Shield training

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I went to the gym about 4pm, got back around 7pm and did some pell work myself. I am concentrating on getting my on-side shot to dip more as it comes over the shield so I can hit the head behind it. As you extend your on-side you want your pinky finger to loosen and kind of twist up. The joke is you are putting your pinky up his nose. Just a joke, the pinky does not come completely off the handle and your hand is over his head. The blade tilts down diagonally and drops behind his shield. This is not easy to do even on a pell. You got to do it a few hundred times, before you can pull this off in a fight consistently. It is a very subtle variation of the on-side shot that normally goes in horizontally across the top of the shield.

Make sure you are holding your shield when practicing your shots.

You can hit the other persons weapon with your shield but your can not hit them with your shield during singles tournament (one on one). During a melee the rules are more relaxed. You can't bash people with your shield, but you can outright push them to maneuver them in or out of position.

There is a few problems with shield bashing. First safety, the weapons have a minimum 1.25 inch diameter to spread the impact out, shields do not. You will likely be hitting with the corner of a heater even if you don't intend to. Shields must have the edges covered, but often the covers fall off right in the middle of a fight. Second, using bully tactics in singles combat takes some of the skill out. I have been defeated by girls half my size because they used, accurate and well timed attacks and had good defense. That would not have been possible if I just plowed her into the ground with my shield. So their is a matter of chivalry and fighting on even grounds too.

Yes, bully tactics can be very effective in combat, but only if they are used sparingly as a surprise. If you are always trying to bully your way through, a skilled fighter will beat you every time. If you become predictable your are easy to defeat. It is a lot easier to learn bully tactics, it is a lot harder to learn good accurate targeting and defense. So learn the high skill stuff, shield bashing easy.

Bullying is a lot more permissible with a pole-arm. The whole weapon has a minimum diameter of 1.25 inches, so it is safe. You can push and bash all you want with that.