Stoke the Oven

Post by **reinhard** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:45 pm

Post any questions/comments/concerns you have about this move here.

Official movement description at:

http://shovelglove.com/movements/stoke_oven/

Paekious · Post by **Paekious** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:49 pm

I do a variation on this that is a spartan (from "300") spear thrust. its my favorite move.

Post by **reinhard** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:33 pm

Yeah, a lot of the moves have military analog (this one especially).

Speaking of Spartans, I'm just finishing up a teaching company course on the Peloponnesian War.

It's really quite excellent (and pricey, wait for it to go on sale for 70 bucks or get it for free from the library).

Reinhard

sgtrock · Post by **sgtrock** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:53 am

I showed my wife this move tonight and she in turn taught me a wonderful variation. Squat deep on the pull back and pop up as you thrust on the 45-degree angle.

She called it Spear the Horseman and it captures the move perfectly.

I love this variant. Works the whole body at once. We'll be doing it regularly.

As a side note, we tend to squat deep when doing Churn the Butter and Tuck Bales also. I just didn't think about adding it to this move. What a great feeling!

Post by **reinhard** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:06 pm

That is a nice idea... simple, whole body, and with a direct "historical" analogy.

Reinhard

Nexquietus · Post by **Nexquietus** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:31 pm

I dig the spear image. Better than workin on a train, heh heh.

jim

Post by **reinhard** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:11 pm

Hey, there's dignity in manual labor -- at least as much as in killing people, I think.

Reinhard

sgtrock · Post by **sgtrock** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:25 pm

Somehow working on a train doesn't have the same primal appeal after a day of dealing with co-workers and bosses...