[thecodont]

First meeting we got our list of stuff to bring to class. Next meeting we picked up epe's.

They didn't start you out with foil?

[muawiyah]

I'm pretty sure we didn't use "foil" design ~ and that would be based on weight alone. You could definitely "feel" the blade. Even though there were women in the class and the lighter weight foil would make more sense I gather that historically swordchopping at that university reflected what had always been a German kultural dominance.

I did very well in the class and the instructors thought I should take the more advanced class and see if I could make the competition level.

Frankly, I had better things to do than swordchopping.

My brother came along years later and he decided bowling and judo were better. He got into Big 10 competition.