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At the Tiger Open I got to observe a few sabre bouts with running referee commentary from Justin Meehan. After a few actions I started to see what was being talked about with the searches in the middle of the box by one fencer, which were often being called simul. It was great to be able to start to see that tempo and know what to look for in sabre compared to foil. That tidbit helped up my understanding of the calls when I rewatched some of the stuff going on in the world championships ...
Concluded the Vet40 season well. I didn't fence my best in pools but pulled everything together in the DEs to win my first national championship. Odd thing is that the Nationals counts for 400 points where winning vet combined at a NAC is worth 600. My 5th place in Detroit was worth more points than winning nationals. (Combined vs. 40-49 only?) The win moved me up slightly to 4th in the 40-49 points for the year. Michael Cho (another 1st year vet) won points - a ...
This is Asher. He won't be a knight this halloween, as trick or treating should be done in pants (or at least shorts). He'll be Superman and be joined by his brothers the Dementor and Harry Potter.
Outside of the Olympics, fencing doesn't get much play in the mainstream media. In 2008 there were some fencing shots in ESPN the Magazine and there was a sidebar piece on Tim Morehouse and Jason Rogers and how they were trying to get sponsorships. The quest to get fencing on a mainstream outlet like ESPN continues. Tim Morehouse has stated that he's trying to get a fencing ...
How you get seeded into the world cup and process for making the top-64 on day 2: Originally Posted by oiuyt Top 16 entered are exempt to the second day where they are seeds 1-16 in the DE tableau. Pools of 6 and 7 for the remaining 95. Cut some number between 20% and 30%. Top 16 from pools advance to the second day where they have seeds 17-32. Run a DE for the remaining first-day fencers (those that were neither cut nor advanced in the last two steps) ...
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