01-13-2006, 09:54 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK
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I have been told this has been done before and it didnt work very well, but why not try it again ? OK here's the score basically all you do is write a "top tip" for sabre it can be anything as long as it relivent. PLease dont fight to much though oh and no name calling please i dont want this thread to get deleated
kmak_577
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01-13-2006, 01:34 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pacoima, ca USA
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| If you're going for a shot to someone's arm, f'pete's sake, angle the blade so it intersects the target arm....if you cut parallel to the arm, you'll miss.
Also....no "Hasaaaaaan CHOP!" actions.....a shot to the head is ideally a punching action to the chin....the blade will follow...not a swing from the shoulders. (miss head, hit collarbone...ouch) | |
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01-13-2006, 02:26 PM
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#3 | | Immortal
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Heidelberg, GE
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| Actually, no sabre action should resemble a punch in any way. There is a smooth extension of the arm, and the actual cut is made with the fingers.
My words of wisdom: If your feet fail you, your hand won't save you.
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01-13-2006, 02:46 PM
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#4 | | Scavenger
Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,658
| Start small. Those who make huge honking strides right off the on-guard line will get hit in preparation and will deserve it.
Cut correctly instead of trying to reach your opponent. If you overlunge, you will be stuck and you will get hit. If you execute correctly, even if you miss you are still alive to make the next action.
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01-13-2006, 02:57 PM
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#5 | | Fencing Expert
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Virginia
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| Relax the muscles you aren't using. A lunge gets it's power from the legs, not the shoulders. | |
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01-13-2006, 06:55 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paris, France
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer
Also....no "Hasaaaaaan CHOP!" actions
| I've heard some stories about a certain Jr. from LA
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Ich steige ab, Hab keine Zeit, Muss jetzt zu den anderen Pferden, Wollen auch geritten werden
C'est pas la chute, c'est l'atterrissage.
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01-14-2006, 12:35 AM
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#7 | | Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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| Keep your feet under you. Losing your balance is a sure way to get hit. | |
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01-14-2006, 12:41 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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Originally Posted by Allen Evans Relax the muscles you aren't using. A lunge gets it's power from the legs, not the shoulders. | Second this advice. Tense only what you need to, when you need to.
For my $.02, have fun. This is a competitive sport, yes, but for the love of gods smile once in a while - enjoy yourself. I may lose, but the only times I'm upset when I lose is when I didn't enjoy my last bout.
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01-14-2006, 04:11 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UNC
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| stay low and fluid (aka small footwork in chains).
I hear that all the time, but I still don't know what that means. (haha.)
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01-14-2006, 04:19 AM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paris, France
Posts: 1,099
| I don't smile when Im competing. I am having fun. If I fence about with an opponent who I think is equal in skill to me, or I fence well with someone is better than me, I don't get upset when I lose. I DONT have fun when I lose, but if it was a good bout it doesnt bother me. Otherwise, I find it infuriating.
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Ich steige ab, Hab keine Zeit, Muss jetzt zu den anderen Pferden, Wollen auch geritten werden
C'est pas la chute, c'est l'atterrissage.
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01-15-2006, 09:43 PM
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#11 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
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| Be CAREFUL riposting. You now have to watch out for #@!*% dinking epee counterattacks to the arm. | |
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01-17-2006, 03:29 AM
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#12 | | Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Be CAREFUL riposting. You now have to watch out for #@!*% dinking epee counterattacks to the arm. | After watching 2 Div I events and 2 Junior (almost the same, after the cut...) this weekend, I just want to reinforce that. | |
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