GL - my modus operandi

[Mordock von Rugen]

>From: "Mark A. Arnold" <maarnold at gte.net>
>Reply-To: glaslyn at ansteorra.org
>To: Glaslyn List <glaslyn at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: GL - my modus operandi
>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:35:44 -0800
>
>I wrote this on the Elfsea list and I thought ya'll might should hear
>it, too. It explains how I do my thing.
>
>     As an authorizing marshal for heavy fighting, I would be
>philosophically opposed to an
>"authorization day". I like to personally watch a fighter for at least a
>couple of months before
>authorizing them.
[snip rest]

Wow.  Couple of months seems a bit long to me, but to each his own.  You're 
dead on about authorization being about warranting that a given fighter is 
safe - not just that he knows the rules.

There's another to check this, though.  Rather than just going to practice 
and fighting the newbies, and watching them fight when you aren't fighting 
yourself, you could always put them through an "authorization drill".

Caid does this.  They don't have many authorization marshals (Senior 
Marshals, they call 'em).  So, when they conduct authorizations, they have 
the newbie go through a series of fights.  The first, they are purely 
defensive.  The second, they are purely aggressive while their opponent is 
purely defensive.  Finally, they fight for a while.  Throughout, they call 
all good/bad/indifferent blows that land.

This little series is pretty good at exposing any unsafe tendencies in a new 
fighter - especially if their opponent is told specifically to try to 
frustrate them throughout.

If folks are having trouble getting to an authorizing marshal, the cure is 
definitely to get more folks trained to be authorizing marshals.  In the 
meantime, though, something like this can help keep newbies from leaving in 
frustration while maintaining safety on the field.

Just something to think on....

Dux
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