05-07-2006, 06:17 AM
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#1 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cebu City, Philippines
Posts: 11
| missing the swashbuckling days
I started fencing in '99 but a couple of years later the only fencing club in town broke up due to politics 
a few of us would get together every now and then to cross swords but as time went on it became less and less and now most of fencing buddies have moved on to other parts of the globe.
would really love to get back in the program. especially that I'm starting to get soft around the waist from all my wife's wonderful cooking.
I used to handle marketing for a few multinational companies before striing it out on my own as a commercial photographer... http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...ple/050412.jpg
...at least I've been able to find some use for my fencing gear  | 
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05-07-2006, 03:53 PM
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#2 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ireland
Posts: 19
| Hello,
Why is politics mighter than the sword.......    ?
Anyway,
I'm sure you'll be looking round the forum yourself pretty soon but as a start you could look in on :
2006 Fencing Photography Competition....It's in the 'Fencing Discussion' Thread.
Maybe they will have a category for your style of 'fencing' photos... 
Enjoy the forum. | |
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05-07-2006, 05:06 PM
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#3 | | Question Game Queen
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southern Canadia
Posts: 15,731
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Originally Posted by DuckSoup Hello,
I'm sure you'll be looking round the forum yourself pretty soon but as a start you could look in on :
2006 Fencing Photography Competition....It's in the 'Fencing Discussion' Thread.
Maybe they will have a category for your style of 'fencing' photos... | No, that contest is for amateur photographers, not commercial ones.
Welcome, however; I'm sure there will be lots of other things here to interest you! | |
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05-07-2006, 06:17 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Ana ,CA
Posts: 262
| Our club has scheduled visits with the local high schools, just as teh new clubs are forming. We encourage the students to start fencing clubs. We do fencing demonstrations and get the kids interested in something besides computer gaming. You might want to try this. My BF started his own club at the university he attended, as well as the city where he lives. He advertised for a coach, and now that club is doing very well, also.
I hope it works for you! And welcome!
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05-08-2006, 07:54 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 7,185
| Welcome to the forum! I hope you stick around and take up fencing again. Just one thing.... Quote: |
Originally Posted by abortretryfail | I'm going to need a few more examples before I'm convinced that you're a professional. 
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05-09-2006, 09:05 AM
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#6 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ireland
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Originally Posted by JackOfHearts Welcome to the forum! I hope you stick around and take up fencing again. Just one thing....
I'm going to need a few more examples before I'm convinced that you're a professional. |
She looks pretty good alright....but can she fence . | |
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05-12-2006, 07:52 AM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: High Point NC
Posts: 155
| Are you still in Cebu?
I work in a furniture related industry and travel to Asia often. I had always hoped to get to Cebu, as I had seen that there was a fencing club there. | |
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05-15-2006, 04:52 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Desert
Posts: 499
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Originally Posted by abortretryfail I started fencing in '99 but a couple of years later the only fencing club in town broke up due to politics | The Communists decided they didn't want to share a club with the guys from Abu Sayyaf anymore?
-Da Mose
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05-28-2006, 01:29 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 867
| You should try to start one up again . Anyway, hello and welcome to the forums.
EDIT: PS I couldn't help but noticing that every post in this forum has a smiley face in it of some king (just had to throw that in). | |
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06-07-2006, 04:43 AM
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#11 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GREECE/Piraeus
Posts: 1,310
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Originally Posted by abortretryfail I started fencing in '99 but a couple of years later the only fencing club in town broke up due to politics
a few of us would get together every now and then to cross swords but as time went on it became less and less and now most of fencing buddies have moved on to other parts of the globe.
would really love to get back in the program. especially that I'm starting to get soft around the waist from all my wife's wonderful cooking.
I used to handle marketing for a few multinational companies before striing it out on my own as a commercial photographer... http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...ple/050412.jpg
...at least I've been able to find some use for my fencing gear | Hello and wellcome. What happened and your club close?
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07-06-2006, 09:38 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Houma,Louisiana USA
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Give ear Abortretryfail:In that May God make come to pass God blocked it He would not let it be so in thy fencingLIFE.
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