[dsc]

“Male fencers are like male figure skaters. Lots of fags.”

BS, dude, BS.

There’s a lot of rigorous training and a lot of pain to get past before you step up on the podium.

In the upper ranks of US fencing at present there is only one faggot. In my day there were none.

We don’t usually think of it as such in America, because nobody carries swords any more, but it is a martial art. The strength, speed, timing, and control of distance I learned in fencing kept me from getting mugged or beat up on more than one continent.

[thecodont]

We don’t usually think of it as such in America, because nobody carries swords any more, but it is a martial art. The strength, speed, timing, and control of distance I learned in fencing kept me from getting mugged or beat up on more than one continent.

Few sports can teach such balance and timing.

Yes, it is a martial art. It should be kept alive and practiced carefully.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

My apologies for mischaracterizing your sport. God bless you.

[Lurker]

I fenced in High School. It’s a serious strenuous sport.

A heck of a lot of fun, too.

L

[gcparent]

I dated a div 1 Fencer. He was not queer.