Weight and Balance

Joints locked. Internal balance initialized. I stood on a dark wooden surface. My right hand grasped a broad blade across my shoulders. My left arm pointed straight upward. Deliberate motion began. I rotated my left wrist, feeling the friction inside the plastic socket. Controlled. I lowered my left arm down, reached across, and took the broad hilt with both hands. The center of mass shifted forward. I pressed the tip against the wooden plane to stabilize. Surface density: firm. Balance achieved.