Fencing in Miami

[Rick_L]

I recently accepted a job in Miami, and will be moving there this Autumn. From this page and the USFA page, I found links to several clubs in Miami (some links dead, but maybe not the clubs). Almost all the live links were single-page info splashes that don't give a good feel for what the club is like.

I'd love to hear from anyone with personal experience in the area, what the fencing scene is like there. Tallahassee is two divisions away, and noone here has first-hand experience with the Miami fencing scene.

Regards,
Rick_L

[swordsen]

It has been awhile since I have been down that way but it used to be very good. Bob cochrane is still fencing as is Bill Becker. come up to sectionals in May and ask around, they should be up in Atlanta.

[Rick_L]

Thanks for the reply, Swordsen. I'll keep an eye out for those two. I've already committed to the Sunshine State Games, one week separated from the SE sectionals, so I don't think I can afford to make that one also. I hope to chat with a few Miamians (Miamiites?) at the state games, though!

Rick_L

[Sciurus Rex]

I didn't realize that Miami, Okla., had a large enough population to support a fencing group. (Pop: 13,700)

Just goes to show that you can find cells of dedicated sports enthusiasts almost anywhere.

[Rick_L]

And boy, is it gonna stink being an oceanographer in Oklahoma!

[D'Artagnan1673]

They can't be talking of maimi Ok, I used to live around there. Those people are so simple the only fencing they know of is the type that keeps their cattle from getting into their houses.

[Sciurus Rex]

[quote]Originally posted by D'Artagnan1673:
<strong>They can't be talking of maimi Ok, I used to live around there. Those people are so simple the only fencing they know of is the type that keeps their cattle from getting into their houses.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Careful with the "simple" comments. Those are nice folk.

For those of you who have never visited, you might find it interesting that locals pronounce the town with a softer second 'i', as "Miam-uh" instead of "Miam-ee"

[D'Artagnan1673]

I've never been in Miami enough to know that, but from my experience living in Stillwater for 15 years, I have developed a bad taste in my mouth for the whole state.

Do they really have fencing?

[Sciurus Rex]

[quote]Originally posted by D'Artagnan1673:
<strong>... From my experience living in Stillwater for 15 years, I have developed a bad taste in my mouth for the whole state.
</strong><hr></blockquote>

That's OK -- the whole state feels the same way about you, too. ;-)

As for their fencing program? ... I dunno. Rick_L says in this thread that they've got several groups already. Perhaps he's refering to the barbed wire collectors clubs?

[135711]

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[Rick_L]

LOL! I had assumed Scirius Rex's first post was tongue-in-cheek, and replied in kind. I indeed meant Miami, Florida - I don't think Miami OK is "two divisions away" from Tallahassee, unless there's a Tallahassee, Texas

Rick_L

[D'Artagnan1673]

I really think that Rick_L is referring to Miami, Florida.
[quote]Tallahassee is two divisions away <hr></blockquote>

[D'Artagnan1673]

[quote]Originally posted by 135711:
<strong>maybe he meant simple as in "unadorned",


look before your leap!~</strong><hr></blockquote>

Nope, I meant simple as in simple minded. I can say this, I've got relatives that deal with cattle all the time. One of my cousins aspires to be a sheep raiser. My grandparents are pretty intelligent and have good taste, but the rest of them are all a bunch of simple hicks... yup