Ultimā septimānā certātiōnī Unguī Rotykae (Rotyčí spár) in Pragā interfuī. Ēnse longō tantum pugnābō et sānē bene. Nēmine in circulī victus sum et post circulōs vel prīmus fuī. In ēlīminātiōne in omnibus gradibus vīcī praeter ultimum. In certāmine ultimō, quod tenus tribus congressū esset, utrōque congressibus prīmōs victus sum, summā secundus cōnficiēns.

Last week I participated in the tournament Rotyka's Claw (Rotyčí spár) in Prague. I fought only in longsword, and quite well. Nobody defeated me in the pool, and after the pools I was first. In the elimination I won in all rounds except for the last one. In the final bout, which could have been up to three rounds, I lost in both of the first two rounds, finishing second in total.

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Herī interfuī in certātiōne Žilinský kumšt VII. (Ars de Selinan vel Ars Solnae - prīma mentiō dē hāc urbe ab annō MCCVIII est "terra de Selinan" sed in Wikipediā "Solna" scrīptum est... "Solna" ūtar, brevior est). Contendī in gladiō brevī cum parmā et ēnse longō.

In circulō gladiī brevis cum parmā vīcī in trēs certāminibus et victus sum in duōbus. Post circulōs fuī nōnus. In ēliminātiōne vīcī in gradū dē XXXII atque in gradū dē XVI, sed victus sum in proximō gradū.

Ēnsis longus multō melior erat. In circulō victus sum in ūnō certāmine, sed (ferē) omnia alia ēvēnit optimē. In gradū dē LXIV grātuitē prōcessī et in omnibus aliīs certāminibus ēlīminātiōnis praeter ultimum vīcī. In certāmine ultimō per nummum aureum victus sum ā Adriānō Majzel angustissimē VI ad VII, ergō secundus fīnīvī et nummum argentum vīcī


Yesterday I took part in the tournament Žilinský kumšt VII. I competed in sword and buckler, and long sword.

In the sword and buckler group I won three bouts and lost two. In the elimination I won in the round of 32 and of 16, but lost in the following round.

The long sword was far better. In the the pool I lost one bout, but (almost) everything else went optimally. I had a free pass in the round of 64, and I won I won in all the other bouts except the last one. In the bout for the gold medal I lost to Adrián Majzel most narrowly 6 to 7, therefore I ended up second and won the silver medal

Feel free to bash on and correct my Latin.


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A week ago I participated in the tournament Pardubický meč organised by Pardubice Swordplay Association. It was certainly the biggest longsword tournament I have ever participated in. I managed to win all 5 fights in my pool, which resulted in 3/4th place after the pool phase. In the elimination I first met Martin Noga who has given me a really tough fight, but I was the luckier one and won. Then I should have fenced with Filip Višňovský, but he had to drop out due to injury , so I got Jan Beneš instead whom I managed to beat with a clean score. Then the difficulty started rising dramatically. In the third round I met Mateusz Szudrawski whom I managed to beat, but it was not an easy fight. In the 1/4 finals I met Miroslav Medvíď, who is an excellent fencer, fast, vigorous, and precise. It did not look well for me, but in the end I managed to keep my calm and came out victorious. In the 1/2 finals I met Mikołaj Kołodziej, so I got a chance for a revenge for Black Horns Cup finals. Tactics-wise, this was probably my favourite fight of the tournament, as I was able to take the lesson from BHC and did not do the same mistakes, and managed to win the fight thanks to that. So, I somehow got into the finals, where I met none other than Antoni Olbrychski. I did not manage to beat him, but it went far better than I thought it could, and I lost by the slimmest of margins 6:7.

However, as happy as I am to have won silver in such a big and skill-packed tournament, I'm even more happy for the silver of our Madla Voleková in the ladies' category. As her coach (a bit during our regular training, and 100% on the spot at the tournament), it is super rewarding to see her success, and be part of it. Madla, you rock!

Last but not least, thanks to all of SHŠ Krkavci who were there and gave me and each other an invaluable support. There would have been no such success without them.

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x 2 for our club! More photos later. #exhausting

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