Monday, August 01, 2005
So, I lost....
But I had a GREAT time!
Yesterday was our Baronial Champs Tourney. I fought in it; yes, it was the *third* time I have been in armor since I started fighting again, and I fought in a round robin tourney.Boy, am I beat...
It wasn't too bad. Not all of our fighters showed up (strangely enough) so I only went 0-5. Yes, I lost five out of five bouts. It was not really all that surprising. At least the guys don't seem to be afraid to hit me any more. No, I was not brutalized, but I did come away with a couple nice bruises, that have made sitting at work a challenge. I was pretty winded by the time the round robin was over (it was raining, it was muggy, and it was damn hot), but still went on and did pickups.
Yes, I needed to re-hang my shield (oh, I forgot to report on the new shield...), which I did Sunday, after the tourney, with Rafael (tanks, buddy). It will work better, I feel certain. I *did* throw blows (Duc Orlando and Sir Loric have both said I throw with authority, and that actually hitting something will come with practice).
I tend to stay just out of range, and let my opponent come to me, which Duc Orlando says is not necessarily the best thing for a new fighter to do. Sir Loric has worked with me more on some shots, and gave me a ton of advise (unfortunately we were not in armor) which I will try to take from my pell work to the field. I was doing well with my blocking (some of the better fightersonly got through my defense because by that point, my shield arm was so much lead, but that was in a large part as a result of the mis-hung shield). And I learned the faulds are what protect your butt, not tassets. ;-p
At least the Iron Rose Tourney (Saturday at noon) is divided up into fighters with more than 2 years experience and fighters with less than two years. Maybe I wont be the only goober looking, brand newbie out there. Then there is the Fighting Laurels Prize Tourney Sunday at 1 and the Known World Novices Tourney Sunday at 5. And that will probably be the sum total of my fighting for Pennsic, with the exception of possibly doing pick-ups in the morning the rest of the week.
Alas, my armor is now on it's way to Pennsic, so no more practice before I get there. At least now maybe I will get some sewing and jewelry work done....
Yesterday was our Baronial Champs Tourney. I fought in it; yes, it was the *third* time I have been in armor since I started fighting again, and I fought in a round robin tourney.
It wasn't too bad. Not all of our fighters showed up (strangely enough) so I only went 0-5. Yes, I lost five out of five bouts. It was not really all that surprising. At least the guys don't seem to be afraid to hit me any more. No, I was not brutalized, but I did come away with a couple nice bruises, that have made sitting at work a challenge. I was pretty winded by the time the round robin was over (it was raining, it was muggy, and it was damn hot), but still went on and did pickups.
Yes, I needed to re-hang my shield (oh, I forgot to report on the new shield...), which I did Sunday, after the tourney, with Rafael (tanks, buddy). It will work better, I feel certain. I *did* throw blows (Duc Orlando and Sir Loric have both said I throw with authority, and that actually hitting something will come with practice).
I tend to stay just out of range, and let my opponent come to me, which Duc Orlando says is not necessarily the best thing for a new fighter to do. Sir Loric has worked with me more on some shots, and gave me a ton of advise (unfortunately we were not in armor) which I will try to take from my pell work to the field. I was doing well with my blocking (some of the better fighters
At least the Iron Rose Tourney (Saturday at noon) is divided up into fighters with more than 2 years experience and fighters with less than two years. Maybe I wont be the only goober looking, brand newbie out there. Then there is the Fighting Laurels Prize Tourney Sunday at 1 and the Known World Novices Tourney Sunday at 5. And that will probably be the sum total of my fighting for Pennsic, with the exception of possibly doing pick-ups in the morning the rest of the week.
Alas, my armor is now on it's way to Pennsic, so no more practice before I get there. At least now maybe I will get some sewing and jewelry work done....
