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  1. 02-25-2005 08:51 PM #1
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    Pathalogical Need for Sabre

    Hello!

    I just started fencing in January (it's my PE credit here at college), always wanted to learn. I acutally started off grumbling about having to learn foil (I have wanted to learn sabre the minute I heard a description of it years ago), and that I didn't want to wait until Fencing II to learn sabre, since Fencing II is *never* offered. Well, our instructor decided to issue epees and sabres today! It seems to have been fated, since about 90% of time I hit someone in class with foil, its passe.

    So the smallest girl in the class and I (probably the biggest, I'm 5'6'' and weigh something like 175 lbs...used to play hockey) then ran off to beat each other up. My thumb has a nastry bruise and I couldn't be happier.
  2. 02-25-2005 09:57 PM #2
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  4. 02-25-2005 11:45 PM #4
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  6. 02-26-2005 03:53 PM #6
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    Heh, you remind me of myself when I was just starting out, denn'bok! Looking for sabre and forever having those silly foils pushed under my nose...

    Welcome aboard, you have chosen wisely!
  7. 02-26-2005 05:36 PM #7
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    Welcome to fencing. But watch out, it does become addictive. It will end up taking all your money and time, but you'll have a wonderful time with it and meet great people, like Inq and ZZ above.
  8. 02-27-2005 01:33 PM #8
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    thank you!

    Thank you, everyone who responded! It's nice to feel welcome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by denn'bok
    I'll give a gold star to anyone who can tell me where my screen name comes from, and what it is.
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    You didn't *exactly* answer the question, but you obviously know the answer.

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    Welcome to the jungle. It is fun. I think foil is a wonderful start to a stategical end. Maybe i am just a glutton for punishment, but that is my call. All and all welcome
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    It's a lonely world in Sabre. I even had to fence Epee for a whole year owing to a shortage of sabreurs. Welcome.

    BTW, picking up a foil every now and then never hurt anyone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SamIam

    BTW, picking up a foil every now and then never hurt anyone.
    Just as long as it's only to hand the thing to someone else, no...
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    Really? I'm pretty sure my picking up a foil has hurt a number of people...and I know that other people picking up a foil has hurt me.

    Of course, today one of my rather large male friends hit me *hard* with his sabre a few times...that did hurt worse.
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    Quote Originally Posted by denn'bok
    Hello!

    I just started fencing in January (it's my PE credit here at college), always wanted to learn. I acutally started off grumbling about having to learn foil (I have wanted to learn sabre the minute I heard a description of it years ago), and that I didn't want to wait until Fencing II to learn sabre, since Fencing II is *never* offered. Well, our instructor decided to issue epees and sabres today! It seems to have been fated, since about 90% of time I hit someone in class with foil, its passe.

    So the smallest girl in the class and I (probably the biggest, I'm 5'6'' and weigh something like 175 lbs...used to play hockey) then ran off to beat each other up. My thumb has a nastry bruise and I couldn't be happier.
    My thumb tends to leap for joy when it has a nasty little bruise.
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