Shiver me timbers!

**Hoot** · 07-14-2005 11:02 AM

Avast or...something.

Hi. My name is Hoot and I'm addicted to fencing. I've been clean for the past few months due to travel outside of the country and need to get back to training.

Nitty gritty, since I know it will be asked:
I'm a righty.
I've only learned sabre, and a tiny, tiny bit of foil...meaning I could probably pick out the weapon in a line up. Maybe.
I've only been at it for a year, because I took a class at college one semester and then some splendid person (*cough*bmcfencer*cough*) started a club.

So. Yes. I have no weaponary, or equipment, only a vague sense of how to train myself in such a state. But then again, our club only has equipment that we managed to sneak out of the museum...er...gym!

Since there's an entire section devoted to training, maybe I could hijack this thread momentarily to ask... does anyone have any tips on how to -fundraise- for a fencing club? How to get fresh faces for a club and how to keep them? Or what sort of goals we need to set for ourselves to become a collegiate varsity team?

Thanks in advance!

**bmcfencer** · 07-14-2005 11:17 AM

Hoot is the best ever.

That is all.

**swordwench** · 07-14-2005 11:19 AM

Welcome to the forum! We'll even forgive you for being a sabre fencer. (psst - the foil's the wimpy little one that "clicks" when it hits another blade...)

As for fundraising, don't even *think* about selling witty and suggestive t-shirts with fencing themes. Your sisters at Smith have the market cornered there, and you wouldn't want to incur the wrath of MP.

**pixie** · 07-14-2005 12:38 PM

Welcome to the forum Hoot.

**CheekyCanuck** · 07-14-2005 01:06 PM

Welcome to the forum. There are lots of fun people here, you'll have a ...

I didn't say it. I didn't say it.

**Fencergrl** · 07-14-2005 01:31 PM

Hoot... You are a Hoot!
Welcome!

**Orangeaholic** · 07-14-2005 02:42 PM

Hey hoot! Welcome to the forum! Hmmm... another saberur...well at least your a righty!

~Orange

**Zilverzmurfen** · 07-14-2005 04:44 PM

Hey, welcome to the forum!

**ThatReallyHurt** · 07-14-2005 05:42 PM

Hello there, Hoot - welcome to the forum!

**Inquartata** · 07-14-2005 06:05 PM

And say hi to your brother, Hootie!

Welcome aboard...

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	Register Help Remember Me? Forum General Fencing New to Fencing Shiver me timbers! Results 1 to 10 of 10 Thread: Shiver me timbers! Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 07-14-2005 11:02 AM #1 Hoot Just Joined Array Join Date Jul 2005 Location Bryn Mawr College, near Philadelphia, PA Posts 5 Shiver me timbers! Avast or...something. Hi. My name is Hoot and I'm addicted to fencing. I've been clean for the past few months due to travel outside of the country and need to get back to training. Nitty gritty, since I know it will be asked: I'm a righty. I've only learned sabre, and a tiny, tiny bit of foil...meaning I could probably pick out the weapon in a line up. Maybe. I've only been at it for a year, because I took a class at college one semester and then some splendid person (coughbmcfencercough) started a club. So. Yes. I have no weaponary, or equipment, only a vague sense of how to train myself in such a state. But then again, our club only has equipment that we managed to sneak out of the museum...er...gym! Since there's an entire section devoted to training, maybe I could hijack this thread momentarily to ask... does anyone have any tips on how to -fundraise- for a fencing club? How to get fresh faces for a club and how to keep them? Or what sort of goals we need to set for ourselves to become a collegiate varsity team? Thanks in advance! 07-14-2005 11:17 AM #2 bmcfencer Senior Member Array Join Date Jun 2005 Location Knoxville, TN or Philadelphia, PA Posts 740 Hoot is the best ever. That is all. Mais que diable allait-il faire, Mais que diable allait-il faire dans cette galere?. . . I am not yet so short that I cannot reach thine eyes! "Just for the taste of sabre" 07-14-2005 11:19 AM #3 swordwench Senior Member Array Join Date Jun 2004 Location MA/NH line Posts 4,178 Blog Entries 37 Welcome to the forum! We'll even forgive you for being a sabre fencer. (psst - the foil's the wimpy little one that "clicks" when it hits another blade...) As for fundraising, don't even think about selling witty and suggestive t-shirts with fencing themes. Your sisters at Smith have the market cornered there, and you wouldn't want to incur the wrath of MP. 07-14-2005 12:38 PM #4 pixie Senior Member Array Join Date Oct 2004 Location A land where magical things can happen. Posts 224 Welcome to the forum Hoot. Don't label me, I'm not a soup can! 07-14-2005 01:06 PM #5 CheekyCanuck Senior Member Array Join Date Apr 2005 Location FENCING! Posts 337 Welcome to the forum. There are lots of fun people here, you'll have a ... I didn't say it. I didn't say it. Winning isn't everything, it just lets you fence longer. Minute help entrusting which it knows it gives. -- Translated by Google from a Vietnamese post. 07-14-2005 01:31 PM #6 Fencergrl Posting Hound Array Join Date Apr 2005 Location Cougar Country Posts 10,946 Blog Entries 513 Hoot... You are a Hoot! Welcome! Beer, it's whats for dinner! ~ a young snowboarding Canadian *The meek don't want it!* ~ sticker on a rock band's guitar 07-14-2005 02:42 PM #7 Orangeaholic Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2005 Location usa Posts 266 Hey hoot! Hey hoot! Welcome to the forum! Hmmm... another saberur...well at least your a righty! ~Orange If you step up to the bell, RING IT! 07-14-2005 04:44 PM #8 Zilverzmurfen Posting Hound Array Join Date Jul 2002 Location Sweden Posts 13,286 Blog Entries 50 Hey, welcome to the forum! Fencing is my only PvP. 07-14-2005 05:42 PM #9 ThatReallyHurt Senior Member Array Join Date Oct 2004 Location Canada Posts 5,980 Hello there, Hoot - welcome to the forum! Pound for pound, the amoeba is the most vicious animal on earth. 07-14-2005 06:05 PM #10 Inquartata Curmudgeon Emeritus Array Join Date Jul 2001 Location Somewhere in your nightmares! Posts 34,471 And say hi to your brother, Hootie! Welcome aboard... « Previous Thread \| Next Thread » Posting Permissions You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is Off [VIDEO] code is Off HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Contact Us Fencing.Net Archive Top All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:56 PM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.0 Copyright © 2012 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 (c) 1995 - 2010 Fencing Net; Fencing.Net, fdn, Fencing101, Epee101, Foil101, Sabre101 are all trademarks of Fencing.Net, LLC. Thank you to Replica Sword Shop for their support.