Linhardt & Petra C / houses.fedatamine.com

Linhardt, Petra enter the scene

Petra, would you pause a moment?

Yes? Are you wanting something?

I was observing your spearwork, and I wonder if you don't think your transitions are sloppy.

The way you move your arm before a strong thrust hinders your movement and slows your spear on its way back. It leaves a rather large opening.

Which arm? My left or right?

I think the right... No, actually it's both. It's something about the way you move your elbows.

I am not understanding. Can you show me please?

Demonstrate? No. I'd hate to get sweat all over my book.

But I must correct this. Please.

Or are you unable to do, and you can only teach?

I am more of a theorist than a practitioner. I advise, and you implement. Very simple.

Then...please advise again.

It's all quite simple.

Sometimes you make a big stab downwards, right? Before that, you lift up.

At that point, you sort of let the tension go and stop. It ruins the momentum of the stab.

How can I be lifting up with no... no unnecessary moving?

It's the arm movement that's extraneous. Calculate the locus of the spear and the elasticity of the muscles.

Locus...elasticity... Can you not just be showing me?

Please. If you are showing me, I will learn it with quickness.

I won't waste your time with such demonstrations. You're a smart one, Petra. You'll sort it out.

Besides, I need to go now. I have...a prior appointment to keep.

Linhardt leaves the scene

Linhardt only likes talking. It is on myself to prevail...