Epeeists: How many parries?

[mrbiggs]

Parry 1 is exceptionally useful for infighting, as is 8 or 7.

Yeah, but my foil parry 1 isn't strong enough or quick enough at riposting, and loses more often than it wins. It's a bad habit of mine, more than anything, from the epee perspective at least.

[Goldgar]

... and I find them all effective, too. But I definitely did start out as a foil fencer.

[VELISARIOS]

I use 6th, 4th is something rare for me. 8th for the belly attacks and 7th aswell but in rare use.

[Zasha]

I am familiar with all of them. But for a bout, I stick with six, eight, four, and two. I'm currently working on my parry one.

[Epee Scherma]

I use 20 different parries, b1tches! Well actually, my favorite is a four with opposition. While its better to keep the opponenet's blade away from the body over out beyond the six line I've found if practiced enough you can rely on a good four with opposition riposte.

[RITFencing]

I use 2, 4, 6 and 8 a good amount. 1 gets used as a yielding parry when my own attack is taken in 6. 5 and 7 are in there but not nearly as common. I don't think I've ever used 3.