04-27-2001, 08:57 PM
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#1 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Apr 2001
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| How many years has everyone been playing for?
so, what is it guys? | 
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04-28-2001, 10:40 PM
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#2 | | Guest | Since 1970. Longer than you have been on the planet, I'll wager. | |
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04-29-2001, 06:30 AM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Australia - various
Posts: 2,756
| It will be 3 years in May. EEK!
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04-29-2001, 06:57 AM
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#4 | | Guest | Playing?!?! I don't "play", I fence. | |
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04-29-2001, 07:35 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NY
Posts: 360
| Hmm, at our club, we use the phrase "playing in traffic", which translates into "bouting with others".
Anyway, to answer the question, I've been fencing for the past 7 months which includes a one month time out and 22 years before that, I fenced for 5 years. My skill level at present probably equates with a 3 year fencer.
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04-29-2001, 09:17 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA
Posts: 143
| I'm just a newbie. Only since January this year. Trust me, hang around with these guys and you'll learn a lot of things you don't find out in the salle.
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04-29-2001, 10:41 AM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: California
Posts: 229
| I totally agree ledge..
I've been fencing since last august, and this board haqs really helped me.
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04-29-2001, 09:23 PM
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#8 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Waco, TX, US
Posts: 55
| I guess it will be about 2 years this coming summer. This site has helped a great deal for me as well. | |
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04-30-2001, 04:42 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: cleveland Oh USA
Posts: 220
| How long have been fencing I ? AFLA and Castello Fencing Equipment long. (I started young)
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04-30-2001, 08:39 PM
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#10 | | Guest | Big Poppa
I have a Costello sabre from 1973 (dry) with a blue cord wrapped grip that I use for practice bouts. Like me it's all original
and slightly battered. But, hopefully we still have a few thousand bouts left in us.
Best $19.95 I ever spent on equipment.
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04-30-2001, 09:18 PM
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#11 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Mexico
Posts: 49
| There were 9 years in november.
I just love fencing.
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04-30-2001, 10:22 PM
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#12 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: California
Posts: 87
| about 2 years for me. Although anyone here could eat my lunch if I fenced them  The only points I'd have would be from the 'Ol "LOOK OVER THERE!" Trick
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04-30-2001, 10:58 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Magyar puchta/Humboldt county, CA
Posts: 366
| Started basic fencing in '83, started competing in '85.
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05-01-2001, 10:50 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,145
| august 1981.
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05-01-2001, 11:09 AM
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#15 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Redford, Michigan
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05-01-2001, 11:31 AM
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#16 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
Posts: 5,942
| First leanred in 1981-83 at San Diego State (Home of the Marching Spaztecs -- er -- Aztecs. Biggest marchingband I was ever in. 300+ people! GAD we were loud!)
Layed off when I joined the Air Force in '84 and didn't get back into it until 1996. Started competing in 1997 and haven't stopped since.
Too dumb to quit, I guess 
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05-01-2001, 11:46 AM
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#17 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 196
| It will be 3 years in August
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05-01-2001, 04:48 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NY
Posts: 360
| Big Poppa and Ron,
I still fit into my Castello jacket which buttons up the side and my Costello knickers and plastron. OK, so I had to move the buttons and the pants are stretchy. I regret tossing my AFLA rule book a few years ago as I thought I would never fence again!!!! HA! Little did I know!
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05-04-2001, 12:22 AM
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#19 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: South Wales
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05-04-2001, 12:08 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
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| Quote:
Originally posted by Shadow Fencer:
Big Poppa and Ron,
I still fit into my Castello jacket which buttons up the side and my Costello knickers and plastron. OK, so I had to move the buttons and the pants are stretchy. I regret tossing my AFLA rule book a few years ago as I thought I would never fence again!!!! HA! Little did I know!
| CASTELLO??? Gad, you're almost as old as Donald Benge 'Course, Benge was fencing when God only had His learner's permit 
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