"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
They look like props from Die Another Day; a true travesty to our sport.
I know my share of history
How hard it is to be free
From wearing masks that turn to skin
Hiding what you could have been
I kinda want to buy them out of curiosity.
I think they would go well with Inq's tinted visor mask.
Well, they are white so I bet Inq would wear them! Actually, while I can't imagine wanting to wrap my lower legs in leather while fencing, I think they look kinda neat.
Remember, if Nike wants to take the contract away from Adidas for the Olympics, they need to have a shoe for all the Olympic sports. At least that was how I understood it. So they will most likely have a fencing shoe, just that this probably ain't it...
Just another lost soul saved by the (hit) First Church of EPEE!
Bona Na Croin. "Neither Collar nor Crown"
They look like storm trooper boots from Star Wars.
What the hell is that? Imagine fencing in thoseNot very comfortable I bet. Maybe you are supposed to actually build fences in those as opposed to the sport.
Last edited by Coldfire; 11-28-2006 at 12:04 PM.
Citius, Altius, Fortius
I wonder how you lunge in those...
Why would the lunge process change?Originally Posted by ParryRiposte
I wonder how you lunge in those...
Go! Go! Power Rangers!
"Being a good feind is like being a photographer, you have to search for the right moments."
I don't know about your lunge, but mine involves a little snap with the back ankle at the end of the acceleration phase, to get a little more power/distance/etc. This is what I think PR was talking about, that these boots might limit ankle mobility somewhat. Plus, it'd likely be almost impossible not to turn and drag your ankle during a proper lunge (something that some of us have been taught as bad form...). Then again, I know absolutely nothing about the flexibility of the boots, so they might just be ok. Just don't expect to see me in them if they actually hit market.Why would the lunge process change?
Besides, the treading doesn't seem ideal for lateral traction to me...
They do look like regular shoes with an aircast attached to the top...
@Beowulfman:
I thought the same thing, or maybe I have seen one too many aircasts lately.They do look like regular shoes with an aircast attached to the top...
@Beowulfman:
maybe it in competition to the epee trousers, so you can wear breeches and socks with the boots?
Asprin
Asprin
Blackadder :But I thought we were fighting with swords.
Wellington : Swords! What do you think this is, the middle ages? Only girls fight with swords these days.
You keep saying you've got something for me.
something you call love, but confess.
You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'
and now someone else is gettin' all your best.
These boots are made for fencing [walking], and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'
and you keep losin' when you oughta not bet.
You keep samin' when you oughta be changin'.
Now what's right is right, but you ain't been right yet.
These boots are made for fencing [walking], and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin
and you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.
Ha! I just found me a brand new box of matches yeah
and what he know you ain't HAD time to learn.
Are you ready boots? Start fencin' [walkin']!
My adaptation from Nancy Sinatra... too bad they aren't my size...
dese shoes be fly
ya wanna know why?
dey gunna be my
shoes when i got da money
sellin da honey
dat aint funny
dont walk, runny
when i get dem shoes
i aint gonna lose
no bouts no mo
dey da shoes dat i choose
i kan also use em fo phoose
ball set in mah basement
supa dupa facement
i gotta get me dem boots
dey uber phat lootz
playin ladderz n' shootz
nike fencin boots!
only 50 dolla
so im gunna holla
dey da best fencin shoes eva
werd
oh noes. those are awful! i wonder if that's what nike will send us next year as a "fencing" shoe... *shudder*
"I have an excellent idea! Let's change the subject." March Hare
Wow.
Of course, Adidas did manage to pawn those silver moon boots off as real fencing shoes, so stranger things have happened.
Those things are just plain weird.
"When your opponent fears you, then's the moment when you give the fear its own rein, give it the time to work on him. Let it become terror. The terrified man fights himself. Eventually he attacks in desperation. That is the most dangerous moment, but the terrified man can be trusted usually to make a fatal mistake. You are being trained here to detect these mistakes and use them."
-Frank Herbert, Dune
I could probably stop wearing my ankle braces if I wore those... too bad they're the wrong size.
When you lose your path, make a new one.
Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem
~Catullus
It's finally happened...
someone has actually mistaken fencing for space exploration
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