02-09-2005, 01:49 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| Your non sword arm... foil/epee
Where does it stay? By your side? Up in the so called classical way?
Mine is usually up, but lately its been getting tiring (fencing too much) so I keep it by my side. Doesn't effect much, as i don't lunge all that much - and when I do, i can still chuck it backwards for balance(my arm).
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02-09-2005, 01:50 AM
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| I keep it in between classical and modern, depending on how tense I am and how much I'm moving.
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02-09-2005, 02:27 AM
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| Twenty years ago, I learned to keep it up (classic) but that always felt awkward. I usually held it behind me like a sabrist. These days, more often than not, it is in a more relaxed position trailing out from my hip.
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02-09-2005, 02:31 AM
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| I hold mine back near my hip as if it's in a sling.
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02-09-2005, 04:01 AM
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| I started with the clasical way but now I mixed the clasical with the modern.
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02-09-2005, 04:05 AM
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| In my case my arm hangs down my side. It's normally quite loose. The idea is to reduce the amount of tension in the shoulders - it's something that my current coach has done wonders to reduce. | |
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02-09-2005, 04:19 AM
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#7 | | Perplexed
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| Mine follows the back edge of the uniform down my leg, approximately.
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02-09-2005, 05:14 AM
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| I hold my arm up, in the classical manner, and I find that it greatly reduces the tension in my sword arm, funnily enough. But then I always was odd... | |
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02-09-2005, 05:23 AM
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| I have it at my side relaxed and parallel to the floor, with wrist kind of limp (looks a bit gay to non-fencers). I like my wrist to float around as I move, it's like a wind-sock which trails my movement. (I think (hope) it looks like Golobitski's or Omnes' unarmed hand...)
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02-09-2005, 06:19 AM
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| Normally like this (I'm on the right)...  | |
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02-09-2005, 06:29 AM
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| I normally keep my arm up in the classical style, but lately towards the end of practice I have been keeping my non-weapon arm down.
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02-09-2005, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Alain Normally like this (I'm on the right)... | Epee in shorts? OUCH!
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02-09-2005, 09:14 AM
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| I guess in my pants is wrong, I will try to stop that.
Actually, I find if I let my arm hang down it seems to unconsciously move up and forward. I am often reminded of this with a saber blade to my middle index knuckle. 
Holding it up keeps me conscious of it position. | |
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02-09-2005, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Aziz I guess in my pants is wrong, I will try to stop that. | 
IN your PANTS?!?! | |
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02-09-2005, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Aziz I guess in my pants is wrong, I will try to stop that. | At least the piste is not the right place... 
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02-09-2005, 09:43 AM
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| I keep mine up like alains.... Alain, our footwork looks astonsishingly similar 
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02-09-2005, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Tazz
IN your PANTS?!?! | Bad habits... (ashamed, embarrassed, crying now) | |
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02-09-2005, 09:50 AM
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| I had my mom sew a strap onto the back of my jacket so that I could hold on with a death grip. My coach said that if I don't stop touching myself during bouts with it, he'll cut it off. | |
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02-09-2005, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by guy_smiley I had my mom sew a strap onto the back of my jacket so that I could hold on with a death grip. My coach said that if I don't stop touching myself during bouts with it, he'll cut it off. | Way to much information... | |
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02-09-2005, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by guy_smiley I had my mom sew a strap onto the back of my jacket so that I could hold on with a death grip. My coach said that if I don't stop touching myself during bouts with it, he'll cut it off. | He'll cut off your hand or your...
ummm...
never mind!
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