cup question

[Moonitic]

sabre, right. No one grabs us. We knock, or show whatever it is we're using, & be done with it.

BUT why should we have to knock on our, excuse the term, BOOBS? The whole thing seems VERY sexist to me. The rules should be fair for ALL competitors. Even the ones too stupid (harsh? yes...truthful? You'd better believe it!) to protect themselves. Yes, you heard me: if you don't wear a cup, you're stupid. And there are many men out there who would gladly agree. Some who had lost testicles, some who witnessed it, some who had been hit in the package but had been wearing protection.

As a side note, I don't like wearing a plastron. It's uncomfortable, & no one hits me in that area anyway. But it's there for my protection "just in case"....so I wear it anyway & deal with it.

Stop whining & start THINKING.

*I'm not sorry this sounded so harsh, people. The whole arguement is silly. I've done a lot of research. I'm a writer. It's what I do. I don't understand why stupid people do stupid things. But I guess we all have to "live & learn." I just hope that people don't lose their lives while learning a lesson.

Happy fencing!

[Mr_Foilist]

Way back in my little league days, we weren't allowed to play unless we were wearing a cup. The coach would check to see if we were wearing a cup by lining us up and asking if we were wearing one. If we said yes, he'd swing the bat lightly at our crotch, just hard enough to hear the "thud." It was really funny to see what would happen to the kids who tried to lie and say they were wearing a cup even though they weren't because they really wanted to play.

[NewFencer]

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears (and other parts)!

Tis it nobler to wear a cup, or lose thine penis?

[swordsen]

God, can't we let this thread die??? Everyone's opinion has been stated and nobody is going to change their minds. enough already.

[belligerent_sorceress]

please wear a cup, guys...at one practice, two of my guy friends were bouting on the other side of the gym when one of the guys whapped the other down there with his foil. not a pretty sight. i'll forever have his screeching wails embedded in my memory- it was pitiful. save yourselves before it's too late... ::waves mournfully::

[big poppa]

sick puppies!

[BarryTice]

Hey, everyone. I'm resurrecting this old topic for good reason. This question came up this weekend at the Wright Memorial Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama, so I did a search through the current rule book pdf for the word, "cup." Of course, there were dozens of references to national cup and world cup events. And there was this:

"Protection included in the trousers must cover the abdomen, the two inguinal regions, and the genital organs (by means of a protective cup)."

This is on page 123 of the 2000 Rev. C rule book, currently available for download from the USFA site. It's in the chapter on clothing, in section 3.2: "Parts of the fencer that it is vital to protect."

In other words, it seems to me that it is required.

-- b.r.t.

[fencingfoolfour]

heres the deal...

i NEVER wear a cup...much for the same reason wrestlers don't wear a cup. It doesn't feel natural.

We need to be as fast as possible on the strip and a cup would definetally slow me down.

I have been hit in the nuts a few times, and still refuse to wear a cup.

- Whatever it takes to win

[mangofever]

I thought you were talking about the world cup, but in that case, everyone should have one.