Epeeists only

[Sciurus-Rex]

It was a promise I made to my grandfather on his deathbed.

[Inquartata]

Originally Posted by broncofencer

apparently well before sabre fencers can otherwise you and OSo would have gotten this epee only thing awhile ago.

Heh. Epeeists can't write, either, apparently.

[Inquartata]

Originally Posted by Schiavona

That's because the other sabre fencers mindlessly form into a pack, hunt down and kill such sabre fencers.

As well they should. Think of it as a sort of antibiotic...only thus can the contagion be stopped from spreading.

[Elendae]

Originally Posted by great bowyer

so, speaking of switching to epee, why did everyone in this thread go to epee?

Well.. everyone that was fencing Epee looked like they were having so much more fun. I noticed this during my first lesson, and was determined to try it as soon as I could.

[Have At You]

coach said "you're a very big guy, so you're going to do epee."

and i never properly thanked him for that. memo to self...

[howtobrew]

The coaches at my club were both epeeists. I had learned on foil twenty years ago, but when I started again last year, it was straight to epee because that's what everyone at the club did.
I now realize that I knew very little of foil fencing, and while I knew of ROW then, and accepted it, when I tried epee for the first time I realized it was so much more real, more cutting edge (for lack of a better term). I had been wanting to try saber, but after doing a couple lessons and watching some of the Olympic bouts and such, it seems rather boring - just Whack, Whack, I got you first, no I had ROW, Arrgh! Repeat.

Epee truly is more fun in my opinion.

[needle]

Originally Posted by great bowyer

so, speaking of switching to epee, why did everyone in this thread go to epee?

Fundamental disagreement with the whole ROW concept. I view fencing as a duel. And if I draw blood or kill in a duel, I win. Who cares on whose side the ROW was? Certainly not the dead guy

[ReverseLunge]

ROW is important. A lot of people go to Epee because they are too stupid to understand right of way.

The whole reason we are taught right of way is so that in a real duel we dont just run into eachother at the same time and both die.

[needle]

Originally Posted by ReverseLunge

ROW is important. A lot of people go to Epee because they are too stupid to understand right of way.

The whole reason we are taught right of way is so that in a real duel we dont just run into eachother at the same time and both die.

Don't get me wrong - I understand how the concept appeared and why. I don't agree with what it transformed into in modern foil and saber scoring - from real duel point of view. Doesn't mean I respect those weapons or those who fence them any less, but they are not for me.

[El Chucko]

My tale of loss and redemption is bittersweet...

When I started fencing many years ago, I was handed a sabre fairly early on (being short and stocky) and told to "have at it!" Secretly, I always longed to hear the *CLANG* of the epee bell, and the annoyed shriek of the hapless victim of my toe-touch...

Finally, I threw convention to the wind and followed my heart. Now, I am a short and stocky epee fencer (who actually fares pretty well, thank you very much).

[Sciurus-Rex]

Originally Posted by ReverseLunge

ROW is important. A lot of people go to Epee because they are too stupid to understand right of way.

The whole reason we are taught right of way is so that in a real duel we dont just run into eachother at the same time and both die.

That's soooooo cute! Someone who still dresses up foil conventions behind the facade of a "real duel." Heh. I'll bet Santy Claws fights "real duels" with the Easter Rabbit, too -- "Have at you, Bunny!" ... "No, Big Red, it's your turn to poke at me. You parried, remember?" ... "Well, so I did! Thank you, old chum. Have a gift!"

Lesser mortals resent epee.

[Zasha]

Originally Posted by great bowyer

so, speaking of switching to epee, why did everyone in this thread go to epee?

it used to be at my school that you picked a weapon as a freshmen and stuck with it. now, they make everyone start with foil. my freshmen year there was already a foil overload, and i refused to become a sabre(mainly because i'd started taking lessons outside of school and my coach didn't teach sabre). so i began to fence epee.

[broncofencer]

1. I think ROW has become a mess it no longer serves the purpose it once did.
2. Sabre is hack and slash until you get to the higher levels so while fun not that intresting long term plus its hard to find sizable tournamnets.
3. less equipment to buy and maintain.
4. the flick is stupid.

[Sword Mistress]

An important quote for all Epeeists:

"It's not that I don't understand...

....I just don't care."

(and it's always better said with a Scottish dialect)

[glowstix]

Originally Posted by great bowyer

so, speaking of switching to epee, why did everyone in this thread go to epee?

see first page of the thread as to why i switched to EPEE...

[Fencergrl]

Ahhh... Glow... the little rep ho....

[broncofencer]

did you notice how foilist while claiming their weapon superior did nothing but whine about it. oohh the timings ohh its all messed up ohhhooohhh wha wha wha.

[Fencergrl]

Makes us all the more proud to be EPEEists!

[broncofencer]

amen sister. I also find it amusing that they all point out how stuipid the double touch is yet there are far more 2 light occurances in foil and every sabre touch is 2 lights. are they just mad because we get points for them.

[great bowyer]

Originally Posted by broncofencer

4. the flick is stupid.

i like the flick. it can be very useful in epee. i know several high level epeeists that use it.