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[Sloan24]

I know I have asked these questions before, and you have answered these questions in other forums, but I need any and all of you to answer these questions I have here... It's for a school assignment and my grade pretty much depends on the number of people who answer these..... Your answers would be greatly appreciated, cuz I really dont' want to fail!!!!!!


1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity
I. Shoulder
II. Upper arm
III. Elbow
IV. Forearm
V. Wrist/hand/finger

Lower Extremity
I. Hip
II. Thigh
III. Knee
IV. Lower leg
V. Foot/toe
VI. Ankle
. Head
. Spine/trunk

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
(1) Minor cut/bruise (2) Major cut (3) Sprain/Strain (4) Broken Bone

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)


4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards?



5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?

[JackOfHearts]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity
III. Elbow

Lower Extremity
II. Thigh

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
(1) Minor cut/bruise

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)
No.

5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?
Like saber bell guards? Probably not. Better training and technique would probably do more to prevent injuries, though there will always be risk. That is the nature of sport.

[Mr.MightyMouse]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity
none

Lower Extremity
choose between a knee scope or foot tendinitis

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
3

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)
no

4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards?
dunno


5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?
no

[monsoon]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?

Upper Extremity
Hand

Lower Extremity
Ankle

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
Broken Bone – right hand fractured in two places in the third metacarpal

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (No)


4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards? N/A

5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist? No, in fact it might make fencing a little awkward depending on your weapon.

[Nolano]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity
V. Wrist/hand/finger

Lower Extremity

III. Knee

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
3

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)
Yes

4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards?
I think rapier hilts work better against a rapier. It would do little to stop something like an epee.


5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?
Unlikely. While I've gotten bruised on the knuckle while pommeling, a longer guard wouldn't help that, and all my other injuries were sprains or over use.

[Warrior Princess]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity
I. Shoulder
V. Wrist/hand/finger

Lower Extremity
III. Knee
VI. Ankle
. Spine/trunk

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
(1) Minor cut/bruise (2) Major cut (3) Sprain/Strain (4) Broken Bone

Torn Muscle (shoulder)
(4) Broken Rib
Everything else mentioned is a repetitive stress thing that isn't just from fencing (particularly the knees (from my basketball days)).

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)
Yes.

4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards?
Bell guards actually protect your hands. Rapier hilts don't.


5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?[/QUOTE]
No. Not at all, and it would be illigal. Before beginning this project, it probably would have been a good idea to read the regulations for weapons.

[Warrior Princess]

Oops, and I broke a finger too. (I never covered target again).

[Goldgar]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Lower Extremity
VI. Ankle

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
(3) Sprain/Strain

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)
No

4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards?
N/A

5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?
No

[bb43]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity
V. Wrist/hand/finger

Lower Extremity
VI. Ankle

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
Sprain/Strain

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)
no

5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?
no(sabre)

[Morale Officer]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity

Nothing that would apply...took a nasty hit to the fingers on my back hand (left) during a "no holds barred 8 year old grudge match" though. Bruised the bone.
Although not extremity, I did bruise my Menubrium good from one hit a few weeks ago.

Lower Extremity

Knees - sprains, strains, torn meniscus

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?

Torn Meniscus and sprain/strain

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)

no

4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards?

n/a

5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?

no.

[Sloan24]

Thank you all for replying!!!! If you will, please refer every fencer you know who hasnt' already participated to participate!! I'd greatly appreciate it!!

[Got_Fenced_In]

I know I'm late on this :eep:

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity
I. Shoulder/II. Upper arm (I honestly don't know whcih was worse, so both?)


Lower Extremity
II. Thigh/III. Knee


2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
(2) & (3), as I'd assume cuts that left scars count as serious cuts..? And I have had pulls, more than once.

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? No.


4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards?

n/a



5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?

Perhaps, but I don't really believe it would be a huge difference.

[wristpick]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
First worst: Spine/trunk (fractured rib)
Second worst: Hand/wrist (major cut)

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
(4) Broken Bone

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? No


4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards? N/A



5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist? Yes

[jeff]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?
Upper Extremity: Elbow
Lower Extremity: Knee

2. What is the severity of your worst injury? Sprain/Strain (this poll is flawed: missing major category for things like 'torn ligament or cartilage)

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no) yes

4. If you have some experience with rapiers, what do you think of rapier hilts compared to fencing bell guards? What Warrior Princess said: Bell guards actually protect your hands. Rapier hilts don't.

5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist? no (I think most wrist and hand injuries are due to over-usage, rather than being hit)

[dharmaqueen]

1. Where have the worst injuries you have sustained in your fencing career occurred?

Lower Extremity
Sprained left knee after the patella popped out of place from overextending a lunge.

2. What is the severity of your worst injury?
torn cartilage in that knee, did physical therapy rather then surgery to heal.

3. Have you ever fought with or handled a rapier? (yes or no)
No.

5. Do you ever feel as if a longer bell guard would help lower the number of injuries to the hand and wrist?
no.

[Sloan24]

Thank you! I know this is tedious, but I greatly appreciate it! And, it would help if you all would continue to refer other fencers to the survey, seeing as I still need a lot of replies!!

Happy New Year to you all and God bless!

[dharmaqueen]

Would this link be of any help to your studies?

http://www.exra.org/FencingChptr.htm
Happy New Year!

[Sloan24]

Would this link be of any help to your studies?

http://www.exra.org/FencingChptr.htm
Happy New Year!

Dharmaqueen:
I appreciate it! I checked that out toward the beginning of my project, and it did, in fact help! Thanks!

[dharmaqueen]

You are most welcome Sloan24.

[Sloan24]

Please, everyone, I need 35 more participants for my survey, so please help me out and ask your fencing friends to participate if they havent' already!!!

:beg: