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lord liam

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08/16/2006 8:58 AM	Alert
unfortunately i am from a small shire where practice is not consistant and at practices there is a loss of ideas on how to better our skills. could someone please help by describing some different drills and excercises that have been useful to them. thank you, liam

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08/16/2006 11:21 AM	Alert
If we knew where you wre located that would help people find you to help out. Drills are hard to convey in writing.... Footwork is your most important place to start. Follow that up by working on disengae to a thrust with blade opposition. Then disengage to a thrust and being counterthrust with balde opposition. Then try feint with a thrust, parry the thrust, disengage to a cut with opposition. Then do the same drill and countercut the final action. Your best et would be to corner a couple of us at an event. There will be a bunch of us at Long and Short of It Tourny. Lessingham

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Tora

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08/16/2006 1:40 PM	Alert
Liam, I tried to send something via the site's email but it appears to be glitching at the moment. Drop me an email at mrprez2012@comcast.net and I'll forward you a link to something you might find useful. Tora

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lord liam

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08/16/2006 5:10 PM	Alert
we are in the shire of ravenswier of the kingdom of an tir. (located in Quesnel BC Canada) lessingham: thank you for your help. tora: i have emailed you and look forward to your forward, grin liam

Kristophe

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08/16/2006 5:57 PM	Alert
I would also recommend William E Wilsons book on beginning rapier - it's cheap and a good source of basic instruction. http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1891448188/sr=8-1/qid=1155776123/ref=sr_1_1/702-6592663-2549627?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

Dormouse

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08/16/2006 8:37 PM	Alert
I'll echo Kristophe here. William Wilson's book is an excellent resource. Dormouse

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Gwydion

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08/16/2006 9:52 PM	Alert
Liam... I'll see if I can find my spare copy of the Wilson book... and send it up with some digrassi and fabris handouts I've received from classes I've attended...PM me on the Manticore forum. And Kristophe...are you going to Homecoming?

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Kristophe

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08/17/2006 12:24 AM	Alert
"And Kristophe...are you going to Homecoming?" I'm hoping to, at least for the Saturday. It'll be my first event in about 6 years so we'll see who I recognize.

lord liam

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08/17/2006 1:40 PM	Alert
thank you all very much, i will certainly look into all of you suggestions. liam

Mughain

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08/17/2006 5:57 PM	Alert
Hi Liam, Another source of well articulated drills can be found on Tom Leoni's site: http://www.salvatorfabris.com/DrillOfTheWeekIntro.shtml

HL Mughain inghean Donnghaille Cheryl Glover

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