Category Archives: To-do

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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Forearm Progress 21 Oct

Posted on October 21, 2010 by xviiia

Better. But slow progress. Fibromyalgia type pain around bulk of forearm near elbow when make a fist or close grip. Grip tightening intensifies. But also curiously lessens for the second and third repetition. Improvement of pain upon probing. – Now … Continue reading →

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Strained appendages: good news, bad news

Posted on October 1, 2010 by xviiia

Good news: Right elbow tendon and forearm are indeed responding well to cautious exercise, viz. gently squeezing a small rubber ball + assorted wrist stretches. Bad news: My left thigh is feeling the strain within 2 days of the Duellist’s … Continue reading →

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Strained forearm progress

Posted on September 29, 2010 by xviiia

Strained right arm elbow ligaments not healing fast. Direct pressure on the anterior ligament bundle causes pain. Forearm muscles are also overtaxed: squeezing a ball causes aching; ordinary grip is fine. I feel I need to gently exercise these as … Continue reading →

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Strains, aches and nylon

Posted on September 18, 2010 by xviiia

Good news – the strained elbow and wrist ligaments no longer hurt more than the muscle. But that’s because the whole arm is now somewhat strained.. >:) Oh well – strains are not so bad, seems I’ve been overtraining without … 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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Beginning to use the nylon arming sword

Posted on September 6, 2010 by xviiia

I’m finding it rather strenuous on the wrist and elbow compared to using the nylon longsword with two hands for Fiore techniques. Some of it no doubt is simply getting used to the simulator itself and to using it with … Continue reading →

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