07-19-2005, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RebelFencer Arm First!! | repeat that phrase constantly when you are awake and when you are asleep, when you are brushing your teeth, when you are eating a meal, when you are watching tv, when you are walking the dog, ... it should be your constant mantra.
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07-19-2005, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cfaustus repeat that phrase constantly when you are awake and when you are asleep, when you are brushing your teeth, when you are eating a meal, when you are watching tv, when you are walking the dog, ... it should be your constant mantra. | How true!.......
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07-19-2005, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen and remember fencing isn't what it looks like in pirate movies. | WHAT?!?!?! I thought I just hadn't gotten to the advanced bits yet. Okay, that's it, I quit!
-B :)
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07-19-2005, 09:39 PM
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#24 | | Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, MA
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| So, yeah. It was pretty fun... Only an hour long though. We did footwork and lunging drills.
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07-20-2005, 03:41 AM
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#25 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by cheesethief So, yeah. It was pretty fun... Only an hour long though. We did footwork and lunging drills. | What?! You just joined the most fantastic sport in the universe, and this is all you have to say?
I don't believe you! We're all expecting to hear things like "Why didn't I start earlier", "Whooo, I'm in love!" or "I can't wait 'til my next class".  
I'm only (half) joking, but I hope you'll stay with the sport -- it's a lifelong passion.
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07-20-2005, 11:31 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hants, UK - Fence at Beauclerk Escrime, Winchfield
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| Well, everyone I've seen who enjoyed their first lesson was hooked, so I expect you will be aswell.
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07-20-2005, 12:02 PM
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#27 | | Senior Member
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| The first classes are a little boring... lots of drills. Wait until you get to fence cheesethief... it's a blast!
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07-20-2005, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cheesethief So, yeah. It was pretty fun... Only an hour long though. We did footwork and lunging drills. | They will probably limit you to 1 hour lessons until your body gets used to the drills. No sense scaring you off by working you too hard. It can be dicouraging to find that you can barely walk the next day.
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07-20-2005, 02:24 PM
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#29 | | Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, MA
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| I can be a bit of a masochist at times, so I wouldn't mind that. 
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In the time of chimpanzees
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Baldrick, does it have to be this way? Our valued friendship ending with me cutting you up into strips and telling the prince that you walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat?
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07-20-2005, 02:53 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, MA
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| Anyone know how well made Zivkovics non electric foil blades are?
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In the time of chimpanzees
I was a monkey
Baldrick, does it have to be this way? Our valued friendship ending with me cutting you up into strips and telling the prince that you walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat?
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07-20-2005, 05:10 PM
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#31 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by cheesethief Anyone know how well made Zivkovics non electric foil blades are? | If you're buying a non-electric foil, quality shouldn't matter. You'll upgrade to electric (or sabre/epee) long before the quality of the blade becomes an issue. | |
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07-21-2005, 10:40 PM
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#32 | | Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, MA
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| Ahhhh! My second class was wicked fun. We suited up and did some target practice using each other. I'm going to buy my own mask next class, because the ones they let you use reek. Probably gonna buy a foil to practice with at home also.
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In the time of chimpanzees
I was a monkey
Baldrick, does it have to be this way? Our valued friendship ending with me cutting you up into strips and telling the prince that you walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat?
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07-21-2005, 10:55 PM
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#33 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
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| Be careful when buying equipment because alot of clubs will give you coupons to get discounts on equipment when you finish their beginning classes. Glad you're enjoying yourself. I was hooked from day one. Also, don't buy a foil yet because you don't know which weapon you're gonna want start going in-depth on until you've reached the intermediate level. I'm a Foilist myself, but alot of decide they like Epee or Saber better. | |
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