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  1. 03-29-2006 09:47 AM #1
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    Even fantasy-obsessed SCAers should get fit

    An interesting article on the importance of fitness in the "Western Martial Arts".

    http://www.thearma.org/essays/fit/RennFit.htm

    If you can't be bothered to read the article, I can paraphrase it for you:

    "fat guys don't make good fencers, classical or sport. Not even if they wear bandanas"
    "First, second, third, dead f***in' last." - Greg Glassman
  2. 03-29-2006 09:49 AM #2
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    What about short, fit, slim guys who actually wear a bandana?
  3. 03-29-2006 10:03 AM #3
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    Are you sure? Because I've heard people say they know folks who've read that bandanas are beneficial.
  4. 03-29-2006 10:07 AM #4
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    Well, jokes aside... they are. They prevent some sweat from getting into your eyes. But I'm not sure if bandana is the appropriate English word for those... maybe it's headband.
    Bandanas are those banzai things that some shameless nerds use to wear when they're out to look for chicks, right?

    Edit: oh my God... this is my 100th post! And I even got repped for it! Man, this might be the merriest day in my whole life... the worst one being the one when I had a nightmare in which I was a foilist.
    Last edited by Valerio Versace; 03-29-2006 at 10:32 AM.
  5. 03-29-2006 12:44 PM #5
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    I took second in a tournament once and later heard some folks saying that myself and the guy who won only did well because we were more athletic than everyone else.

    Maybe we were more athletic because we trained harder and better. Maybe that has something to do with skill... I dunno...
  6. 03-29-2006 01:21 PM #6
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    Shame upon your head thrice over for unfairly using your athleticism to dominate a competition. tutt tutt.

    "I cannot ensure success, I can only endeavor to deserve it" - Capt. John Paul Jones
  7. 03-29-2006 01:27 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by SaintDominique
    I took second in a tournament once and later heard some folks saying that myself and the guy who won only did well because we were more athletic than everyone else.

    Maybe we were more athletic because we trained harder and better. Maybe that has something to do with skill... I dunno...
    To relate a quote from Joe Hoffman down in Virginia:
    "All these darned athletes are ruining this sport!"
    (Disclaimer: uttered in jest)
  8. 03-29-2006 02:31 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by SaintDominique
    I took second in a tournament once and later heard some folks saying that myself and the guy who won only did well because we were more athletic than everyone else.

    Maybe we were more athletic because we trained harder and better. Maybe that has something to do with skill... I dunno...
    Yeah, same here.

    I've won USFA competitions fencing classically, and then got told by people who I beat that my form was "holding me back." I win CF/HF competitions and then get told that my technique isn't strictly historical, and I only won by being a better athlete, and I don't really understand the historical treatises, etc.



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  9. 03-29-2006 02:37 PM #9
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    Heh, Sildar - ignore the sour grapes.

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    Bananas are good for you - excellent nutrition and supply of potassium. Oh, what's that? You're talking about bandanas? Never mind!
    "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different."
  10. 03-29-2006 02:45 PM #10
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    Great article...in fact, great website. Anyone who downplays someone's athleticism in martial arts or sports really has no idea what its all about. Can you imagine some scrub talking to Michael Jordan or Jerry Rice, "You would have totally sucked if you weren't so athletic!" Well yeah! Ya think?
  11. 03-29-2006 03:16 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sildar
    Yeah, same here.

    I've won USFA competitions fencing classically, and then got told by people who I beat that my form was "holding me back." I win CF/HF competitions and then get told that my technique isn't strictly historical, and I only won by being a better athlete, and I don't really understand the historical treatises, etc.



    Even when you win, you can't win...
    Hi, Antone -- good to see you about. How much you want to bet we're talking about the same people?
  12. 05-15-2006 04:21 PM #12
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    How is it beneficial to wear a banana? Will other fruit serve the same purpose?
  13. 05-15-2006 06:08 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Redblade
    How is it beneficial to wear a banana? Will other fruit serve the same purpose?
    Actually, a fully grown cucumber may serve a higher prupose.
    Take your time. Read carefully.
  14. 05-15-2006 06:10 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Epee
    Actually, a fully grown cucumber may serve a higher prupose.
    OUCH!
    John Matus
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  15. 05-15-2006 06:43 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by rory
    "fat guys don't make good fencers, classical or sport. Not even if they wear bandanas"
    What's that make me if I get beat by a fat guy in a bandana?
    Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
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