With sword in hand

For many physical skills I'm a slow learner...once I've got it, I've got it, but the learning curve is low and slow.  This makes it especially nice/fun/a thrill when suddenly something I've been struggling with for months (years?) pops into place.

Tonight it was a particular parry-riposte combination when fighting with sword and buckler.  Everything was going as usual (wearing myself out *not* getting touches on my instructor) when suddenly...it wasn't that I remembered what I'd been told (and pr