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  1. 05-18-2006 12:57 AM #1
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    Introducing myself

    Hello to everyone..

    I've been fencing for a little over a year at the local college, usually a class of 12 or less wich is really nice..

    I just turned 37 but better to start later than never..

    I started out fencing right handed but had problems with one of my knees and didnt want to quit so I tried it left handed... luckily it was early enough to where I never really learned anything right handed, now fencing left handed feels totally natural.
    With luck and hard work I hope to only get better..
  2. 05-18-2006 01:12 AM #2
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    Good for you for not giving up! I too am a righty who often fences lefty because of health problems. It can be weird, but as you've seen, doesn't really take all that long to get used to.

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  3. 05-18-2006 01:41 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Go? Fencing?
    Good for you for not giving up! I too am a righty who often fences lefty because of health problems. It can be weird, but as you've seen, doesn't really take all that long to get used to.

    Welcome to the forum!
    thanks for the welcome..
    a couple weeks after I made the switch my knee quit bothering me and hasn't bothered me since..

    I'm glad it worked out the way it did... its great being a monkey wrench..
    With luck and hard work I hope to only get better..
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    Welcome ntjst4sprt! From a lefty saberist!
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    Welcome. I'm a righty, but since one of the quirks of the Italian grip is that it's ambidexterous, I dabble in lefty a bit. My footwork is actually better as a lefty.
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    Oooh, another leftie. Very welcome!
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  8. 05-18-2006 11:48 AM #8
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    thanks, and wow at all the lefties....
    our classes are always small so it was a year before I got to fence another lefty.....
    With luck and hard work I hope to only get better..
  9. 05-18-2006 12:16 PM #9
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    And meet another lefty. Welcome, btw.
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  10. 05-18-2006 08:47 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by D'Art
    And meet another lefty. Welcome, btw.
    the more the merrier...... :
    I've only fenced one lefty before but found it easier to stay out of trouble..
    With luck and hard work I hope to only get better..
  11. 05-19-2006 12:18 AM #11
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    Oddly I just fenced left handed for the first time the other day at one of my clubs practices. No real reason for it though.

    My body was so confused......
  12. 05-19-2006 10:59 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by TitanHawk
    Oddly I just fenced left handed for the first time the other day at one of my clubs practices. No real reason for it though.

    My body was so confused......
    I know the feeling... I tried going back to fencing right handed a while ago just to see how awkward it would feel.. It didnt take me long to go back to being a lefty...
    With luck and hard work I hope to only get better..
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    Welcome from one lefty to another.
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