I went to rapier practice with the Glaedenfeld group for only the second time ever. Glaedenfeld is an SCA group like the one I play with in Murray. I don’t have my Glaedenfeld link, but if you go to the Meridies site then groups, you’ll find them there. Anyway, I did a good bit of drilling, because my footwork is still terrible, re-learned my 8 parries (based on that guy whose name I can’t remember, but I’d know if I heard it), practiced parrying with my off-hand, and, most importantly, got to face off against two opponents. I did OK in what was basically a haphazard parry-drill against my first opponent. I left her a few bruises where I forgot I had a 40” blade and not my usual 36”. Against Corwin, I was lucky to not be poked as many times as I was. I got some ok parries, surprised him a time or two, and generally survived long enough to realize I don’t have to flail to keep the sword from reaching me.