Between the two I'd say footwork, but Biomechanics and leverage is more important than either. What footwork allows you to do is control measure (ie distance) thereby controlling time and opportunity for your opponent. But in any case, what most exchanges come down to is a confrontation of swords. Anytime swords meet, the person with the stronger leverage (and I don't mean more muscular arm, but more solid biomechanic and better strong on weak relationship with the blade) is going to push through their opponent's defense and strike them. I don't practice point control, it's pretty much useless unless your entire game relies on striking while backing up, correct body posture and stability in form will account for point control, your opponent is always behnd their arm, just travel the right line and they have to be there.
I've never missed Minnesota, mainly cause I never spent much time there ;) Now, WISCONSIN, on the other hand.... The first thing I missed was the weather change. I actually had Cat send me red and yellow leaves my first semester out here. I taped them to my wall in my dorm/apt. so I could look at them and remind myself that it was autumn, I had to cram for finals because my body hadn't registered that the end of the semester was coming up, since it still felt like september and there was no snow on the ground. I have to say, though that the thing I miss the most about Wisconsin is personal space. There's just a lot more of it in the midwest (and some people need soo much more) but it's just easier to find, big houses, big yards, big parks, parking lots that aren't on the roof of the building, even in places like the istmus in Madison where space is at a premium and parking lots are rare, you don't get the cramped in feeling that you can get down here in LA.
Funny story, Quintin (we were good friends from high school, we were also sword geeks, his favorite was a rapier) had called me from his college in MO (aka Calontir) like the first or second week into our freshman year, saying, "there's this group called the SCA, they're awesome you have to go find them". And I was like "yeah, yeah, that sounds cool, whatever you say, blah blah, I have no idea where to find these guys, etc" Anyways, I was on my way to yet another extra-curricular activity I eventually ditched, when I ran across these guys in the middle of campus wearing armor and hitting each other with sticks and some with fencing swords and stuff. My brain went, "COOL!!", but I have to get to my meeting (yeah, idiot). So I sit through the whole meeting for the organization of an jewish acapella group at the Madison Hillel org (a cool idea, but bad planning sorts involved-I later got involved with the construction of a jewish acapella group at the USC Hillel org that went very well) So, the whole time at the meeting all I could
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I dabble. You can always find me willing to entertain a fire in our camp or the Crimson Spade, it's part of who I am and what demands a 'gentleman' should be able to perform. I don't know if I'm nessesarily madrigal group style or quality ;)
I think two things. 1) a sense of identity. Both in small groups and as a community as a whole. In some of the more isolated areas there is an identity based on location. This is ok, and will keep people invested for a little while, but they'll lose that over time unless they figure out who they are and what part they play in the community. What I see keeps people invested over time is knowing they are needed, that they fulfill a role that no one else can fill. And while the truth is always that someone else will step up if you need to take a break etc, they will do so in a different way, etc, so the perception that "I" am unique is essential to a healthy upkeep of our community. Just being a rapier fighter means, that anyone can fill your spot if you leave. That's not an identity so much as an activity. The more people build this identity,(through persona-play, through service, through their garb, or other arts) both of themselves and with their groups, them more likely they are to stay invovlved and invested at a higher
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What do you think is the more essential skill in SCA "fencing": point control or footwork, and why?
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So here's a question back at you...who is this?
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I have to say, though that the thing I miss the most about Wisconsin is personal space. There's just a lot more of it in the midwest (and some people need soo much more) but it's just easier to find, big houses, big yards, big parks, parking lots that aren't on the roof of the building, even in places like the istmus in Madison where space is at a premium and parking lots are rare, you don't get the cramped in feeling that you can get down here in LA.
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So, because I have to know...do you still sing? *bats eyelashes* Serrenisima is recruoting men for singing in our madrigal group.
*bats eyelashes again*
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point of elbow to wrist Left: 10" Right:Same
circumference of wrist Left: 6.75" Right: 6:75"
circumference of arm above & below elbow Left: 11.25"(below)/11.25"(above) Right: 12"(below)/12"(above)
Thanks :D
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