the roof began leaking.


But, we still got in some sword fighting.


Today we were working on Joachim Meyer’s rapier. German’s weren’t known for their rapier, but there are some moves that might work well in a show.



I had to show folks the book so they saw I wasn’t making up the “sneering nose” move.


My wife has studied more rapier than I have but even she couldn’t always get across the moves to David and Devon.


But, she assures me that it was wood stain on her hands, not their blood.