11-10-2005, 03:34 PM
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| Fearless Women
I picked up this coffee table book in a shop recently. I was facinated by the photos, all posed with antique swords, and the stories of the women. There is something indeed about the symbolic nature of this weapon. | 
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11-10-2005, 04:03 PM
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| nice picture. Shes in sabre's quinte. Well, sort of. hah except she's holding it with two hands. | |
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11-10-2005, 04:33 PM
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| yay
good woman
looks good i wish my uniform would fit that smugly
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11-10-2005, 04:49 PM
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| Her flank is wide-open.
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11-10-2005, 05:02 PM
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| She's in a parry position to block a cut to the head. That's why her flank is exposed. | |
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11-12-2005, 02:04 AM
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11-12-2005, 03:19 AM
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| Awesome picture, thanks for posting 
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11-12-2005, 08:11 AM
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| Her 5 is too low. If someone strikes straight in she'll have a nasty split in her skull (hint: Notice the hair visible ABOVE the sword.) | |
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11-12-2005, 07:31 PM
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| Great pictures, and great fencers! Way to go, guys! | |
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11-12-2005, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Her 5 is too low. If someone strikes straight in she'll have a nasty split in her skull (hint: Notice the hair visible ABOVE the sword.) | If you ignore such small things as angle and relative heights, you are 100% correct. However, if relative heights are the same, since most people attack with a lunge that lowers their body postion and very VERY few attack with their hand at the height of the top of the head, a lower five parry generally works fine. There was a system of saber that taught that high cut, which was referred to me by my coach as a 'Polish system.' (No more specific designation, sorry). But most Hungarian and Russian systems don't cut with the hand at head level 
Look at the pictures from the Nellya stuff for a good example of how much cut angle can change necessary hand height | |
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11-13-2005, 04:13 AM
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| Well, on that note she also has no angle, holding the blade horizontal, which means when the attack arrives it will be a nice force on the lever that is her blade and probably go right through depending on the strength of the attack and strength of her fingers. | |
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11-13-2005, 10:28 AM
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| Robert Reed is also a photographer and has quite a few cool photos in his website: http://webspawner.com/users/rreed666/index.html
Click at the bottom on Gallery, and then, scroll to the bottom of the next page for: UT-Austin 2002 Women of Fencing
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11-13-2005, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JEC Robert Reed is also a photographer and has quite a few cool photos in his website: http://webspawner.com/users/rreed666/index.html
Click at the bottom on Gallery, and then, scroll to the bottom of the next page for: UT-Austin 2002 Women of Fencing | Robert Reed ROCKS!
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11-13-2005, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! Robert Reed ROCKS! | um, yeah. WOW. 
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11-13-2005, 04:29 PM
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| Wow, those Hurleys is one impressive family!
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11-13-2005, 05:47 PM
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| Kelly won the women's epee gold at the 2005 cadet world championship in Linz ( http://www.fencing.net/content/view/408/2/ ) , but I can tell you, her younger sister, Courtney, I think is better than her. Scary, isn't it! Courtney won the Angyafold Cup for Cadet International Women’s Epee in Budapest last month ( http://www.fencing.net/content/view/449/2/ ).
Both of their parents are accomplished fencers. Dr. Hurley is 72, but was still competing until about 2 years ago. I have had the privilege of fencing all four of them.
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11-13-2005, 06:25 PM
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| I think their club affiliation is proof enough.
When will we have Team Cavazos? | |
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