Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Recovering
Owww....
My body is still trying to catch up after the week's driving. The left hip is being a bit grumpy and I got home from work today, sat down on the sofa and then woke up an hour later. I also have a marvellous triple bruise on my left upper arm; upon investigating the cause the other night it became obvious that it was due to my fencing epee too much. Rotating the hand and using the quillions to catch the blade (as done with a heavy blade) is not possible with an epee so I have to do a slower parry... and then when I was using the heavier blade I was automatically trying to use the epee moves. Bah. And while I'm at it, Memo to Self: it is not enough to be safe with a buckler, you've got to learn to use it effectively as well.
For now, though, I think that last night's early night is now long overdue.
My body is still trying to catch up after the week's driving. The left hip is being a bit grumpy and I got home from work today, sat down on the sofa and then woke up an hour later. I also have a marvellous triple bruise on my left upper arm; upon investigating the cause the other night it became obvious that it was due to my fencing epee too much. Rotating the hand and using the quillions to catch the blade (as done with a heavy blade) is not possible with an epee so I have to do a slower parry... and then when I was using the heavier blade I was automatically trying to use the epee moves. Bah. And while I'm at it, Memo to Self: it is not enough to be safe with a buckler, you've got to learn to use it effectively as well.
For now, though, I think that last night's early night is now long overdue.