Category Archives: Progress

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Updates and updating blog — Progress Card

Posted on November 14, 2013 by xviiia

Much has happened over the last 2 years. New focus: Narrowed from a generic Bolognese approach, to focus on using Manciolino as a base and keeping as pure as possible, to avoid ‘frog-DNA’ and ‘cross-contamination’ as much as possible. New … Continue reading →

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Forearm Regime 25 Oct

Posted on October 25, 2010 by xviiia

Progress reasonable, particularly grip, and to probing the ligament. Radial flexion from prima/terza (i.e. cuts fendente and montante) slow progress. 1. Wrist stretches Particularly: arm up, fingers stretched back (or flexed forward), laterally rotated and stretched. 2. Yellow ball squeeze … Continue reading →

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Freeplay vs longsword I

Posted on September 13, 2010 by xviiia

..probably not (edit: absolutely not) a good idea this early on, but hey – I’m human >:-D Held my own relatively well against an 18m tactically adept Fiore longsworder. That said, I wonder how much of that was due to … Continue reading →

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