Long time since I've done a longish fencing post - and will be longer still as all I have time for tonight are bullet points:
- Still (STILL!) striving for smaller footwork. Given that the 2 people emphasizing this are both tiny and wiry and I'm long and leggy, this is rather unintuitive - I feel rather like a daddy long-legs trying to emulate.. well, something far more controlled and compact :P
- Lunges - my big problem here is lack of confidence. I don't like doing 'em because I never feel like I have right of way and because when lunging I don't feel like I can do anything else (parry, disengage).
- Re: disengages: need to work on them until they become automatic. More target work.
- Re: "don't feel like" - fencing in general is a hell of a mental workout for me because a great deal of it relies on intuition, and I'm a control freak who doesn't like relying on my "gut" :P Serious remapping going on!
When I attack, I need to do so with confidence. Figuring out when to attack and realizing that I can still do defensive actions if I fail will help, but ultimately the confidence is something I've either got or don't, and no one can help me with that.
Wobbly back foot + attempted change in footwork = fell on my ass tonight. Luckily (?) the surprise set of a fit of the giggles, which loosened me back up but I had to shake it off to get my head back in the game.
Ending on a good note - I make solid, fast parries. More of these please!
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