having trouble fencing short and cute people

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

having trouble fencing short and cute people. Okay folks, I'm having 2 problems. One, when I'm fencing short people, they pick me off at the bottom of the arm, and I'm having a tough time defending. The second, and biggest problem, is when I'm fencing cute chicks, I feel bad about hitting them, I generally fence bad against them, cause I dont want to hurt them and make them hate me. Fencing short AND cute, its a nightmare. I'm sure some of you guys out there have this problem. Please post your solution to this problem, as it is bugging me.

[Borrissey]

Well, your first problem is calling women, "chicks." How about some respect, dude?

Anyway, the name of the game is to get the touch. All of your opponents can handle it. I mean, you do fence people with jackets, knickers and all of the required protective equipment, right?

[fencerontheline]

I don't fence epee.... But it sounds like you aren't watching your distance. They can hit you because you let them get close enough to hit. Better footwork and more experience will help.

As for fencing 'chicks'..... either suck it up and fence them as you would normally, or don't whine when you lose to them, or don't fence them. Thats about all I got for ya.

[noodle]

with the short thing, either hold your arm lower or practice your 7 and 8 parries for the picks. or do something like feint high to draw the counter from below, parry riposte.

as for fencing the girlies, if you're really worried about hurting them, practice your self control and distance. when you hit, its a hit that barely goes off. hit with finesse. that'll impress them and solve your problem at the same time. other than that, treat them like anyone else. if you went up against a cute girl at a tournament, would you lose because she's cute? would you really allow something like that to happen? of course not, kick her butt!

[RebelFencer]

Strange...I love fencing short people in Epee'. Make sure you aren't over extending your arm for them to pick it. As for the cute girls, beat them (if you can) on the strip, and then strike up a conversation with them afterwards.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

first place, chicks is not a swear, it not durogatory. No more rude than "dude", and I have not ever been told by a female that she is offended by the word chick ( however they may, if yall are offended by the word chick, I'm sorry .

And yeah, I know that they are wearing protective gear, I just feel bad about hitting cute chicks(I dont like losing either) cause, well, their cute . And its not that I lose to them, its that I dont like getting those hard and painful touches on them. When I'm fencing dudes, I take pride in every bruise they get.. just kidding

[electricepeeist]

I'm a girl epeeist, and I've never heard any girl complain that a guy hit them or beat them badly, unless the guy was rude about it or hit them with excess force. Most of the fencer girls I know would be insulted if they found out a guy was fencing badly against them cuz he was afraid or hurting them or hitting them too hard, not charmed. Just fence them like you would fence anyone else, and be polite.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

well, thats the problem, I do hit with excess force, I'm not real good at gauging my pressure, and I use stiff blades, a bad batch that flexes like rebar. I guess that saying that I fence badly against them is the wrong word, its that I always feel guilty for nailing them. I have a habbit of making friends before the bout, and then losing them right after it, cause I nailed them. This isnt so much a problem against dudes, but against girls, they tend to hate me after a bout.

[RebelFencer]

Honestly dude, you need to quit with the drama. It doesn't matter in the long run. Either fence them how you normally fence or don't, I don't really see a "C" option available. It's not that big a deal whether or not they get pissed.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

well I suppose you have a good point there rebel. BTW, I was not trying to offend anyone in these posts.

[fencerontheline]

Honestly dude, you need to quit with the drama. It doesn't matter in the long run. Either fence them how you normally fence or don't, I don't really see a "C" option available. It's not that big a deal whether or not they get pissed.

I agree. You gotta stop with the dramatics and the whining. If you want to fence well, confront the issue at hand and work at it. If you don't, continue on with your whining.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

cant a fella with a social/fencing obstacle get some help without criticism, sheesh.

[labouche]

And yeah, I know that they are wearing protective gear, I just feel bad about hitting cute chicks(I dont like losing either) cause, well, their cute

As opposed to if they were ugly? Seriously, why cute? If you were really afraid of hurting a girl it wouldn't matter if they were cute. Clearly this is a problem of 13-year old hormones getting in the way. Sorry, just had to be blunt. I would suggest just beating them and don't worry about it too much. It's what you do in bewteen touches and off the strip that makes you a gentleman.
-elijah

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

It most certainly is a result of my hormones getting in the way, and its no fun. Its not that I dont care about hitting people other than cute girls, its just that I dont really care if all the other people hate me. All I'm really concerned with is that the cute chicks dont hate me. Thank you labouche, you hit the nail.

[telkanuru]

You will thusly lose, excepting you overcome yourself, and you will lose. Gosh darn shucks for you.

[RebelFencer]

I think we're being a little hard on D+F+P. After all, we were all confused at that age. Maybe we should cut him a little slack.

[Aeric]

They paid money to bring their epees. Of course they're going to attack. They have a mask and a jacket, so they're the same as any other opponent.

Dude, just focus on the fencing, dude.

[ReverseLunge]

[QUOTE=Borrissey]Well, your first problem is calling women, "chicks." How about some respect, dude?

QUOTE]

Screw you.

[telkanuru]

[QUOTE=ReverseLunge]

Well, your first problem is calling women, "chicks." How about some respect, dude?

QUOTE]

Screw you.

Now that is what I call respect

[RebelFencer]

haha, man that's cold.