a guy named rick came to the end of the beginners' class and asked some questions. then i went home. here is his report.
some excerpts:
"Beginners won't know that thrill of discovery until later. (They can also put off the purchase of a big metal helmet for a while.) The early training sessions focus almost entirely on footwork, posture, and hand movements. As Deily explained, "You want to make sure people are safe before you give them big, heavy wooden things." Nonetheless, at the end of the sessions, Deily, a patient teacher with a way of being opinionated without being pushy, lets students get their hands on the weapons. It keeps them coming back.
[ravaj], a newcomer to the group, grew up in London, where she would visit the Victoria and Albert Museum and admire the armaments. As she left Thursday's practice, she confessed, "I'm glad to be able to go home and say I had the sword in my hand." For [ravaj], joining the Schola is a kind of revenge against her childhood, where the boys would always play King Arthur, and the girls would wait to be rescued. Soon, she will be the one with the sword. Plus, it's good exercise, and you don't get a pair of metal gauntlets when you go to the gym."
From what Bostonist saw, the Schola offers a great workout, both intellectual and physical, in an encouraging environment. You do have to keep on your toes at the Schola; you never know when one of Deily and Barolsky's two young girls, aspiring sword masters, will launch a sneak attack."
i always forget how different what one says at the time comes across when used in an article. i said nothing about revenge against my childhood, but it kind of sounds like i did although it is not a direct quote. meanwhile, it's great for the programme to get written up. also, he picked up my attraction to the gauntlets, and he did spell all our names correctly :-)
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