human haybale maze #2
Tag: wcos
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human haybale maze
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Castle and glade event
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I went through my Red Rope requirements twice tonight, repeating a few of the named moves several times to work on getting back into their flow. My desire is to begin training in the Western Circle style in earnest again in order to prepare for and take the Red Rope test by the end of this year.
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While at the Civic Center, I decided it was also a good time to touch on my WCoS training. I went through a formal display of my requirements for Red Rope. I have not done this in a while. I was satisfied with my technique, but I had a couple minor mistakes in the order of techniques that, though I realized and correctly quickly, would not be ideal during a test. The correct order should be; Defensive Stance, Basic Cuts, Chop Cuts, Advanced Blocks, Cutting Pattern 1, Cutting Pattern 2, Cutting Pattern 3, My 13 Practiced Moves, Kata Ichi, Kata Ni, Five Traditions, Three Types of Practiced Moves, Refined Strikes.
Additionally, since I have been out of classes, I believe two additional stances have been added directly after Defensive Stance; Warrior Stance and Jodan Stance. I will have to confirm this as I get back into serious training for my next test. -
Combat Day in Snowy Forested Terrain
It has been a good day. I travelled to Truckee, California for a day of combat in the snow. Though it has been warm, there was yet up to six or so inches of snow on the field, making footing and movement unusual, to say the least. I chose to wear my snowboarding boots for their tread, relatively large surface area, and comfort in snow. This proved to be a wise decision as I heard many comments about cold wet feet from those that had elected to wear their usual leather combat boots. As it was, I found the snow was not an exceptional hinderance, though rapid changes in direction were not feasible.
Our maximum warriors on the field this day numbered nine. There were a total of ten melees, three team scenarios, and I had eight single combat sparring matches. The actual outcomes are transcribed below.
After the main event, I worked with Kaiden Hedge on Cutting Pattern 3, which also will be copied into this journal on the morrow or next day after.
Home now, I count seven bruisings, three on my thighs, one on my ribs, a mark on my forearm, and two mushed fingers. However, nothing is significant import, the worst being a bit of swelling and color on one of the fingers. I expect it all to fade within a few days or so. As I said, it has been a good day.Match Results:
Melee
(9 on 9)Win Loss Kill Notes 1 Gad Taage Leg 2 Taage James Leg Taage Faith Leg Gad Taage Torso 3 Taage Bennet Thorn D/K Taage/Will Head/Leg 4 Hedge Taage Leg 5 Gad Taage Leg 6 David Taage Torso Fallen Warrior 7 Taage Gad Thrust D/K David Head/Thrust 8 Taage ? ? Gad Taage Head *9* Taage Hedge Dagger (Melee Winner) Taage Will Leg Taage Faith Yeild 10 Taage James Leg Tina Taage Torso
1-on-1 Win Loss Kill Notes 1 Taage James Dagger 2 Taage James Thrust 3 Taage James Leg 4 Taage Will Head Modified Lightning 5 Will Taage Head 6 Taage Will Leg 7 Will Taage Torso 8 Taage Will Leg
Scenario Win Loss Kill Type 1 Taage James Barrier Four teams of 2 Gad Taage Head (from behind) “ *2* Taage Will Thrust Two teams of 4 Taage David Leg “ 3 Gad Taage Head Two teams of 4 -
Tonight, while waiting for some friends, I pulled Cado out of my trunk and reviewed my requirements once through.
I was also toying with an idea for sparring regarding timing. When you make a flurry of cuts (i.e. several consecutive cuts), at some point your either kill them or pause long enough for them to come back at you. If you feign a pause just long enough to think they have a chance to come back at you, but you are really just preparing your final attack, then you might be able to slip in a killing blow before they can switch back to defense from their offensive action, and hopefully before their strike has fully developed. I wish I had some sparring partners to test this and work on it. -
A day of combat was held in Davis, hosted by Mike Mac. In total we had 11 melees, 5 scenario battles, and a number of pit fights and some one-on-one sparring.
It was a good day. In some ways too good. The weather was just right, the ground was level and plain, in short, the conditions were near-optimal. Even as such, as my battle tallies will show, I have much to work on in live sparring. My averages are still relatively dismal considering me degree of training. I intend to go into a new round of intensive training in the art of the Western Circle come mid-spring, with the intent to achieve my next rank, Red Rope, and to ultimately open a new branch of the Western Circle here in my area. We shall see.
Match Results:
1-on-1 Win Lose Kill Notes 1 Ohma Taage Leg
Melee Win Lose Kill Notes 1 – Taage Barrier 2 Mike Mac Taage Leg 3 Kris Taage Head 4 Tina Taage Leg *5* Taage Tina Dagger (Lockup) (Melee Winner) 6 Green Mike Taage Head 7 Taage Nathan Thrust Kris Taage Thrust (Lockup) 8 Taage Ben Head (Back Attack) Mike Mac Taage Leg 9 Brennan Taage Torso 10 Taage Faith Leg Richard Taage Leg 11 Taage Gordon Shoulder Kris Taage Leg
Scenario Win Lose Kill Type 1 Gordon Taage Dagger (Lockup) Two Teams 2 Taage Tina Thrust Two Teams Taage Will Thrust “ ? Taage Leg “ 3 Will Taage Head Two Teams 4 ? Taage Thrust Four Teams of 4 with Innocent 5 – Taage Team Innocent Died Four Teams of 4 with Innocent *6* – – (no death or kill) Fortress Assault (Attacker) 7 Taage Bennet Leg Fortress Assault (Defender) ? Taage Thrust “