Sir Gawain as described in :Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (from Chapter 18 of the Cabal Fang Study Course)

Earlier this week we announced our revised rank and achievement tracking program called the Cord and Rule. First Elder has issued the following statement:

“I founded Cabal Fang martial arts, I wrote the curriculum, and I’ve met every requirement hundreds of times. But hat doesn’t mean I’m any better than anybody else. That’s why I’m starting over…I’m untying all the knots in my cord and I’m starting with a blank ruler as if I was a new student. Leaders lead from the front.”

SQUARE 1: TRAINING INVOLUTION #125

100 Get-ups. Beginners, get it done in under 15 mins. Intermediates, 10 mins. Advanced, finish in 8 mins or less.
1 mile tire run. Pick up an auto tire, put it over your shoulder like a courier bag, and run one mile. No tire? Use a backpack with water bottles. Switch shoulders often. Gloves and a sweatshirt advised. Beginners use smaller tires and take your time. Tire sizes are complex. Roughly speaking, the bigger the final two digits in the tire size (the diameter of the hole in inches) the heavier the tire. A 14″ tire averages about 15 pounds, a 15″ about 20 lbs., a 16″ about 22 lbs and a 17″ tire can weigh up to 35 lbs. I used a 16″ (a 205/65R16) and finished in a rather middling 14:32.
Cool down by walking it off for 3 minutes. Then stretch out.
Re-read Chapter 18: The Pentagram in the Cabal Fang Study Guide. “Gawain was faithful in five and five-fold, for pure was he as gold, void of all villainy and endowed with all virtues. Therefore he bare the pentangle on shield and surcoat as truest of heroes and gentlest of knights.” From the 14th-century masterpiece Sir Gawain and the Green Knight