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.
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.
Veron attacked with such force, he eventually broke through the man’s blocks and sliced open his right arm. “Oooh, more blood for me,” Veron exclaimed, seeing the man’s face contort with disgust and fear which led the stalker to flee as quickly as he could. As the stalker left, he could hear Veron yelling back at him, taunting him to come back to play more.
“The real and invariable nature of a thing is comprised of little details. The more closely you can observe and define something, the better you will understand it.”
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.
Suddenly a quick fleeting scout appeared from the forest, panting heavily as he approached the gathered group of fighters. “Blackkoven has been spotted.”
Apprenticing to Kane Driscol requires an acceptance of the unorthodox. In the moment, students may not know what use certain activities hold, but you always know there is something to be learned.
Distillation is the process of separating a liquid from chemicals, minerals, and other solids.
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.
A short guide for the Berserkers, specifically the Ulfhednar, and a bit about Sylas in particular.
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.
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.
