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  • Epee

    76 40.86%

  • Foil

    49 26.34%

  • Sabre

    33 17.74%

  • A little of each

    28 15.05%
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  1. 08-28-2005 04:09 PM #1
    tikimon852
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    Epee, Foil, OR, Sabre

    What do u fence
    why lunge when you can just flick...?
  2. 08-28-2005 04:12 PM #2
    Symon
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    started with foil ..........but then discovered a real weopon EPEE!!
    erm....parry ...riposte....oops...argh!!....run awwaaayyyy!!!
  3. 08-28-2005 04:13 PM #3
    Zesty
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    Started on foil aswell, but then mixed a bit of sabre into it. Wanting to try epee soon, so I said a bit of each.
    Sure, I have green and black fur and a fluffy tail, but what's more dangerous, your blunt sword or the chance I have rabies and I'm gonna bite ya.
  4. 08-28-2005 04:18 PM #4
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    I'm basically foilist, secondarily sabreuse... and if needed, I fence épée.
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  5. 08-28-2005 05:34 PM #5
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    Started doing foil and epee, but then realized foil was by far the best weapon, so now I only do foil.


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  6. 08-28-2005 07:43 PM #6
    mrbiggs
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    If it was an option, I might switch full time to epee, but I doubt it. As it is, my high school is foil only, so I only do foil. Plus, epee can get pretty dull sometimes.
  7. 08-28-2005 08:47 PM #7
    ThatReallyHurt
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    Definitely foil, although I have puttered around with the other two.
    Pound for pound, the amoeba is the most vicious animal on earth.
  8. 08-28-2005 08:54 PM #8
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    Definitely foil, although I have puttered around with the other two.
    Pound for pound, the amoeba is the most vicious animal on earth.
  9. 08-28-2005 11:27 PM #9
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    equally foil and epee, but only because ive yet to try sabre
  10. 08-28-2005 11:36 PM #10
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    I love epee, but I still like foil. So I guess you could call me an epeeist that dabbles in foil.
    One test is worth a thousand opinions.
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  11. 08-29-2005 01:05 AM #11
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    99% foil, 0.99999% sabre, and 0.00001% epee.
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  12. 08-29-2005 01:55 AM #12
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    I fence foil, I'd tried saber and I hated it. Epee was OK but too slow for my taste.
  13. 08-29-2005 08:27 AM #13
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    Foil and Foil only!
  14. 08-29-2005 08:45 AM #14
    Nusy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximus
    I fence foil, I'd tried saber and I hated it. Epee was OK but too slow for my taste.
    Hmm... at least, saber is WAY faster then épée. Though, you're right. Foil is the best, but saber gets the close second place. At least for me.
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  15. 08-29-2005 11:55 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nusy
    Hmm... at least, saber is WAY faster then épée. Though, you're right. Foil is the best, but saber gets the close second place. At least for me.
    .....but with epee you haven't got to mess with all that silly R.O.W.
    erm....parry ...riposte....oops...argh!!....run awwaaayyyy!!!
  16. 08-29-2005 01:11 PM #16
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    Épée is for those who can't understand right of way. Or for those who don't want to understand it.
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  17. 08-29-2005 02:31 PM #17
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    I am strictly foil, but last week I was talked into an epee bout. In my first ever epee bout I won 10-5! I still have a nasty bruise on my forearm. How do you guys deal with the pain of those arm hits?!!!!!! (yeah, I know - parry) I actually yelled "ouch" when he hit me. I'm afraid I might be lured into some epee. MUST....RESIST...
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  18. 08-29-2005 03:28 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by AllisonT
    How do you guys deal with the pain of those arm hits?!!!!!!
    we don't..we defend the arm...
  19. 08-29-2005 05:05 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by AllisonT
    How do you guys deal with the pain of those arm hits?!!!!!! (yeah, I know - parry).
    .......And a proper En Guarde position
    erm....parry ...riposte....oops...argh!!....run awwaaayyyy!!!
  20. 08-29-2005 05:29 PM #20
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    I like this Symon dude.
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