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druidevo. Even though I mostly stood around like a useless lump watching other people do things with pointy sticks, it was still assloads of fun, and I learned a number of interesting things, most of which had to do with grip and footwork, but one of the most important of which has to do with the state of my left knee, which I think can best be summarized as "ow."
The problem here is that in order to fence right-handed, it seems like you're putting more strain on your left knee, that being your back leg, than on your right knee, which is the leading leg. So I've thought about this, and have several solutions.
1. Work on the knee more and see if that helps.
2. Brace the knee and see if that helps.
3. Don't fence.
4. Learn to fence left-handed.
I think I'll work on 1,2, and 4, but 4 seems especially attractive. Why not? I mean, it's not like I know how to fence with the right side either -- I have to train in either direction, and I'm not that far from ambidextrous anyway. I'll let you know how it works out. For now, though, I'll be spending a fair part of my afternoons advancing and retreating down the upstairs hallway. At least untilkittenpants starts throwing things at me.
druidevo. Even though I mostly stood around like a useless lump watching other people do things with pointy sticks, it was still assloads of fun, and I learned a number of interesting things, most of which had to do with grip and footwork, but one of the most important of which has to do with the state of my left knee, which I think can best be summarized as "ow." The problem here is that in order to fence right-handed, it seems like you're putting more strain on your left knee, that being your back leg, than on your right knee, which is the leading leg. So I've thought about this, and have several solutions.
1. Work on the knee more and see if that helps.
2. Brace the knee and see if that helps.
3. Don't fence.
4. Learn to fence left-handed.
I think I'll work on 1,2, and 4, but 4 seems especially attractive. Why not? I mean, it's not like I know how to fence with the right side either -- I have to train in either direction, and I'm not that far from ambidextrous anyway. I'll let you know how it works out. For now, though, I'll be spending a fair part of my afternoons advancing and retreating down the upstairs hallway. At least until
kittenpants starts throwing things at me.
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Date: 2004-12-30 07:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-12-30 08:28 pm (UTC)um. er.
::blink::
nevermind.
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Date: 2004-12-30 08:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-12-30 09:50 pm (UTC)Erm. Never mind.
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Then, there was Diet Coke in my mouth.
And then, suddenly, there it was, on the screen.
In case anyone is keeping records of these things for science, everything now smells like lime.