Meet Xolotl

 I am starting with a warning... Do NOT attempt this at home without appropriate safety measures!

Xolotl is an ant-weight Fingertech Viper Kit horizontal spinner. Currently, I'm using a heavy HiJinx-inspired blade, although I also have the option of using a lighter weapon.  I have a lot of work to go with refining Xolotl, including working on my driving as well as giving it a more appropriate aesthetic to fit the Aztec god of fire and lightning as well as a psychopomp. I still have Antlash, but it's now got a new driver who will hopefully drive it to glory and emulate its heavy-weight namesake, Whiplash!

Robot Ruckus 2023

 This was my very first robot combat competition, and although I lost all of my fights with Antlash the Tikbalang, I had tons of fun learning what it's like to fight with live opponents. I also had the opportunity to strike a knight with an actual sword.

And then there were the fights. My first fight was against Nibbler, an eggbeater drum. Suffice to say, while I got a solid lift and had some good control moments, I also got destroyed pretty heavily.

I also had the opportunity to play with plastic antweight robots and have a little battle with Andrea Gellatly of Witch Doctor. It was a pretty back and forth fight!

My next opponent was in the losers bracket, where I faced Flashbang. I had some decent control moments and grabbed my opponent, but again, I got taken apart pretty well.

My final fight was against Space Junk, a fellow Viper Kit robot but with the vertical spinner instead of the lifter. On one hand, I lasted three minutes against my opponent. On the other hand, well, I couldn't do much because Antlash was pretty much on its final legs!

Here is the driver of Space Junk, who at least didn't destroy me right away!

Terror Total 2/n

 Photographer Daniel Bray caught me in action...

Antlash Trying to Pit the Truck

 

Total Terror 1/n

 Total Terror was an absolute blast with me getting a 5 lb PR in overhead squat and finishing with a total of 325 lbs! I chose the "Other" Total, which consisted of clean, bench press, and overhead squat, with all three lifts in a matter of 20 minutes. I'm glad that my partner in mischief T. Harris convinced me to do this with her!

Olympic Weightlifting, How I Miss Thee!

 

Antlash vs Wooden Objects...

 

Antlash vs the Wooden Truck

 

FITA 2023 2/n

 

FITA 2023 1/n

 This was one heck of a round, where I finally broke four out of five records I set for the FL FITA round in longbow -- 60 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters, and total scores. I was just shy of beating my 70 meter record, but I still did well considering the circumstances.