Fencish for Good Luck

[remistress]

Somewhat recently at a tournament, I had a conversation with a fencing mom whom as I was going off to fence says, "So...what do I say?". I look at her perplexedly and she explains, "In theatre they say 'Break a leg', for a long trip by sea they say 'Bon Voyage', what do you say for good luck in fencing?"

I'm curious what coined phrases others turn to wish fellow fencers luck. Some of mine (some of which are stolen) are below:

1. Fence Well! Don't Suck!
(not my own....could've sworn I saw the vendor posting here in the forums. If you see this....cool shirt!)

2. Relax DAMIT (Distance and movement in time)
(seen on an epee fencers site...it makes me giggle)

3. Small feet, loose shoulders, strong legs.

4. Go hit them more than they hit you!

[foildad]

I love you no matter what.

[jfarmer]

Put the pointy end on them and don't let them put their pointy end on you...

Have fun!

Don't worry what the score is, just fence!

I've used others, but those are the ones that come to mind...

John Farmer
Coach, Oak Ridge Fencers CLub

[eac]

"Do that thing where your light turns on!"

[erooMynohtnA]

"So, like, I'm not saying you should feel bad if you lose, but if I lost this one, I'd probably just kill myself."

"Good luck to you! Let's have a safe bout and I hope no one gets hurt!" --My opponent, not facetious, I swear to God

[SabreFerret]

See that thing in their hand? Don't let it hit you.

[fatfencer]

It'll help lots!!

FF

PS: Bwahahahahaha

[SFfencer]

Egy vödör szar.
("A bucket of sh!t" in Hungarian)

[JackSparrow]

"Break a blade"

[IHateMrPotatohead]

"If you have any poo, fling it now!"

[D'Art]

"I'll try not to disown you if you lose." - pretty sure I've heard this one before somewhere.

"Remember, it's not who you hit, it's how you hit" - my coach

"He killed you're goldfish. He must DIE!!!!" - a clubmate in a kiddy comp many years ago.

"You away then? Bye." - my family.

[AdamH]

"Johnny, your father and I have spent a lot of money on your swords and I'm sick of hearing about this ballet obsession of yours. Grow up; you're supposed to be a big boy and mummy is not happy with your performance today. Now excuse me while I tell that horrible-looking referee person to look at the flashy-light box properly."

[FencingKitten]

When I was at UT, we usually used, "Take a little more suck off it!" Saying that was discouraged, because our coach wanted more encouraging remarks, but somehow "don't suck Phil!" didn't win any points either...

[Peach]

"Go hit people. They let you do that here."

or (to my daughter, when I was still providing the transportation):

"All set? Have fun, honey. I'll be out running errands. Call me when you're done."

[Dr Epee]

To paraphrase George C. Scott:

You know that your mommy and I have always loved winners and will not tolerate a loser.

I want you to go through his parries like s**t through a goose!

[MyrddinsPrecint]

"You know her coach? He kicks puppies and kittens!"

later, for a different team....

".... I don't need to tell you about her coach...."

[campb1pr]

I have heard "Don't Suck" and "Stop Sucking so much" used quite a bit recently, and when applied to me, it has helped! But I hesitate to use it, unless I know someone really well, and know they will take it the right way...

My favorite when I was coaching was to my foil fencers: Poke the grey thing.

Best t-shirt version: Correct your rectal-cranial inversion.

[Durando]

"Merde!"

[LeftHanded]

"Hit 'em Hard and Bruise 'em good" --Directly quoted from my Dad

[Hobbes]

I have started video taping my training buddies at competitions when I am not fencing. I usually tell them now, "If you sembarass yourself this is going on the internet."