Newbie in SoCal

**howtobrew** · 01-31-2005 05:51 PM

Hello,
I started with foil at the Community Center in Midland MI twenty years ago, for about 6 months. Then I went to college and was disenchanted with the big heads in the Fencing Club, and turned my attentions to dating.

Last year I picked it up again at Fortune Fencing in Pasadena and have been having a ball. I am doing epee now and have found I prefer the French grip to pistol. Some of the guys at the salle reckon I am easily good enough for D Level, but I haven't had time to go to a competition yet. (Kids.) Maybe in February.

I am also a homebrewer of beer of some repute, and have written a book on it. You can read it online at www.howtobrew.com

I have always like the Michael York - Three Musketeers movies.

**Zilverzmurfen** · 01-31-2005 06:08 PM

Yay, another épéeist - welcome indeed!

**Purple Fencer** · 01-31-2005 06:16 PM

I saw one of your teammates yesterday (don't remember his name, but he's 6' 10" and fences epee with a French grip...AND posts...that should be illegal right there!)

Funniest bout...his vs Yukio Watanabe...she's MAYBE 5' 3"!!

**howtobrew** · 02-01-2005 03:12 AM

Ahh, that's Jeff. He is rather good (I think). I usually do a bout or three with him each week. His height is a challenge all right. I landed an especially nice counterattack though, on the underside of his forearm on Friday. He won 15-6
There are a lot of high schoolers at the salle on Fridays. I was used to the other adults my age - you know, a more measured bout. These younger folks fight fast! Good change of pace for me though.

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	Register Help Remember Me? Forum General Fencing New to Fencing Newbie in SoCal Closed Thread Results 1 to 4 of 4 Thread: Newbie in SoCal Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 01-31-2005 05:51 PM #1 howtobrew Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2005 Location SoCal Posts 398 Newbie in SoCal Hello, I started with foil at the Community Center in Midland MI twenty years ago, for about 6 months. Then I went to college and was disenchanted with the big heads in the Fencing Club, and turned my attentions to dating. Last year I picked it up again at Fortune Fencing in Pasadena and have been having a ball. I am doing epee now and have found I prefer the French grip to pistol. Some of the guys at the salle reckon I am easily good enough for D Level, but I haven't had time to go to a competition yet. (Kids.) Maybe in February. I am also a homebrewer of beer of some repute, and have written a book on it. You can read it online at www.howtobrew.com I have always like the Michael York - Three Musketeers movies. Victurus te saluto. Corrigia tua est solutus. I, soon to be victorious, salute you. Your shoelace is untied. 01-31-2005 06:08 PM #2 Zilverzmurfen Posting Hound Array Join Date Jul 2002 Location Sweden Posts 13,260 Blog Entries 50 Yay, another épéeist - welcome indeed! Fencing is my only PvP. 01-31-2005 06:16 PM #3 Purple Fencer Posting Hound Array Join Date Jan 2001 Location Panorama City, ca USA Posts 10,479 I saw one of your teammates yesterday (don't remember his name, but he's 6' 10" and fences epee with a French grip...AND posts...that should be illegal right there!) Funniest bout...his vs Yukio Watanabe...she's MAYBE 5' 3"!! Need fencing equipment? See me at H.O.M. Fencing Supply Going to your first tournament? Read "Choose yer weapon, Laddie (or: Dude, where's my foil?)" 02-01-2005 03:12 AM #4 howtobrew Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2005 Location SoCal Posts 398 Ahh, that's Jeff. He is rather good (I think). I usually do a bout or three with him each week. His height is a challenge all right. I landed an especially nice counterattack though, on the underside of his forearm on Friday. He won 15-6 There are a lot of high schoolers at the salle on Fridays. I was used to the other adults my age - you know, a more measured bout. These younger folks fight fast! Good change of pace for me though. Victurus te saluto. Corrigia tua est solutus. I, soon to be victorious, salute you. Your shoelace is untied. Closed Thread « Previous Thread \| Next Thread » Similar Threads Jacket/Mask Suggestions for a Newbie? By Kirk Winslow in forum Armory - Q&A Replies: 24 Last Post: 12-04-2002, 06:12 PM SoCal Schedule's up! By Purple Fencer in forum Discussion Archive Replies: 3 Last Post: 08-27-2001, 10:58 PM Posting Permissions You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is Off HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Contact Us Fencing.Net Archive Top All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:06 PM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.9 Copyright © 2012 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 (c) 1995 - 2010 Fencing Net; Fencing.Net, fdn, Fencing101, Epee101, Foil101, Sabre101 are all trademarks of Fencing.Net, LLC. Thank you to Replica Sword Shop for their support.