Long range attacks and parries.

I learned long-range attacks in a drill with an eight-year-old.  Got to wear a medium breastplate and a 38 front-close jacket.  Of course the kid kept poking me under the edge of the breastplate.  I’m not sure whether to look forward to being poked by an adult because they will have a better idea of distance (and therefore not poke as hard) or to be worried because an adult will have more strength.  Better check my non-bruise vitamins.

Found the first casualty of my dance background.  I chassee forward, when kitted out and under pressure to skewer someone.  Must break this habit, as it wastes lots of time bouncing and dragging feet.

Parries.
More positions.  Started with 6 and 4.  6 is the default en garde, and 4 is the one you get to by moving your hand just across the body.  THE TIP STAYS IN PLACE.  This is the hardest part.

If you drop the tip, then you’re in 7 and 8.  I need lots of drill practice on the parries.  And to look up the two kinds again…disconnected and ???

Got quite tired trying to keep my tip up – more hand muscles working.

I don’t get another lesson until a week from Thursday, since next week they’re running a tournament.  I am offically allowed in the tournament, but seeing as I am the most novice in the club, I decided not.

For some reason, all these high school boys (students of my husband’s) want to fence me.  I hope this isn’t what I suspect it is. 

I am not allowed to fence someone outside of club yet.