Fencing Quiz

[Phoenix]

I got bored, so I thought of making a little survey for myself and everyone else.

Just copy and paste the questions, then answer.

Just a way to get to know everyone a little more and have some fun

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Weapon?

Classification?

How many years have you been fencing?

Do you take private lessons?

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other?

Left handed or Right handed?

Favorite thing about fencing:

Least favorite thing about fencing:

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what?

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing?

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing?

Have you created your own move?

Have you ever bled?

Have you ever had a serious injury?

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence?

Are you obsessed with fencing?

How are you obsessed with fencing?

Have you ever gone to Nationals?

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics)

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which?

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing?

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey?

[Phoenix]

Weapon? (Sabre)

Classification? (E04)

How many years have you been fencing? (3)

Do you take private lessons? (yes)

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? (club)

Left handed or Right handed? (right)

Favorite thing about fencing: (Winning against a hard opponent)

Least favorite thing about fencing: (footwork)

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? (pray the Hail Mary)

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? ("War Wounds", ie. bruises >_<)

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? (Smelly glove hand)

Have you created your own move? (not yet ^_~)

Have you ever bled? (yes)

Have you ever had a serious injury? (no)

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? (yes)

Are you obsessed with fencing? (yes)

How are you obsessed with fencing? (day dream during class, more fencing shirts that regular shirts, and my friends roll their eyes when I start to tell them about it)

Have you ever gone to Nationals? (no)

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) (no)

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? (yes, both)

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? (not as good as I want to be)

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. (In a good way. Gives me confidence, a new way to look at life, and got me to know the best people in the world!)

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this quiz? (yes)

[ThatReallyHurt]

Weapon? (Foil)

Classification? (Class-i-fi-what? Oh, you mean "how good am I"? Bad.)

How many years have you been fencing? (8.5 months)

Do you take private lessons? (I wish, but alas... no)

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? (Club)

Left handed or Right handed? (Right)

Favorite thing about fencing: (How good it feels - the exhiliration.)

Least favorite thing about fencing: (Getting bonked in the head.)

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? (Try to settle the butterflies in my stomach. Set a realistic goal. Get sleep the night before, but don't oversleep. Remember that regardless of how I perform, I'm still going to have a spectacular time.)

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? (What I've improved on, new things I've learned, that good feeling of being really tired that only comes with working hard.)

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? (Trying to get out of bed the day after a tournament. )

Have you created your own move? (Not yet. I've done a bunch of weird stuff to try to get out of the way of something or to maneuver for a hit, but my coach usually catches me )

Have you ever bled? (Yep, three times - twice at tournaments, once at the club.)

Have you ever had a serious injury? (I've been quite lucky in this respect so far. No serious injuries due to fencing.)

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? (Nope. Met her before I started fencing.)

Are you obsessed with fencing? (I think so... I'm not a fencing zealot or anything, but I sure do miss it when I'm not doing it.)

How are you obsessed with fencing? (I sure do miss it when I'm not doing it... when I see a fencing photo nowadays, I look at it and actually try to figure out what/how they're doing, as opposed to "wow" or "ouch".)

Have you ever gone to Nationals? (BWAHAHAHAHAAAARRrrrgh. Uh, no.)

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) (I'd never qualify. That, and I'm too old.)

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? (Well, I think anyone can show up at the Canadian nationals, so I'll make myself feel good and say "yes". Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? (Nope. I like being a corner judge - I can keep yelling "ABSTAIN". All joking aside, I'm no good at refereeing, but it's something I do find interesting and try to do when I'm not actually bouting or practicing.)

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. (Good way - I'm healthier at 29 than I was at 15. I'm more flexible, I can tie my shoes without breaking a sweat, and fencing has made me realize that I'm capable of doing a lot more than I thought I could, thus bolstering my self-esteem. I'm really a new person. )

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this quiz? (Depends - did I pass?)

[Phoenix]

ok, I changed it so it is now a survey, which it actually is, I guess
So ThatReallyHurt, I guess you did pass ^_^

[AndrastVitesse]

Weapon? -foil (for now)

Classification? -U (*sigh*)

How many years have you been fencing?-1 (ok, ok. 9 months)

Do you take private lessons?-well they don't really offer private lessons

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other?- high school

Left handed or Right handed?-Lefty!!! (yeah! )

Favorite thing about fencing:-poking people with swords (good way to get rid of anger )

Least favorite thing about fencing: hmmm....losing to someone I know I can beat.

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? -bush my bang out of may face so I can at least see my opponent, and I sometimes wear my lucky necklace.

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing?-It depends

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing?-It depends

Have you created your own move?- working on it

Have you ever bled?-yup (not to bad though)

Have you ever had a serious injury?- nope, just bruises

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? -do best friends count?

Are you obsessed with fencing? -accroding to my friends, yes

How are you obsessed with fencing? Umm- its really fun

Have you ever gone to Nationals?-nope (hahahaha- yeah like that's going to happen)

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics)-nope

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which?-nein

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? I abstain (in other words: no)

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. - fencing has been such an rewarding experience, I made new friends, and learned things I would have never learned elsewhere. Its been very fun, the only bad is that fencing tends to take priority over my homework. But the most important thing is that it made me LOVE RUNNING!

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this quiz? -yes

[Katman]

Weapon?
Foil

Classification?
E04

How many years have you been fencing?
Four.

Do you take private lessons?
I do when I have $20 to blow, which hasn't been often lately.

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other?
I fence at a unversity club and a regular club.

Left handed or Right handed?
Right handed.

Favorite thing about fencing:
Touching people. I just loooooove touching people.

Least favorite thing about fencing:
Outfencing myself.

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what?
No. I do salute my girlfriend when she's around though.

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing?
Nobody's been seriously injured and I'm still alive to pursue whatever.

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing?
I don't know. Depends on how I did.

Have you created your own move?
Yes. It's a variation of the inquartata in which I stick my arm out and crane my neck around to look behind me at the scoring box. No sucess yet, but I'm getting there!

Have you ever bled?
Ever? Yes.

Have you ever had a serious injury?
Nope.

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence?
Yes. My current girlfriend was in the beginner's class I help teach. She fences sabre now. Drat.

Are you obsessed with fencing?
Maybe.

How are you obsessed with fencing?
I don't know that I am. Some say I am, others say I ain't.

Have you ever gone to Nationals?
No.

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics)
Nope and I never will unless it's to ref.

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which?
No. I'm too old for one and too sucky for the other.

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing?
I'm learning.

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little.
Good. I have something to spend my free time on, it's helped me become interested in my overall physical fitness and I met my hot Colombian girlfriend doing it.

Bad. I blow too much money on it.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey?
Boy howdy.

[R. Exnicios]

Weapon? Mainly foil but aslo do Epee & Saber

Classification? Foil C, Epee D, Saber D

How many years have you been fencing? 20

Do you take private lessons? No, I wish I could

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? I coach at a University & a community club

Left handed or Right handed? Right

Favorite thing about fencing: The competition and the people

Least favorite thing about fencing: The constant changing of the rules to get spectator appeal

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? Not really. stretch & try and get my head out of my @$#

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? That I'm still getting a little better every year.

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? That I do not get a chance to be coached.

Have you created your own move? No. But I perform several so poorly that people think I made it up

Have you ever bled? yes. Nose bleed at Nationals from a bell guard to the mask and an epee flick to the back of my head several years ago. Both, by the way my fualt

Have you ever had a serious injury? Yes. I ruptured my ACL and completly blew out my knee last year

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? Yes & I married her!

Are you obsessed with fencing? No but my wife says I am!

How are you obsessed with fencing? spend too much time and money on it

Have you ever gone to Nationals? yes several times

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) yes. both as a fencer in 1985 and as a coach multiple times

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? both

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? getting better but still blow calls when I get tired

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. Fencing has allowed me to meet some great people, travel and kept me focused while I was in school. And now it is a great way to keep life interesting.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? Yes

Cheers

R

[akaiyuki]

Weapon? Foil

Classification? U (Never joined USFA, I will for the upcoming season. I'd say I'm around a D)

How many years have you been fencing? 3 high school season of 3 months each, then 9 months at university just now

Do you take private lessons? A bit

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? *points to year of fencing*

Left handed or Right handed? Right

Favorite thing about fencing: It's fencing.

Least favorite thing about fencing: bad directors

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? A good warmup and support from teammates

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? I got to fence, yay!

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? I shouldn't have done this... shouldn't have done that...

Have you created your own move? People say I did...

Have you ever bled? Many times...

Have you ever had a serious injury? Nope

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? that's... debatable.

Are you obsessed with fencing? obsessed enough.

How are you obsessed with fencing? i have like the highest attendance rate to practice o.O

Have you ever gone to Nationals? nope - hopefully i will get to next season

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) - not USFA not USFA drrr

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? ... blahalalallaaaa

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? not really *__*

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. Good. Met some of my best friends thru fencing. Allows me to stay in shape. Also something to look forward to while in school so I don't go crazy with work.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? Yes

[Nijyuuichi]

Weapon? (Sabre)

Classification? (Unrated)

How many years have you been fencing? (about 3 1/2 years)

Do you take private lessons? (Yes)

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? (Club)

Left handed or Right handed? (Right handed)

Favorite thing about fencing: (Getting the 'perfect touch' on your opponent)

Least favorite thing about fencing: (Probably footwork. Or the people who hit to hard.)

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? (Nothing really..)

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? (I am happy that I fenced generally. Hopefully that I didn't give up in the hard bouts lol^^;; )

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? (My losses.)

Have you created your own move? (LOL no)

Have you ever bled? (Nope.)

Have you ever had a serious injury? (Nope.)

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? (No.)

Are you obsessed with fencing? (I guess so^^ )

How are you obsessed with fencing? (Umm... Hmm.. We have a weapons rack in our middle bedroom, all my blades have names, most of my friends know that I am a fencer and will try to recruit them, and I'll take fencing over my video games anyday^_~ )

Have you ever gone to Nationals? (I'm going this year! *dances* Yay! Sacramento^^ )

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) (Yes.)

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? (Both)

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? (Lol not at all. Well, maybe a little. I'm all right, but not the best.)

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. (Good most definetly. Before I started fencing, I was really quiet and had little to no self-confidence. Now, I have MUCH better confidence, people I can trust, and I'm not SO quiet anymore. Fencing is a great stress reliever)

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? ( ^^ Yuppers.)

[VELISARIOS]

Weapon? epee

Classification? no

How many years have you been fencing? 5

Do you take private lessons? yes

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? club

Left handed or Right handed? right and some times left

Favorite thing about fencing: the expirience

Least favorite thing about fencing:-

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? I pray to be healthy and for protection from injuries.

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? If I have had learn a new technic.

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? If I know what goes wrong in my action and I keep doing the same thing.

Have you created your own move? not...yet

Have you ever bled? no

Have you ever had a serious injury? no

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? no

Are you obsessed with fencing? no

How are you obsessed with fencing? -

Have you ever gone to Nationals? no

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) no

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? no

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? I 'll not answer.

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. Yes offcourse. Even when I am to dired from my work a training in my club gives me strenght.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? yes

[Mr Epee]

Weapon? Foil (Long ago) Epee (Now and forever)

Classification? Yes

How many years have you been fencing? 15+

Do you take private lessons? Not now, but had daily lessons for many years

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? Club

Left handed or Right handed? Right

Favorite thing about fencing: Getting on strip and playing the game

Least favorite thing about fencing: People who don't know their place in the sport. Often the worst offenders wear bandanas. :-)

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? Outside of what I would consider normal mental focus exercises, If I'm not feeling good, get confused by my fencing, or just feel nervous about an upcoming opponent, I'll find someone, and tell them that I love fencing, even if I don't know them. It works for me, and helps me remember why I'm there in the first place.

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? Beer

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? Usually I'm sad that there aren't more quality bouts available outside of a few major competitions.... That and the fact that so many people skip out on the chance to watch the finals. People complain that fencing isn't popular, but then they don't even watch it themselves.

Have you created your own move? There is nothing new under the sun, but I am partial to 6 coupes to the hand and 6 filo actions.

Have you ever bled? Yes

Have you ever had a serious injury? Yes

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? Yes, several when I was younger, but I will never date a fencer. Fencing is my thing. It's an uneven yoke, and if they decide to quit fencing then the relationship is pretty much over. I feel it's a hassle... plus fencing is a small world.

Are you obsessed with fencing? Obsession would be a bad thing, but it's a big part of my life.

Have you ever gone to Nationals? Yes

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) Yes

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? Yes

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing?Yes, and most people agree

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. It's a little unfair to classify things as good and bad. Fencing has given me a ton, but the opportunity costs are huge as well. I'm happy, so I'll say Good.

[swordwench]

Weapon? – Mostly foil, trying very hard to improve at epee. Probably end up in epee full-time eventually. Once I get those wrist shots down pat.

Classification? – None. I'm so pathetic and long in the tooth, I probably never will, but hope springs eternal.

How many years have you been fencing? - 2.5 (but really only serious for 6 months).

Do you take private lessons? – When I can afford it. And sometimes when I can’t.

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? - Clubs - one local community club for fun, one serious salle for serious fencing.

Left handed or Right handed? - Right

Favorite thing about fencing – Adrenaline rushes and that wonderful feeling of stabbing someone with a meter of steel. Aggression Management 101. And great people!

Least favorite thing about fencing – sweating profusely in all those layers. And the rising costs of equipment and lessons. And that I can only do it twice a week. And I look terrible in white.

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? – Listen to one or two specific songs. They run through my head while I'm fencing, too.

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? – Hopefully that I did my best, even if I didn’t win. And it’s usually followed by great sex.

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? – That it’s the end of fencing! And that feeling that “I should have OWNED that guy…”

Have you created your own move? – Not unless you count the times I’ve wiped out by accident. I've made some spectacular rolls on the strip.

Have you ever bled? – Yep, many times. The most recent finally healed after 2 weeks.

Have you ever had a serious injury? – Not yet.

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? – Well, yes, but he’s married… But seriously, I’m not in the market for that. And I would never date a fencer. As Mr. Epee said, it's MY thing.

Are you obsessed with fencing? – Absolutely.

How are you obsessed with fencing? – What, you want examples? I sometimes think about fencing during, er, activities that should not be mentioned in a PG-13 forum.

Have you ever gone to Nationals? No. I'm not good.

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) No. I'm way too old.

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? No

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? No, I don’t think so – but I’m trying to improve that. I can usually follow the actions with my mind, but articulating them isn't as fluid as it might be.

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. – Very good ways. Improved attitude, serious aggression management (sensing a theme?), wonderful exercise, mental focus, poise, balance, reflex speed, coordination, competition, camaraderie, legality of hitting people with a meter of steel…

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? Umm, yes?

[oso97]

Weapon? Competed, refereed and coached in all three over the years, and now focus on coaching sabre and refereeing. Primary competition weapon was sabre.

Classification? USFCA Moniteur in all threee weapons, FOC ratings of 5 in all three weapons (working on the 4s), was at one time rated E epee, D foil and C sabre. Lost them due to inactivity, as I don't compete any more.

How many years have you been fencing? 11

Do you take private lessons? Not any more, but I give them

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? My own club.

Left handed or Right handed? Right dominant, but working on giving lefty lessons.

Favorite thing about fencing: the comradre with good people and friends

Least favorite thing about fencing: politics

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? I used to listen to Metalica and Guns-N-Roses.

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? Occationally I bout with my students and I'm always happy that I can still pull of the occational "slimy move."

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? That I have to resort to "slimy moves" in order to score touches cause my knees are shot!

Have you created your own move? I've a couple of tactical programs that I put together for my students. Not original ones, by any stretch of the imagination, but I did figure out on my own how to teach and communcate them.

Have you ever bled? From fencing? Yes. Whipover hit to the mask.

Have you ever had a serious injury? Not from fencing.

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? Neve had a SO who was a fencer, but had several good friends.

Are you obsessed with fencing? My wife says yes!

How are you obsessed with fencing? Spending countless weekends refereeing, opening my own club...

Have you ever gone to Nationals? Numerous times as a competitor and referee.

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) Once as a competitor and a couple of times as a referee.

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? Yes, both.

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? I'd consider myself one of the better referees in my region (at least one of the hardest working), and I was decent enough to be allowed to referee DivI events this year in all three weapons I've done final 8 bouts in Junior ME and final 4 in Cadet WE, round of 16 bouts in Junior WF, and worked in the first round of DE's in DivI Sabre and to the round of 32 in Junior WS. Nothing earthshattering yet, but solid enough that I'm happy with my overall level of development so far and hope to continue at the same or better pace.

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. Good way. I've met many good friends, had some wonderful experiences and found a community of people that I can give back to.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? It was fun!

[Dave]

Weapon? Epee (and a bit of foil)

Classification? Ranked 150 ish for epee and 170 ish foil in the UK

How many years have you been fencing? 10 (dear god it can't really have been that long)

Do you take private lessons? when I can, but not at the moment

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? University and club

Left handed or Right handed? Right handed

Favorite thing about fencing: The moments when you can suddenly see how it works and what to do. Then do it.

Least favorite thing about fencing: The smell that comes from my fencing bag

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? nope

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? What ever I felt that I was doing right

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? The sound coming from my knees

Have you created your own move? sort of

Have you ever bled? yup

Have you ever had a serious injury? no

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? I did, we were together for nearly three years.

Are you obsessed with fencing? I think that I would have to say yes.

How are you obsessed with fencing? Go to a party /go fencing I normally end up going to the party after I have been fencing

Have you ever gone to Nationals? no

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) To old and wrong country

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? As a Brit we don't need to qualify for out nationals

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? Lousy, but better than a lot of other people.

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little. Generally good, I have made a lot of friends through fencing and improved my self confidence.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? Not really but hey it's a survey on the web.

[Have At You]

Weapon?
Epee

Classification?
E

How many years have you been fencing?
2

Do you take private lessons?
No

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other?
Club

Left handed or Right handed?
Ambidextrous. Fence righty.

Favorite thing about fencing:
Really effective bladework

Least favorite thing about fencing:
Snotty brats with attitude

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what?
Stretch, limber up

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing?
The physical exhilaration

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing?
Whatever my stupid thing du jour was

Have you created your own move?
Sort of a mix between a rassemblement and a matador's thrust

Have you ever bled?
Oh, yes.

Have you ever had a serious injury?
Not from fencing. Some amusing ones.

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence?
Nope.

Are you obsessed with fencing?
Yup.

How are you obsessed with fencing?
I am here.

Have you ever gone to Nationals?
Nope.

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics)
Nope.

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which?
Nope

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing?
Never tried.

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little.
Good. Improved endurance & reflexes.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey?
Probably not as much as you enjoyed making it.

[armataforte]

Weapon? Used to do foil, but then I touched an Epee...the rest is history

Classification? U

How many years have you been fencing? On and off 7

Do you take private lessons? Used to up till 1 year ago.

Do you fence at a club, high school, college/university, other? at the beginning it was club and uni, now just uni

Left handed or Right handed? right

Favorite thing about fencing: when something I plan comes out right, especially when it comes down to outwitting an opponent

Least favorite thing about fencing: Have At You got this one right - Snotty brats with attitude. But also, refs who can't their job right...

Is there something you do special before a bout or during a tournament to get you prepped or good luck? If you do, what? Used to listen to music, now it depends...sometimes music, sometimes deep breathing and visualization to relax and build up energy

What are you always happy about at the end of your fencing? Agree with Mr. Epee on this one - Beer

What are you always least happy about at the end of fencing? when I do the stupid things I do!

Have you created your own move? I wish...

Have you ever bled? Let me count the times...not recently though!

Have you ever had a serious injury? Not from fencing. But did have an achilles tendon injury exacerbated from landing a lunge the wrong way once which lead to one of my times off...

Have you ever met a “special someone” where you fence? I've dated 3 fencers so I guess yes...have promised self not to do it again.

Are you obsessed with fencing? guess you could say that.

How are you obsessed with fencing? let's see...I'm taking time to respond to this survey, and if you ask my friends, they'll say they're sick and tired hearing about fencing, I wear my fencing t-shirts/sweatshirts anywhere and everywhere I can...does this count as very obsessed?!

Have you ever gone to Nationals? nope

Have you ever gone to the JO’s? (Junior Olympics) Nope - started fencing too late for this...

Have you ever been qualified to go any of the above? Which? Nope

In you opinion, are you good at refereeing? Only ref at the club, nowhere else and would never try to do that. Too messy...

Has fencing affected your life in a good way or bad way? Explain a little.
Fencing is the one sport that I've stuck to no matter what. Even though I know my limitations, I'm very passionate about it and I never thought that I could be so passionate about a sport other than soccer or about anything else than psychology. Most importantly, I've met a lot of great people, made great friends for life, have learned/discovered many things about life/people/myself through it.

Final Question: Did you enjoy taking this survey? Yes