Well, so far 've been through 5 different sticks and am now on something called Jatoba (sp?). It's a little heavier than I'm used to, but it's very strong and I think able to handle the classes. I've finished 2 rinces and have finally got a handle on the footwork, loving every minute of it!
I'll "report in" as well A Swede have moved to my region, that have been training german longsword for allmost 4 years. It was fun to train with him, to compare with Fiore, and to learn from his point of wiew after having been the "lead student" ever since my teacher moved to germany 3 years ago.