[Artemisia] Something to say

[morgan wolf]

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> > Second, calibration is perhaps the toughest, most subjective and least
> > "fair" variable a fighter has to figure out. From my experience, a LOT of
> > that has to do with what armor a fighter wears. I have worn my arm out
> > fighting against someone wearing plate, and I legitimately believe that
> > sturdy armor mixed with a little adrenaline caused them to truly not feel my
> > hits. Then my next bout is against a lightweight, quick-moving minimalist
> > wearing little more than a gambeson with a few plastic plates riveted to it
> > that takes a light sneeze from me and calls it a death blow. It’s all
> > incredibly subjective.
> >
> > No easy answers.
> >
> >MORE SNIPPAGE

Realizing that, having not fought in 5 years, and not having been what one would 
consider a "top-tier" fighter even then, my opinion does not carry much weight, 
I ask that you all think about what I consider to be a vital part of 
calibration- 

"context" when struck: 
 What does that mean? It means that standing stock still waiting to be hit is a 
vastly different "context" (for lack of a better word) than getting hit while in 
the middle of a fight.  In my opinion, having a fighter, especially a new one, 
stand still in front of a Marshal/teacher who says "this is a 
light/good/excessive blow", and then deliver the specified blow, does NOT give 
the fighter good calibration, since he is NEVER going to be standing still 
waiting for a blow during an actual fight.  Calibration needs to be done in the 
context of an active fight; i.e. he should be told that the Marshal/teacher is 
going to deliver an "X" blow, and then he should be actively attacking and 
defending and moving when the Marshal/teacher lands the blow.  Any blow, 
actually *every* blow, feels substantially different when one is standing still 
and bracing for it vs. getting hit while actively moving and defending, and the 
latter is what we really need to calibrate.

Of course, I could be wrong. 

 Morgan 


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