what "weapon" do you like most

[jokerjoe12]

wht do you like

[Pancakes]

wow this thread hasn't ever been done before

look in proples profiles, ok? they say what their weapon of choice is in there

edit: welcome to the boards

[seanievisa]

i dont like foil, tho thats all i do right now... its so stupid how the target area is just the jacket! if you get stabbed in the face it would definatly do more...

[kalivor]

I like all three, but dislike sabreurs and epeeists. Or something.

[Alain]

Hi, and welcome to the forum!

It's surprising that this post (probably flawed [you'll see later]) hasn't been done before. Anyway, I'm an EPEEist.

Not only is it by far the best weapon, EPEEists all tend to get on with each other a lot better

What weapon(s) do you do, joker, you didn't actually say?

[jokerjoe12]

I used to do foil but i have used all 3. I am taking lessons again

[Go? Fencing?]

look in proples profiles, ok? they say what their weapon of choice is in there

I can like a weapon without fencing it. This poll doesn't specify if you're liking the weapons in general or to watch or to actually fence yourself, therefore, it's flawed, but that was to be expected.

[ducdequenelles]

I love epee, hate foil. A couple months ago I entered a foil event at a tournament, and every other hit I got was off target. The ones that weren't off-target I didn't get anyway because apparently the other person was favored by some arcane non-sensical set of laws called "right-of-way".

[glowstix]

EPEE!!

enough said..

[mrbiggs]

I enjoy all three for different reasons. I'm bad at sabre, though, so I don't enjoy it quite as much as the other two.

[Katman]

Check box poll. I voted for everything because I'm so conflicted.

[ThatReallyHurt]

EPEE!!

enough said..

What... isn't as good as foil?

Isn't as fun as sabre?

Maybe be more specific.

[lefty_monster]

I love both foil and epee, foil because i can usually squirm and make the opponant's blade pass me (does that count as a dirty trick? i don't think so. but it sure does make people mad.) and epee 'cause i can't find any off-target, which is apparently my favorite place to hit in foil.

I've never tired saber, but it is kind of fun to watch people charge at each other and scream. Especially when i have nothing better to do and have two hours before my next bout.

[kammy]

I like all 3 of the weapons but the best of them all is

saber

I love saber cuss you can cut and stab it has the best of bolth worlds. Also its for all the cool kids like me

Kammy koobear

[Chafunkta]

I love epee, hate foil. A couple months ago I entered a foil event at a tournament, and every other hit I got was off target. The ones that weren't off-target I didn't get anyway because apparently the other person was favored by some arcane non-sensical set of laws called "right-of-way".

So basically you hate foil because you don't understand it. Hmm, I see a lot of this, like when people say "I hate math" I'll ask, "well, do you understand it?" which is immediately met with a "No!" response.
Maybe if you understood right-of-way, and you worked a little on your point control, you'd realize foil is a pretty fun weapon. Not understanding something is not a reason to dislike it.

I'm not dissing epee in any way, though, because I know someone's going to try to put those words in my mouth.

[BigAl]

It begins with E and ends in pee

[ducdequenelles]

So basically you hate foil because you don't understand it. Hmm, I see a lot of this, like when people say "I hate math" I'll ask, "well, do you understand it?" which is immediately met with a "No!" response.
Maybe if you understood right-of-way, and you worked a little on your point control, you'd realize foil is a pretty fun weapon. Not understanding something is not a reason to dislike it.

I'm not dissing epee in any way, though, because I know someone's going to try to put those words in my mouth.

True, I become frustrated by foil mostly because I don't understand it. However, even if I could manipulate the rules to my advantage like a master, I'm just not comfortable with the concept of the duel being moderated by artificial rules, of which foil has the most and epee has the least.

[Araznal]

I'm just not comfortable with the concept of the duel being moderated by artificial rules, of which foil has the most and epee has the least.

My common sense is telling me to let this statement go. That phrase "artificial rules" just gets under my skin. Nothing against you ducquenelles, but it just pisses me off.

[Inquartata]

If you study the history of dueling, going clear back to the Norse holmgang, you will find that a bewildering array of "artificial rules" almost always applied to these affairs. From mandatory trading of blows, to a limited number of allowed blows, to whole codes of things one was not supposed to do. At times it got so bad that the duels never even got fought, because the negotiations over what would and would not be permitted went on for years.

Man has an predilection for imposing order on things---even things like killing each other.

[epeeisky]

My common sense is telling me to let this statement go. That phrase "artificial rules" just gets under my skin. Nothing against you ducquenelles, but it just pisses me off.

Why does the phrase "articial rules" ander you?