Blackkoven’s Captain Part 4: Locke and Key
The fight became a dance like, tug of war, in a rain of ash and sparks; the whole scene back-lit by burning homes and trees.
Order of the Rose
You want to talk fencing? We’ll talk fencing. Just say when!
Don’t Miss Out on a Valuable Opportunity
Every three weeks you have an opportunity to dedicate time towards your own goals, along side your fellow fighters. Do you take full advantage of it?
Adventure to the Lime Sink: Part 2
In the depths of Woodland resides a place that is only rumored of by outsiders. A place of magic ruled by the Fey, with a queen as beautiful and as fickle as nature herself. The Fairy Glen.
Starting Your Own Study
In art, a Study is a drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation for a more elaborate piece. Studies are often used to understand the problems involved and to understand a particular skill or subject in more detail. In this Woodland Watch, we can apply that skill to fencing.
What Works
Fencing can frustrate us, it can infuriate us, it can confound us and inspire us. There is always more to learn, and I love it!
Activities That Can Help Get You Out of a Slump
We’ve all been there. We fall into a slump in our fencing and we don’t know how to get out of it or how to push our fencing skill forward. Luckily, slumps are just temporary challenges we can work through.
Firsts and Lasts
There is a fist time and a last time, for everything.
Walk Through 100 Spider Webs
If I asked you to walk through one hundred spider webs, would you do it? What if I asked you to shoot one hundred arrows or draw one hundred sketches of Damian? How would you feel the first time compared to the last?
This week’s Woodland Watch is all about confidence and the mental, physical, and emotional conditioning needed to obtain it.
The Power of 20 Minutes
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take
Creating a Mind Map
In this weeks Woodland Watch, I want to share a helpful technique to organize your thoughts and is a great exercise for your fencing journal. It’s called Mind Mapping.
Distillation
Distillation is the process of separating a liquid from chemicals, minerals, and other solids.
Let’s Talk About Fencing
A very simple method of training and learning more about fencing is often overlooked: talking. When we talk about fencing we share and learn together. We should be doing it more.
My Study into the Four Levels of Importance: Skill
Skill is the least important of the Four Levels of Importance, but it is still important. We should always strive to improve our skill. Inside Terrasylvae and outside of it.
My Study into the Four Levels of Importance: Attitude
Cum Grano Salis
My Study into the Four Levels of Importance: Honor
Honor is honesty, fairness and integrity in one’s beliefs and actions.
A fine sense of, and strict conformity to what is morally right or due.
A soundness of moral principle that no power or influence can impair.
A strong adherence to truth.
To be of worth.