A week of pure dussack work, starting on simple cutting drills from Meyer, to the long point and full rotation cuts into cover. with a little more application of Talhoffer’s messer (again using dussacks). Dagger will be back next week but I thought your joints deserved a rest. Also in LLA news, Arts of Mars and Corsair’s Wares are now stocking Obsesseo, with a lot more interest coming through. And the reviews…well we will be posting some soon, but rest assured they are glowing. So thanks again all involved.

Messer: working from a provoking cut, I’m beginning to see this working out a lot more in sparring for many of you, the main feature that is causing some problems is a lack of willingness to pause briefly between slip and follow on. Those of you who have got it though are looking much better, well done. keep working at this as we are going to be putting it practice with longsword after the interclass dussack competition at the end of February .

Dagger: More unarmed vs knife, the pass off left and right with arm breaks and a knife return. The manner of returning the knife is not pretty, but it is efficient.

Sunday: new time and location.

The  Sunday class is moving to the Ladywell Leisure center in Lewisham the class starts at 3.30pm.

I’d like to thank the people from Fitness First for letting us hold a temporary class there, great helpful staff, sadly the studio there was a little small for our need, so we have a new regular home, transport is pretty easy with trains stopping at Ladywell station and only a short (5 minute walk from there to the hall). Hope to see you there.