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View Poll Results: Have your parents fenced, or are still active fencers? | |
My father is not a fencer
|     | 85 | 86.73% | |
My father is a fencer, but a different main weapon than mine
|    | 3 | 3.06% | |
My father is a fencer, same weapon as mine
|    | 8 | 8.16% | |
My mother is not a fencer
|    | 85 | 86.73% | |
My mother is a fencer, but a different main weapon than mine
|    | 3 | 3.06% | |
My mother is a fencer, same weapon as mine
|    | 3 | 3.06% | 
01-03-2005, 01:52 PM
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#21 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK
Posts: 282
| No one in my family had ever fenced before i did.
Now my dad does, same weapon as me because if he takes me to the opens he may as well fence too (in the mens section of course.)
It started off him just fencing every so often when it was too far (or he couldn't be bothered) to drive all the way back from my club just to come get me again.
He intended to borrow club kit and do a few easy competitions...
...Now he has three FIE swords, a FFE jacket, breeches, mask, glove, socks, shoes. Etc and goes to every competition I do to watch/support me (and to fence in every competition he can!) 
I warned him it was a great, addictive sport, but did he listen? No... Now who's laughing because he has to fork out the cash for two sets of entry fees, kit, repairs, upgrades, etc.
Mwah hah hah hah!
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01-04-2005, 02:22 AM
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#22 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 436
| My soon to be husband in four days also fences.  | |
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01-04-2005, 06:15 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 775
| Neither of my parents was athletic in the least. My sister holds a black belt in tong soo do karate and now practices tai kwon do (or however it's spelled).
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01-05-2005, 03:24 AM
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#24 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden
Posts: 12,754
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Originally Posted by mackillian My soon to be husband in four days also fences. | Yay, congratulations indeed!  <--- It's a party hat.
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01-05-2005, 09:32 AM
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#25 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 604
| I got into fencing because my brother was good at it. Typical situation. | |
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01-05-2005, 10:57 PM
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#26 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,942
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Originally Posted by wildmoppet No one in my family had ever fenced before i did.
Now my dad does, same weapon as me because if he takes me to the opens he may as well fence too (in the mens section of course.)
It started off him just fencing every so often when it was too far (or he couldn't be bothered) to drive all the way back from my club just to come get me again.
He intended to borrow club kit and do a few easy competitions...
...Now he has three FIE swords, a FFE jacket, breeches, mask, glove, socks, shoes. Etc and goes to every competition I do to watch/support me (and to fence in every competition he can!)
I warned him it was a great, addictive sport, but did he listen? No... Now who's laughing because he has to fork out the cash for two sets of entry fees, kit, repairs, upgrades, etc.
Mwah hah hah hah! | $^#%@%^ BEAUTIFUL!!!! | |
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01-12-2005, 05:09 AM
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#27 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London UK
Posts: 666
| Needless to say my father is a fencer, as was my fathers farther Rene Paul and my fathers fathers father Leon Paul!! | |
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01-12-2005, 05:18 AM
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#28 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan
Posts: 1,040
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Originally Posted by Alex_Paul Needless to say my father is a fencer, as was my fathers farther Rene Paul and my fathers fathers father Leon Paul!! | What about Rupaul??? http://www.rupaul.com/
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU BUY MY TACTICAL WHEEL!!!???? | |
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01-12-2005, 12:28 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 775
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Originally Posted by Alex_Paul Needless to say my father is a fencer, as was my fathers farther Rene Paul and my fathers fathers father Leon Paul!! | What about Pope John Paul? 
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01-12-2005, 02:28 PM
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#30 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 62
| If memory serves, John Paul Jones, the American Naval hero, was originally named John Paul. He added the Jones while fleeing from England to escape prosecution for killing someone in a duel. A combative bunch, those Pauls.
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