Time to update the description. WSV50 fencer since 2005. Mostly recovered from two meniscus tears in 2006 (not fencing related) and other minor injuries. Focused on improving fencing skills and avoiding injuries. Goal is to qualify for the WSV60 team in 2012.
I drove to Dayton today to fence the Wright Challenge at the WSU. Unfortuantely, only 5 of us were there rather than the expected 11 and thus there was one D whom I've lost to more times than I can count, one E, me, and two Us.
Guess who was older than everyone's mother.
My first bout was against a new fencer so I was pleased that I won 5-0 but figured it was just because he was new. Mr. New Fencer, however, had a good parry-with-opposition and defeated everyone except the D fencer (and got one point on him).
I lost 5-0 to Peter, the D-rated fencer, whom I've never been able to defeat, and my next bout was against the other E08 fencer. I was down 3-0 before I figured out how to fence him and went on to win 5-3. Yes! Next up was the other U and -- since our director had a good grasp of sabre RoW -- I was able to win 5-3 primarily by tricking him into counter-attacking into me.
That felt SO good!
I was seeded 2nd and had a bye and then I was up against #3 seed, which is the young fencer I'd defeated 5-0 earlier. Given what I'd seen from him fencing the others, I knew that he had a deadly parry-with-opposition and thus I focused on trying to make him fall short on an attack or -- since he liked to fence defense -- take tiny steps that kept me just out of his reach until he launched an attack. I'd either finish or parry-riposte.
I won 15-3.
I am SO evil.
Peter, of course, wiped the floor with me as he always does.
I will never be happy losing, but felt so good to win against three young and athletic guy fencers.
10-25-2009 06:48 PM