01-24-2006, 03:19 PM
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#1 | | Din Älskling
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Title of the Book: "Basic Foil Fencing" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/075...55855?n=283155
Basics of foil fencing I would suggest: http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
1) Use foils on the book's cover art
2) Not have left fencer wearing a sabre mask
3) Avoid a corp a corp (bell guard to mask) on your high prime over the shoulder riposte.
4) Avoid covering valid target area when performing the dreaded "Scorpion Riposte.
Just thought I would share a few suggestions. Perhaps the author plans to address these very issues within the book...
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01-24-2006, 03:29 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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| Ummm....how about the guy getting hit is being hit in general foil target area?
This is so sad.....  | |
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01-24-2006, 04:03 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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| This is so sad..... [/quote]
Yes, but they're foilists - you were expecting logic??
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01-24-2006, 05:54 PM
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#4 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by esskreemr Basics of foil fencing I would suggest:
2) Not have left fencer wearing a sabre mask | ...or use an épée... 
Wow. Amazing how they got away with publishing that book. 
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01-24-2006, 06:20 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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| And it's already in its sixth edition!
One would think that someone along the line might have caught on to this.
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01-24-2006, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Epee_Pox And it's already in its sixth edition!
One would think that someone along the line might have caught on to this. |
and again.. their foilists.. what do you expect!  | |
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01-24-2006, 08:12 PM
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| I just can't believe the author approved it for publication.......wait.......foil fencer....'nuff said | |
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01-24-2006, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by epee1 This is so sad.....
Yes, but they're foilists - you were expecting logic?? |
Well, it's not like they can publish a book on the Basics of epee fencing. It would be like three pages long. I mean, where the hell would one put the table of contents?
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01-25-2006, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by PerfectKnight42 Well, it's not like they can publish a book on the Basics of epee fencing. It would be like three pages long. | What? You mean:-
Page 1.) HIT
Page 2.) THE
Page 3.) BUGGERS
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01-25-2006, 09:43 PM
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#10 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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| You forgot the 3 chapters on the intricacies of bouncing. | |
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01-26-2006, 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata You forgot the 3 chapters on the intricacies of bouncing. | That's for the second book....
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01-26-2006, 07:39 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
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| Definately the second edition, featuring sabre fencers on the cover this time.
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01-26-2006, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by PerfectKnight42 Definately the second edition, featuring sabre fencers on the cover this time. | That wouldn't be the Basics of Sabre book by any chance? The one with only two pages?
Page 1.) RUN
Page 2.) SCREAM
And the promise of second volume on the art of staring at the director?
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01-26-2006, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by needle That wouldn't be the Basics of Sabre book by any chance? The one with only two pages?
Page 1.) RUN
Page 2.) SCREAM
And the promise of second volume on the art of staring at the director? | You forgot
Page 3. WIN OLYMPIC MEDALS | |
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01-27-2006, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata You forgot
Page 3. WIN OLYMPIC MEDALS | You really should read the errata accompanying the book. That text was placed there by mistake, copied from Basic Epee. In saber book it should read:
Page 3. BLAME THE STENCH FROM YOUR CLOTHES ON EPEE FENCERS
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