07-13-2004, 03:55 PM
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#1 | | Din Älskling
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere inside your head. Or am I?
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| New Season
So, with the "new" fencing season upon us, what goals has everyone set for themselves this year concerning their fencing?
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07-13-2004, 04:05 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Carstairs, AB, Canada
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| Make it to the first class without killing anyone to get there. *sigh* September is SOOOOOOO far off.
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07-13-2004, 04:18 PM
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07-13-2004, 04:28 PM
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#4 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Jose, CA
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Originally Posted by esskreemr So, with the "new" fencing season upon us, what goals has everyone set for themselves this year concerning their fencing? | Try not to injure myself or break any blades. | |
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07-13-2004, 04:44 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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07-13-2004, 04:46 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wisconsin
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07-13-2004, 04:57 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Eugene, OR
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| Make enough money to go to the NACs. A little more likely now that one of my friends has his B so we can travel together.
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07-13-2004, 05:29 PM
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07-13-2004, 05:37 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NC
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| Same thing we do every season, Pinky: Try to take over the world! | |
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07-13-2004, 05:38 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wisconsin
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Originally Posted by greenchick Same thing we do every season, Pinky: Try to take over the world! | One person at a time....
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07-13-2004, 05:38 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton, OR, USA
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| Maximize my fencing dollar -- find the best bang/buck competitions possible, and do well at them.
Currently, I'm looking at PDT, Duel in the Desert, and Candian Elite Circuits as comps that are more likely to provide tough foil bouts (I need to fence against more B-and-over rated guys) for reasonable cost.
Div 1s are too expensive, and the 40% elimination doesn't make it worth my while until I'm fencing at a level where the 2nd round of pools is assured.
It's unfortunate that the quality of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Circuit has declined; but Penn State Open and Five College Open look like good choices within a day's drive of Western NY.
What about the Big Apple Open? Do solid foilists show up? Anybody else have any suggestions?
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07-13-2004, 06:02 PM
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#12 | | Scavenger
Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,605
| My goal is to actually learn to fence . . . one of these days. Last year's goal was to fix all the things I do wrong. Now I'm going to work on doing some other things right.
The Big Apple Open looked good for foilists, but you couldn't tell by me. I'll ask the fencer from our club who did the foil, if I see him.
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07-13-2004, 07:43 PM
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#13 | | Fencing Expert
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07-13-2004, 07:51 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
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| • I'd like to try and fix at least -some- of those constant problems.
• Go to more competitions.
• Cross-Train!!!!!
• Be able to do a proper 55. (five steps back, five forward, three back, step lunge) and not a double step lunge!
•*Take more fencing photos!
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07-13-2004, 08:30 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004 Location: UNC
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| uggh, just to be able to make it through team runs without dying after the 1st 1/2 mile.
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07-13-2004, 09:10 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Attleboro
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| Finally get my rating and not get screwed in my second DE and lose it 15-14 (it happend 3 times, Novice tournament, E tournament, and i lost the D tournament 13-15 but it still hurts).
Also set up minions in key political positions to steal world from greenchick after she takes care of the petty governments of today. VIVA LA REVALUCION!
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07-13-2004, 09:57 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: calgary,ab,canada
Posts: 2,414
| actually just to fence well and have fun and ..really, have fun!! i want to fence and develop a competitive edge. I will fight for every single touch; never quit.
if i fence to my ability and not tank out i WILL have all top 10 finishes. recent 3rd place is good motivation. and, of course, earning higher letter grades. i'm just going to fence and see what happens. i think i have a C in me in epee, deep down. i hope i'll have enough money for the traveling though... <----cool face. | |
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07-13-2004, 10:06 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Savannah, Ga
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| Hmmm... get to more tourneys... thats for sure. Also try to earn a rating in foil.
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07-13-2004, 10:07 PM
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#19 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ypsilanti, Mi USA
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| I want to advance to a C rating in epee, and try a national event in that weapon. | |
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07-13-2004, 10:33 PM
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