Pretty much anywhere within 2-3 hours of me is within what I consider an acceptable travel distance. Depending on tournaments and events however, I might be compelled to go farther.
So far out of the places I've been to I liked Eagleshire the most. It's down in Denton, Texas. There's a lot of experience down there and I could learn a lot.
Midnight Rain in Meeker, OK was...Okay. They did class battles all day and generally don't play the flavor of Amtgard that I'm most fond of. I plan on going there every now and again to try and instill in them the love of line fighting. I won't try and change them though, they're already having fun. I'll just try to warp them a 'lil bit so we jive a little better.
Five Banners, Tulsa, OK wasn't bad. I'm told that they usually field about 5-6 more fighters than they had today but that's cool. I showed up just in time for the class battle. I made a pretty immediate impression when I killed half their team and as a legged monk rushed in against their last couple doods. Later in the day we did an Iron Man tourney with retain wounds. I took first in it. I'm sure I would have had more consecutive wins if it weren't for the retention of wounds, but oh well, I still got the W. I'm a little disappointed with myself for how many times I died to a couple of the players. They were throwing shots I wasn't used to and I failed to adequetely adapt. I know the shots now though, and I'll be watching for em.
Met a dude named Sanyo who likes to travel around. I'll probably hit a couple various locations with him over the next year or so, it'll be cool.
I think I did a decent job keeping my hands in the box, and returning there after my shots. I still need to work on my body mechanics as a whole however. I'm using MC sticks now and my old style of throwing my shots using my shoulder on down tires me out quickly.
I need to work on my power generation and transfer as well as my footwork.
I need to stop fighting with my shield so much so I can develop my lefty shots.
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