zegkljanHelsinki Longsword Open MMXXV, diēs secundus et brevissimus - ēnsis longus. Effectus meus horrendus fuit. In circulō bis tantum vīcī, bis victus sum et semel aequē fīnīvī. Angustē in ēlīminātiōnem prōgressus sum - XCV. fuī et XCVI prōgressī sunt - quō victus sum in prīmō certāmine ipsō.
Etsī certē melius pugnāre possem, nőn potest dījūdicātiōnem omittere, quia in sententiā meā terribilis fuit. Nisi plāgae perquam ēvidentia essent, id sortītiōnem attigit. Haec dījūdicātiō ūna ē pessimīs quās expertus sum. Multās grātiās arbitrīs Cechīs, Slovacēnsibus Polōnicīsque agō prō qualitātiōne iīs. Mihi persuāsum est HLO tantum grandis esse et nūllum alium (nōn modo ob hanc annum, sed etiam ob proximōs annōs duōs quandō mē interfuisse).
Helsinki Longsword Open 2025, day two and very short one - long sword. My performance was catastrophic. In the pool I won only twice, twice I lost, and had one draw. I narrowly advanced to the elimination - I was 95th and 96 advanced - where I lost right in the first fight.
Even though I certainly could have fought better, it is not possible not to mention the judging, because it was terrible in my opinion. Unless the hits were very obvious, it resembled a lottery. This judging was one of the worst I have experienced. I thank a lot Czech, Slovak, and Polish judges for their quality. I have come to the opinion that HLO is only big, and nothing else (based on not only this year, but also the two previous years when I participated).
zegkljan Helsinki Longsword Open MMXXV, diēs secundus et brevissimus - ēnsis longus. Effectus meus horrendus fuit. In circulō bis tantum vīcī, bis victus sum et semel aequē fīnīvī. Angustē in ēlīminātiōnem prōgressus sum - XCV. fuī et XCVI prōgressī sunt - quō victus sum in prīmō certāmine ipsō.
Show moreEtsī certē melius pugnāre possem, nőn potest dījūdicātiōnem omittere, quia in sententiā meā terribilis fuit. Nisi plāgae perquam ēvidentia essent, id sortītiōnem attigit. Haec dījūdicātiō ūna ē pessimīs quās expertus sum. Multās grātiās arbitrīs Cechīs, Slovacēnsibus Polōnicīsque agō prō qualitātiōne iīs. Mihi persuāsum est HLO tantum grandis esse et nūllum alium (nōn modo ob hanc annum, sed etiam ob proximōs annōs duōs quandō mē interfuisse).
Helsinki Longsword Open 2025, day two and very short one - long sword. My performance was catastrophic. In the pool I won only twice, twice I lost, and had one draw. I narrowly advanced to the elimination - I was 95th and 96 advanced - where I lost right in the first fight.
Even though I certainly could have fought better, it is not possible not to mention the judging, because it was terrible in my opinion. Unless the hits were very obvious, it resembled a lottery. This judging was one of the worst I have experienced. I thank a lot Czech, Slovak, and Polish judges for their quality. I have come to the opinion that HLO is only big, and nothing else (based on not only this year, but also the two previous years when I participated).
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