12-11-2007, 10:04 AM
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Sweet jumpin' jellybeans!
My coach is trying to convert me to epee. I fenced a few bouts just last night, and I have to say...
It's not the most hideous thing I've ever tried.
Now, hold on, fellow foilees, this does not mean I'm converting, the artist in me loves all the mediums of fencing, it just means I have an easy appreciation for epee starting yesterday.
And I have my first cluster of epee pox!! Lol, I've been displaying the ones on my upper arm. Apparently they're the initiation injury of epee. =^.^=
I'll just have to be careful not to let this progress any further, eh?
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12-11-2007, 10:18 AM
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#2 | | Epee fencing addict
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenwood, ny
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| Each weapon has unique attributes that attract certain people. There is no "best" weapon, only the one that you enjoy the most. For me, that's epee, but I still fence, and enjoy, foil. The only reason I don't do sabre is I don't want to get in the habit of swatting my opponent's wrist then find that I am trying to do so with my epee. 
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12-11-2007, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by parrythis  The only reason I don't do sabre is I don't want to get in the habit of swatting my opponent's wrist then find that I am trying to do so with my epee. | I wouldn't worry about it. Every epeeist I've ever met who's dabbled in sabre, without making it their main weapon, has mostly attacked with the point anyway. Point down, lunge for the wrist, and pray the ref knows more about the right of way than you do. | |
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12-11-2007, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rin Sweet jumpin' jellybeans!
My coach is trying to convert me to epee. I fenced a few bouts just last night, and I have to say...
It's not the most hideous thing I've ever tried.
Now, hold on, fellow foilees, this does not mean I'm converting, the artist in me loves all the mediums of fencing, it just means I have an easy appreciation for epee starting yesterday.
And I have my first cluster of epee pox!! Lol, I've been displaying the ones on my upper arm. Apparently they're the initiation injury of epee. =^.^=
I'll just have to be careful not to let this progress any further, eh? | Why not? Go ahead, enjoy it! Your epee skills will only enhance your foilist's art.
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12-11-2007, 01:03 PM
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#5 | | the dark one
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: MA/NH line
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| Ahhh - you always remember your first time.  Congratulations on branching out.
Meanwhile, if your coach is indeed trying to convert you to epee, I suggest that you LISTEN. If s/he's worth the title "coach", s/he knows something about where you ought to be. If I'd listened to mine a little sooner, I would have saved myself a lot of time, aggravation, and money spent on weapons that now lie around unused. 
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12-15-2007, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rin Sweet jumpin' jellybeans!
My coach is trying to convert me to epee. I fenced a few bouts just last night, and I have to say...
It's not the most hideous thing I've ever tried.
Now, hold on, fellow foilees, this does not mean I'm converting, the artist in me loves all the mediums of fencing, it just means I have an easy appreciation for epee starting yesterday.
And I have my first cluster of epee pox!! Lol, I've been displaying the ones on my upper arm. Apparently they're the initiation injury of epee. =^.^=
I'll just have to be careful not to let this progress any further, eh? | Congratulations - all the best to you. Let freedom ring! Isn't epee wonderful?
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12-15-2007, 08:44 PM
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#7 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by Rin My coach is trying to convert me to epee. I fenced a few bouts just last night... | Come here, have a cookie. 
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12-17-2007, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Epee_Pox Why not? Go ahead, enjoy it! Your epee skills will only enhance your foilist's art. | Foil and art should never be used in the same sentence. | |
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12-17-2007, 09:49 AM
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| Do it. My coach suggested I convert to epee, about 7-8 months ago. I did, and I haven't looked back. Except for the very rare foil bout when I can't find an epeeist to fence.
I don't know why for sure, but my coach suggested I convert very early in fencing. I had been fencing for maybe a month or two at most, and as far as I know, that's much earlier than he normally does. Maybe he saw my potential as an epeeist, and decided that it would be better if I didn't clog my mind with knowledge about things like right of way. | |
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12-17-2007, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Phaeton Foil and art should never be used in the same sentence. | Hey now, don't be a hater.
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12-17-2007, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Rin
And I have my first cluster of epee pox!! Lol, I've been displaying the ones on my upper arm. Apparently they're the initiation injury of epee. =^.^=
| It is not a pox, it is simply your epee team mates kindly teaching you how to make an attack in the proper distance and time. | |
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12-18-2007, 12:23 PM
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#12 | | the dark one
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen Come here, have a cookie. | Shhhh... just don't tell him what's in the Kool-Aid...
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