good, fast or cheap: pick 2
Jun. 19th, 2011 06:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonIt's not just for software development anymore :/ My lunge is either:
Turns out I CAN have the first two, but always pay: sometimes immediately, as after a couple of good lunges I'm left wheezing like Darth Vader with a bad air filter, or later, when my back and/or feet go "ping".
V. says I need to practice lunge-recover-retreat off the strip to the point that it becomes automatic. He is not wrong, but MAN, it is gonna hurt! Think I may try this at home, on film, to make sure at least my form is good before I go back under the watchful Eye of Sauron (i.e. lecturing coach).
It's disheartening that I've been fencing this long and am still so bad at such a basic move. On the other, damn, look how far I've come already(!)
- Good: stable, with no leaning or overextension
- Fast: sudden and explosive to surprise both my opponent and myself
or - Cheap: economy of motion and effort that leaves me ready for further action if needed
Turns out I CAN have the first two, but always pay: sometimes immediately, as after a couple of good lunges I'm left wheezing like Darth Vader with a bad air filter, or later, when my back and/or feet go "ping".
V. says I need to practice lunge-recover-retreat off the strip to the point that it becomes automatic. He is not wrong, but MAN, it is gonna hurt! Think I may try this at home, on film, to make sure at least my form is good before I go back under the watchful Eye of Sauron (i.e. lecturing coach).
It's disheartening that I've been fencing this long and am still so bad at such a basic move. On the other, damn, look how far I've come already(!)
