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I feel ready for MCA. I've been having good practices, and when I can't actively fight, I'm coaching and studying. My shoulder has been bothering me off and on, but I think it's hurt (not injured).
I'm still lifting and going to kickboxing. I'm fatigued but not exhausted, so I'm sleeping as much as I can to recharge. It's been hard to do less weight with more reps because I'm not seeing much progress on a daily basis, but when I look in the mirror, I can see a difference in the way my clothes fit.
I have been considering letting this round of #30daysoffencing continue on to be my Reaper Challenge. That's 100 days of fencing practice. We'll see if I need a break after MCA.
I'm frustrated with Tumblr, but I've been killing it at the gym. It isn't bad that I haven't been updating.
I'm teaching Krav twice weekly at UWF, and I have some students who come regularly. It's a huge boost for me to have regulars.
I've started attending kickboxing right after Krav class. It's so much fun and good cardio. I haven't missed any days yet.
I went to yoga once. I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure it'll work with my schedule.
Tiny Nick and I are working out lifting weights together. He's trying to make gains, and I'm trying to cut, so we joke that we're just transferring from my body to his. However, he will be moving soon, so our routine will be different. I don't know how that will work out.
Fencing is happening. Because of the change in my Krav schedule, I can go to the university practices more often. We took a decent-sized group of fenders to Panhandle Skirmishes and had a fantastic time fighting in the melees.
Nik and I went to the Rapier and Sabre Pedagogy retreat during MLK weekend. Just like last year, we gained so much new information and reinforced old ideas. We came back rejuvenated and excited about teaching. We had a blast seeing our friends and making new ones. We even hosted a BBQ party at our cabin one night.
Between that and regular fencing practice, we started our 30 Days of Fencing early. To be honest, I don't even know how far into it the rest of the club is... or how far I am... I'm just plugging along until MCA.
The Shire of Arenal birthday celebration was last weekend. I had my very first panic attack at that event last year. This year, with the help of medication, I not only didn't have an attack but won the tournament! I will wear the tabbard for one month, and because I won in January, I got this sweet scroll on a big piece of canvas. I don't feel like a champion because it wasn't a big tournament, but I am pretty proud of myself.
I think that gets me up to date.
Happy New Year!
Today is the first day of the school year, so as far as I'm concerned, today is the first real day of the new year. I have a lot planned!
Tonight is fencing practice at the school. I'm excited about that even though I'm going to be taking it easy for a few days (more on that in a bit). I'm strictly coaching tonight.
Today I went for a walk in the gym for my first day back. It wasn't a big workout, but I was tapped at the end of it.
Tomorrow I begin teaching self-defense at the university! My class will be twice per week all semester. I'm super excited to have my own class close to home.
I'll still be working with the rest of Emerald Coast Self Defense, of course, especially since Megan from Kravolution will be visiting us in March!
My back has been bothering me. I had Nik help me with a hip adjustment, and I intend to go back to yoga. Right now I'm trying to rest my upper body as best I can so that I can fence this weekend at Panhandle Skirmishes.
The weekend after that is the Rapier and Sabre Pedagogy Retreat. Nik and I will be going to hone our skills as instructors. I foresee lots of repetitive motion, so I really want to make sure this arm is primed. Last year's retreat was amazing, so I'm looking forward to learning as much as I can.
Aside from my regularly scheduled activities, I have some personal fitness goals (my professional goals are mainly to get people interested in my class and keep my warm-ups diverse and engaging). I'm going to go to the gym more consistently (I'm shooting for 3 times per week) and try to attend some group fitness classes. I'm especially interested in yoga and kickboxing, but there are so many choices! Once my back feels better, I may want to do some core strengthening or cardio-focused classes.
On the mental health front, I am on my second medication so far. The Wellbutrin worked great but gave me headaches (manageable) and hives. The Lexapro doesn't make me feel much better than I did before, and it's screwing with my sleep schedule (all food tastes amazing though). I haven't been having panic attacks since I started the antidepressants, so that's a step in the right direction. I have an appointment tomorrow morning to see what my next step is.
When I talk about wanting a goth gf this is who I’m talking bout
i havent fenced in a while, because I get weirdly intimidated and embarrassed when people are better than me. I'm going to bring friends with me to practice to help with this, but do you have any other tips for getting over this "oh geez dont look at me" feeling?
Look at them as people that can teach you something, not as people better than you.
-FemaleWarrior
One thing that helps me is remembering that when I'm fencing, I'm looking at what I'm doing (my target, my opponent, etc.), not anyone else. It stands to reason no one is looking at me either. The focus helps me overcome some anxiety.
I hope you get back to it!
Forgotten By History
Female firefighters at Pearl Harbor (1941).
Donna Tobias - the first woman to graduate from the US Navy’s Deep Sea Diving School in 1975.
Brave women of the Red Cross hitting the beach at Normandy.
Dottie Kamenshek was called the best player in women’s baseball and was once recruited to play for a men’s professional team.
Kate Warne - Private Detective. Born in New York City, almost nothing is known of her prior to 1856 when, as a young widow, she answered an employment advertisement placed by Alan Pinkerton. She was one of four new agents the Pinkerton Detective Agency hired that year and proved to be a natural, taking to undercover work easily. She had taken part in embezzlement and railroad security cases when in 1861 the Pinkertons developed the first lead about an anti-Lincoln conspiracy.
Catherine Leroy, female photographer in Vietnam.
The three women pictured in this incredible photograph from 1885 – Anandibai Joshi of India, Keiko Okami of Japan, and Sabat Islambouli of Syria – each became the first licensed female doctors in their respective countries. The three were students at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania; one of the only places in the world at the time where women could study medicine.
Female Samurai Warrior - Onno-Bugeisha - Female warrior belonging to the Japanese upper class. Many women engaged in battle, commonly alongside samurai men. They were members of the bushi (samurai) class in feudal Japan and were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war.
One of the most feared of all London street gangs from the late 1880’s was a group of female toughs known as the Clockwork Oranges. They woulde later inspire Anthony burgess’ most notorious novel. Their main Rivals were the All-female “the Forty Elephants” gang.
Maureen Dunlop de Popp, Pioneering female pilot who flew Spitfires during Second World War. She joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in 1942 and became one of a small group of female pilots who were trained to fly 38 types of aircraft.
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston marathon. After realizing that a woman was running, race organizer Jock Semple went after Switzer shouting, “Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers.” However, Switzer’s boyfriend and other male runners provided a protective shield during the entire marathon. The photographs taken of the incident made world headlines, and Kathrine later won the NYC marathon with a time of 3:07:29.
What to Do if a Knight Fight Breaks Out in Your Backyard
STEP ONE: Do nothing. This is at once terribly difficult and shockingly easy.
STEP TWO: Continue to do nothing. Knights, and knight fights, typically wear themselves out after a short while.
STEP THREE: To avoid cleanup, which is both strenuous and costly, we recommend moving to a new home.
STEP FOUR: Whatever you do, DO NOT PAY FOR THIS NEW HOME. You might as well have paid to clean up the knight fight at your old place.
If it’s 1966, a backyard knight fight is just the start of the sca
while you studied the blade
I studied the blade too we were classmates
hey bro is there any blade homework due tomorrow
Serfo was good. I had an amazing Saturday and a pretty good Sunday. I made it out of pools but not out of elims. I had really good fights and did good fencing. I coached others from my group who got further than I did. I didn't practice any of the headspace stuff I'd been working on.
Castle Wars was the following weekend. By then I was a few days into taking Wellbutrin, and I could see a big difference. My champion won the Invitational Tournament, and I was on the winning side of some awesome melees.
Since then I've gone to Krav twice and fencing at least twice. Even with medication, I'm scared to ask people if they want to fence with me. I don't know what my problem is. I'm pretty sure everyone would say yes.
Krav classes have been small, but I'm making a point to go until the Christmas holidays because once my work schedule changes in the spring, I won't be able to come regularly.
Last but not least, I've come back to the gym. I'm focusing on cardio for now because I want to improve endurance, and I don't want to change the way my clothes fit. I ran 2.5 miles on the elliptical in 33 minutes this week. It was a struggle, but that's my starting point.
I'm apprehensive about the Christmas break because the gym will be closed, and it'll be easy for me to stay inside in a nest of blankets by the fire. I talked to Tiny Nick about working on combative, though, and I'm excited about that.
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I’m so glad I finished this. I think it’s some of my best work.
Marvel artists turned Black Influencers and Athletes into super versions of themselves.
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This is too awesome not to reblog… Marvel is so badass and these black women!! Slay!
Misty Copeland is an inspiration for one of the characters in the comic I did for school
And all this post did was make me fall in love with all these heroes again
I am SCREAMING
This semester's #30daysoffencing is going rough. I'm dealing with some depression stuff, and this week, just in time for my birthday, I'm sick.
I had to miss a Krav seminar. I'm sleeping all the time, and I got winded putting on pants. I'm trying to rest up for Serfo (and my birthday do-over) next weekend.
Regarding my mental health, I've seen a shrink, and she intends to prescribe Wellbutrin for the depression and an as-needed anxiety medicine that I can't remember the name of. I had my blood work done Thursday, so I should be able to get my prescriptions soon. I'm looking forward to enjoying my hobbies again.
Looking back further, Gatalop was fun. I did good fencing and enjoyed the melees. I talked to a Master of Defense about some of the hurdles I'm overcoming and how to work on that.
Fencing has been challenging for me lately. I don't know if it feels like a chore because I'm trying to grind through 30 days straight or if it's a symptom of my disease or what. I don't know what's next for me, but I feel like after Serfo and Castle Wars, I may need to take a step back (temporarily).
Oh this made me laugh