Snowwy's Class Notes, 8 Aug (original) (raw)

So, for each of you:

medancer: You're learning well. Do the wrist twirl I showed you last week for a few minutes every day.

maiagirl: Keep pushing yourself to fight as aggressively as possible from the moment you pick up a sword.

lilmissnever: Keep right on with what you're doing.

Morgan: More mindfulness about what you're doing. It's very easy to be lackadaisical about this, and that's a good way to develop unshakeable bad habits.

Gwen: Watch the flinching. You need to relax to be able to engage effectively. Don't forget your daily practice for the next week...

countgeiger: Really, the only concern I have applies equally to both of us, and it is simple. We're becoming habitual, and that may turn us both into "toy swordsmen". I don't know how to address it, because we're both holding well back for safety reasons. Let's try to think it through over the next few weeks, so as to develop a solution.

For everyone, the principle of the week is - the body makes the cut, not the arms. Think about that, find a way to incorporate it into your practice, and feel free of course to comment in this community.