It's been five months since we moved back to the good ole US of A. Culture shock in areas of life, no doubt about it. This is a SCA fighter blog, so let's stick to the SCA-centric. The first shock was holy cow these guys hit hard! My armour, optimized for speed against young Army guys, is not up to the task. Especially the street hockey leg armour. Luckily, my armour boxes arrived with our partial household goods shipment, so my reliable heavy leg armour can be pressed back into service. A little black paint and they will be squared away.
The second shock was not really cultural, but an awareness of how much my skills have fallen off. I am still confident against less experienced fighters and do well enough. However, against the higher end fighters, I'm all at sea. However, that's not really a bad thing per se, because you can't learn if you aren't challenged. Believe you me, I'm going to be challenged!
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