[Moo] Neither Ran, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow Will Keep a Steirbach Fighter From Practice (aka 02 March Fighter Practice After Action Report)

[Alexandre de Tourouvre]

Serves me right for not checking the latest messages before heading
out to the practice site.  :-)

~Alexandre

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:51 AM, William de Mont d'Or
<mondor.winchester at gmail.com> wrote:
> We had three heavy fighters in armor and one rapier fighter with
> equipment ready to go.  The rapier fighter was sad as he had no one to
> play with.
>
> Braving winter's final death throes of sleet, rain, snow, and wind, in
> an effort to inure themselves to the distractions of the body the
> three heavy fighters took the practice outside. (Going outside may
> also have had something to do with the floor fee being raised to  $15,
> but it sounds better the way I said it.)
>
> We worked sword and shield v. sword and shield,  polearm v. sword and
> shield, polearm v. polearm, and greatsword v. single sword.
>
> It was good to get outside and move around a bit more after a winter
> of indoor practice.
>
> Lessons Learned:
>
> 1) Keeping a fighter journal might be a good idea.
> 2) Physical exertion will keep you warm when it is cold, but you will
> still have freezing hands at the end of the practice.
> 3) Gauntlets that don't fit well normally, fit even less well when one
> has freezing hands.
> 4) Skill, agility, and aimed shots are required, even with two handed weapons.
>
> William de Mont d'Or
>
> P.S.
> Any authorized fighters (I need three) who plan on attending the
> Baronial Birthday event and are interested in defending the honor of
> Stierbach while participating in an.....unorthodox... team style
> activity please contact me.
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