Life's Little Aches and Pains

[jamesq]

Sprained my back picking up my laundry this morning. Fuck.

In other news, I'm seriously questioning the wisdom of getting bashed in the head with a rattan club.

Comments

[ya-inga.livejournal.com]

Not digging the a high fibre high impact diet? Y'know, all the rattan you can eat?

[jamesq]

It might be better if I felt that the learning curve wasn't a straight vertical line. If I could see it coming, I feel I might, with time, be able to move fast enough to block it.

Also, getting hit makes me see red. Not really fair to my instructors to subject them to that when they've done nothing to deserve it.

I'll keep at it because I want to shoot, but I don't think I'm ever going to enjoy the mano-a-mano aspects of heavy fighting.

[ya-inga.livejournal.com]

Seriously it isn't for everyone dear.

The learning curve is a bit daunting at first. Be choosey about who you fight. Some folks are better at fighting new fighters than others. That can realy impact the fun factor in my experience. Your mileage may vary.

[garething.livejournal.com]

I must have had the right two fellows teaching me then, because the first thing K did was show me the strikes, how hard they should be, where not to aim, etc. Then I got shown how to block! The other K (there were two) then had me practice swings, blocks, and wraps. Fun times, and I found the basics really helped.

Fortunately, I don't see red when I get hit. Years of martial arts practice helps with that, I find.

[snooness2]

Heya, since I haven't kept up with the combat archery rules... is there actually a requirement that you fight? Or is it more a case of wearing heavy legal armour and yelling I yeild and falling down when a fighter gets within 10 feet.

... for that matter is Avacal going to continue the tradition of white helms to signify people who will fall down and yell yeild when a fighter gets close?

... not saying that you should not try out heavy fighting,
but I'm curious for myself (not that I'm too likely to get back on to the feild considering how busy I am off the feild)... but I tried heavy, and my wrists wouldn't take the strain - and since then I have found I have issues with being hit... so the whole yeild thing is the only way I could get back on the feild if I desired.