Folks,

There's been a recent discussion about whether the FIE/USFA considers the
martingale and wrist strap to be legal. Since all reasonable responses have
been voiced at this point (and in fact nothing has changed in the four
years since this topic *first* came up), I consider further discussion of
this subject to be off-topic.

I'm making an exception for Rez' message (appended to the end of this one)
because it contains one new bit of authoritative info. However, at this
point nothing short of divine revelation will convince me that anything of
significant general interest can be added to the discussion. Therefore, if
you'd like to continue the discussion, please do so in private email.

For those of you who still can't get enough of the topic, feel free to
browse these threads in which it has been discussed ad nauseam:

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/classicalfencing/message/4078>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/classicalfencing/message/4373>
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/classicalfencing/message/6977>


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>From: <1@msfencing.org>
>To: <classicalfencing@yahoogroups.com>
>Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:54:40 -0600
>Subject: Italian Foils, Wrist Straps and Martingales
>
>I just received the following reply from Master George Kolombatovich who is
>on the FIE rules committee concerning the legality of the Italian wrist
>strap and the French martingale.
>
>Rez
>----------------------------------
> >From: George Kolombatovich
> >Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:51 PM
> >To: usfca@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [eUSFCA] Digest Number 560
>
> >Rez,
>
> >The wrist strap is legal for use with the Italian handle. As for a
> >martingale, the body cord is now the martingale.
>
> >George
>----------------------------------
> >>1@msfencing.org wrote:
>
> >>A quick question here:
>
> >>Is the wrist strap if used with an Italian grip currently legal or illegal
> >>in USFA/FIE events?
>
> >>What about the Martingale with the French grip?
>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Rez
>
>--------------------------------------
>Rez Johnson, M d'E
>Headmaster: Mississippi Academy of Arms
>
>Certified Moniteur d'Escrime (Fleuret, Epee, Sabre): Academie d'Armes
>Internationale (AAI)
>
>Certified Fencing Instructor (Foil, Epee, Saber): United States Fencing
>Coaches Association (USFCA)
>
>Fencing Master Apprentice of Past USFCA President, Robert F. Scranton,
>Maitre d'Armes
>
>Mississippi Academy of Arms
>Virtute et Armis - By Valor and Arms
>Teaching Fencing Since 1980
>--------------------------------------



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