This is a great question. This question is not only a great
subject for discussion but in my humble opinon it should be the
title of the next Classical Fencing book.

Maitre Evagelista alludes to this question in his book titled
"The Inner Game of Fencing". I will quote just a couple of
sentences here:

"Even though a fencer is classically trained, winning is not a
forgone conclusion, nor is it a right...

You have to learn how to apply your skills effectively to defeat
it (meaning Sports Fencing)...."

Here is my 2 cents from the perspective of a beginning fencing student.
You must take lessons and train with an instructor who has partcipated
in the Sports Fencing tournaments on a regular basis. You must also
bout as often as you can with Sports Fencers to be able to apply
what you have learned in the Salle on a Sports Fencing competition piste.
It is just like preparing for a standard exam. No matter how good or how smart
you are, you must take as many practice exams as possible to know
what type of questions will be asked. The more you prepare the better your
chances of getting a higher score.

Regards,
Sam

--- Zebee Johnstone <zebee@zip.com.au> wrote:
> I don't normally read the fencing.net forums because I hate web forums.
>
> I did have a look and saw Yet Another Bash Of Classical Fencing, but it
> did get me to wonder.
>
> One of the points people kept coming back to was that classical fencing
> doesn't win bouts.




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