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Having a collection of sparring partners who by nature were as focused or as broad as you needed to best meet your training needs would be ideal. You could practice combatively and target your weakest areas with pinpoint precision. This is what drilling is about.
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Many are afraid that if they really enjoy themselves they’ll lose their edge. Yet I do think there is much more to be gained from the type of joy that is equated with growth, fulfillment, and satisfaction.
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These are principles that we look to in our approach to armed and unarmed fighting. In particular I look to them not just as single avenues upon which you can create defense but as a triumvirate that you look to combine as much as possible.
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What makes an expert coach is that they have a strong sense of the goals of given techniques, and have made lots of attempts to pinpoint key areas and give focused corrections.
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How do you really make someone a master? How do you know where you should set the goal posts and when you've reached them? We're defining the route while we walk it.
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How do I make the other people in my group drill and do exercises? The short answer is that you don't "make" them do anything. But with a bit of empathy you may find an effective strategy to bring a few of them on board and increase your overall quality of practice.
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I had the pleasure this past weekend of being a judge, ring director, and instructor at Lord Baltimore's Challenge in Washington, DC, an event put on by David Biggs and a large crew of people from diverse groups such as Maryland KDF, Virginia Academy of Fencing, and the DC-area SCA chapters.
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Coming back after a long break? Stepping it up in a way you haven't before? Fact: the first week will be hard.
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Don't expect the schedule to stay the same forever. It's normal and natural for a rhythm that worked last month to not work now. Here are some rhythms that work for others and might work for you.
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The Vancouver Martial Challenge is a weekend focused on the joy of sparring in a relaxed and collaborative environment. Throughout the weekend there are also individual challenges between participants and personal challenges that up the stakes and create a spectacle for the event.
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