Posted on 06/23/2014 1:54:31 PM PDT by FlJoePa
Modern fencing is not swordsmanship. It's playing tag with car antennas.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Maybe to a layperson, fencing looks like tag. It is not.
The blade action made by top fencers is fast and complicated.
I have been involved in fencing for 18 years. Top level fencers are amazing athletes.
Do you fence?
What weapon?
I cooked a 12 pound brisket to perfection.
Sorry I missed your note. I haven’t been very well.
“Modern fencing is not swordsmanship. It’s playing tag with car antennas.”
Yes, and no. There is a great deal more to it than that.
Give it three or four years and see what you think.
Sorry I missed your note. I haven’t been very well.
I fenced long ago, when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Aside from some stuff in Japan, my last year of competition was 1983.
Everyone told me to fence epee, but I loved foil and saber.
Hope you feel better.
You should fence again. Veteran events.
My son fences. Competes. Referees. Plus is a damn good coach.
Best thing I ever did was sign my kid up for fencing lessons. It turned into a career he both loves and is earning him a good living.
Perhaps I know who your son is.
After all, so few people make a living at it.
Hi! I hope you’re feeling better.
Thank you so much. The doctor told me if I have my gall bladder out I’ll feel better, but after an endoscopy Friday told me I have Barrett’s esophagus, a condition I had never heard of.
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