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View Poll Results: Which weapon(s) do you fence competently? | |
Foil
|     | 18 | 17.65% | |
Foil + Épée
|    | 23 | 22.55% | |
Foil + Sabre
|    | 8 | 7.84% | |
Épée
|    | 28 | 27.45% | |
Épée + Sabre
|    | 6 | 5.88% | |
Sabre
|    | 19 | 18.63% | 
03-12-2006, 12:52 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| Which weapon(s) do you fence?
Which weapon or weapons do you fence (i.e. use regularly with a non-n00bish level of skill)? This poll will reveal the demographic, but the thread here also serves for you to argue why you chose your weapon(s).
EDIT: I could've had three options and the multiple selection thing enabled, but this way, each vote is one person, not one weapon.
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03-12-2006, 01:18 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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| What if you fence all three competently? I know plenty of people who do. I myself havn't picked up a sabre yet though. | |
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03-12-2006, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Dax What if you fence all three competently? I know plenty of people who do. I myself havn't picked up a sabre yet though. | Oh crap! I knew there was something I'd missed in this poll.
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03-12-2006, 02:26 PM
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| This poll was run a few months back...
Try looking it up.
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03-12-2006, 05:24 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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| describe non-noobish level... (i voted for foil and epee and am definately not a noob at foil but in terms of epee i have only fenced it in a couple of nationals for fun, not to make the finals like foil; im good enough at epee though so i voted for it, i dont think it will make a difference, do you?) ok now I am just rattling no and on so I am going to stop. | |
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03-12-2006, 11:31 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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| I went with foil since that is what I work on the most but I am biting my tounge a bit at the "competently" part. 
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03-13-2006, 12:29 AM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: RPI (Troy, NY)
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| Wow, one of the few times I've seen the proper accents on epee outside of the rulebook.
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03-13-2006, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by The Fish Oh crap! I knew there was something I'd missed in this poll. | And therefore, this poll is flawed!!!
I USED to compete in all three befroe I started vendoring...now on those rare occasoins where I throw the gear on, it's usually sabre. | |
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03-13-2006, 01:41 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Louisiana
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| I only fence epee, but I help teach foil to begginers.
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03-13-2006, 05:24 AM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Irvine, CA
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| I only fence Sabre, but that's only because that's all I've been taught =P
I'd like to learn all three weapons eventually, but I have a feeling it may take me a while getting used to the whole poking thing... so much easier to just whap people  | |
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03-13-2006, 06:08 AM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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| I fence with epee. But I have start with foil.
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03-13-2006, 06:55 AM
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| I have been fencing for 10 years now. 2 years at the begining on foil. Then moved onto sabre and did epee once a year at a single tournament. When i got to uni i started to fence all 3, must say that when i first arrived i hardly lost at foil, never at sabre and rarely at epee. But now im in my 3rd year a lot more foilists and eppeists have arrived at the club and i am having a lot more difficulty in fencing these weapons.
However i still feel that i am competent in both foil and epee. Though now that new timings have been brought out i rely a lot more on stophits with a pommel in foil (as i am a sbreur my footwork is a lot quicker and my distance is a lot better than your average foilist) since i can no longer flick anywhere i want :'( .
Still i can hold my own against a lot of fencers over here in Britain
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03-13-2006, 10:08 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles
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| I have yet to compete. Though I fence foil for the most part, some epee. Only dry saber, since my club lacks the fundage for good saber gear. As for competency, I'd have to say my strength lies in foil. Been fencing for about two years now.
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03-14-2006, 12:35 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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| Epee = Love 
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03-14-2006, 07:02 AM
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#15 | | Just Joined
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| Only been fencing just over a year but i already have my heart set on foil!
mainly because im better at it but i love the pace of the duel!
never picked up a sabre!
don't know if i want to! Quote: |
This poll was run a few months back...
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03-14-2006, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenji I only fence Sabre, but that's only because that's all I've been taught =P
I'd like to learn all three weapons eventually, but I have a feeling it may take me a while getting used to the whole poking thing... so much easier to just whap people | It is, but then poking them with sabre when they don´t expect it *sigh*... Anyway, I fence sabre because it just suits me  | |
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03-14-2006, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by FeatherBlade It is, but then poking them with sabre when they don´t expect it *sigh*... Anyway, I fence sabre because it just suits me | Yeah! Point hits in sabre are the best!!
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03-14-2006, 02:35 PM
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#18 | | Epee fencing addict
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenwood, ny
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Originally Posted by DE_Strip_Tease Epee = Love | Epee = Love
Love is blind
Justice is blind
Justice is for all
Therefore... Epee is for everyone!
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03-14-2006, 02:58 PM
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| I know a guy who will fence any weapon I can steal.
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03-14-2006, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee I know a guy who will fence any weapon I can steal. | Shush!
You'll blow my cover....
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