sensiD’s BodyBlog

NOTE: Wish i could find spell check on hers…..I am Dyslexic as ahh hell so give me a brake on the spelling!

 I will be at the university of potsdam in NY this weekend to take part in what I at times could argue is one of the most extreme sports that anyone could be crazy enough to engage in, SCA heavy list. SCA stands for society for creative anacronism. This is a groupe of like minded who find meaning in life engaging in activities that try to get a feal for the middle ages by actualy trying to do all the things they did (Althow no one trys to engage in suffering from the bubonic plage!) back then. This involves dressing up in funny clothes and doing all types of things from cooking, acting in period plays, brewing (yaa!!) and other things. My personal favorit is throwing on about 30lbs of armor and hitting my frends (And being hit by them) untill they say enough and fall over. Than we ger up and do it again.

 It might seem to be a little strange to here about this an a forum devoted to exercise but give it a second. These are not light hitting scripted events ware you know by the script who is going to win any individual fight, these are actual compotitions that you could compare to UFC meets "Gladiator" meets "13th woarior". Not to mention we also have battles with winners and losers and full contact. We hit hard also..I have put large dents in 13gage steel henmits more than once and receved bruses that took more than a weak and a half to START to fade. These are some of the hardest physical activitys that I have engaged in in my life. These compare in intensity and are almost as exousting as 7 hour blackbelt tests. If you are still not convinced that this is a sport and martial art than (you tube) SCA heavy list and see for yourself. I would argue that it is the closest that you can get to real feel wepon training without actualy causing lasting injury. But most of all….CARDIO…STRENGTH…ENDURENCE…what a RUSH!! Reach out and say" Who’s your DADDY?!!!"

OK weekend. Did a bit of walking to keep ankle from getting stiff. Fell of the wagon a little with cockie dou a little..but than faught for about a hour and a half. We will see what the damage was on monday.