Fencing

[reverie_maiden]

fencing...yes i enjoy putting up fences, not when its hot though

ok, now the inevitable joke is out of the way, fencing looks really cool. apparently fencers have the best legs out of all other sports players! and archers have the best torso. yum!

We have the best legs? *giggles* Ok! Why is that?

 

[RedneckAngel]

not really i gotta do it for my dads cows so i dont really enjoy it

 

[TheChessnut]

Putting up a fence is just hard work.

I have never tried fencing, (the sport) but if I did I would probably be most interested in the epee.

 

[reverie_maiden]

I noticed that I build good muscle in my right arm because the sword was pretty heavy at first...but now it isn't so bad.

 

[Infantryman Bobby]

I fence too, I go to a fencing school every saturday for training and such, I'm pretty good at it, I"m one of the top students and that has made me proud of myself.

 

[Welgaia]

I have sabre fenced for six years, and it is a fine sport. I think sabre is more enjoyable than foil or epee because you are permitted to slash rather than just poke. I recently quit fencing because of the strict rules (my fencing master also left for France, leaving me with one of his adult students who had a bizarre grudge against me). So I began kendo and kyudo, which focus less on points and rules and more on training the mind and body.

 

[Karasu_Tengu]

We do sparring with shinai/ Bokken (bamboo /woden training swords) in my martial arts class. Great fun when your forearm or fingers get smashed. it's not really fencing, but it's in the same category I suppose. I'd like to take a class or two of actuall fencing, but there isn't one anywhere near me. =/

 

[Paleoconservatarian]

I've been fencing for 3 or 4 years now. Foil and epee, mainly. I love it to death, but have no time for it now that I'm in college. I plan to do I bit more play as I organize my schedule, but I probably won't be training seriously for another semester. For anyone who's curious, go ahead and give it a try. Don't be afraid, it's a blast, and safe if you just adhere to some common sense rules. What I don't like is how much different fencing is in competition than when you train (if you train the right way). Competition fencers are just sloppy. I don't enjoy watching the Olympics, or world/national tournaments. Eh, it's not dueling anymore, it's just a sport.

 

[Letalis]

Well I found myself a fencing class here in Miami. It starts August 2nd and goes for six weeks. I hope I have some affinity to the sport. I'm pretty excited about it.