[Loch-Ruadh] For the Ladies who are interesed in fighting

[Steve K. Rourke]

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Domhnall


http://www.swordmaiden.com/


extract from website:


Do You Hate the Armored Rose?

No, we don't hate the Armored Rose. we just feel that it is not the only
text out there. Duke Paul Bellatrix, Duke Patrick Darkwrath and Duke Dirk
Ivanovich have all written books on fighting. Yet no one seems to take their
works with the absoluteness that people have taken with the Armored Rose.
People realize that their books are reference material and pick and choose
what works for them. Yet trainers and fighters alike look at the Armored
Rose as if it contains all the answers for women fighters.

We do have some specific issues that we disagree with how the book is
interpreted:

Stance. While the sword foot forward stance may be a good position for women
fighters, you have to realize that you have to be able to throw a good shot
with whatever foot is forward. There is no way in the heat of a quick battle
that you can always revert to your sword foot forward stance. You have to be
able to switch.

Blows. There is no such thing as a 'woman's blow' versus a 'man's blow'. A
woman can throw any blow a man can and vice versa. The only reason you can't
throw a specific blow is because of how your body is setup, not because of
your gender.

The 5 Hurdles. Elina never says that the hurdles apply to all women, but it
seems that in practice everybody assumes that all women go through these
hurdles. This is not true, there are many women who don't have these hurdles
at all, especially women who tend to be younger and were raised in a
different generational mind set.

Lizard Brain. The lizard brain allows you to externalize some of your
internal mental attributes. If people used this as a tool to overcome their
shortcomings, this would be an excellent method of dealing with a problem.
But what we have observed with some of the people who use the Armored Rose
concept is that the 'lizard brain' allows the externalization and denial of
responsibility ("I'm not to blame; it is Society's fault for conditioning me
this way."), as opposed to the acceptance of responsibility for your own
actions.

Also check out Duchess Elina's Rebuttal to this section of our philosophy

As a sage old timer once said, "ask 10 fighters their opinion and you'll get
11 answers". The Armored Rose is not the one true path for female fighters;
there are many paths and many things to help you become a better fighter.
Find out what works for you!









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