Fencing is too fast

[Gav]

The same thing happens to me when I have sex.

Surely that depends on the ahem quality of your partner?

or

The type of shenanigans you are getting up to...

[Jason]

All fencing moves must be trained reflex. It moves far too fast for cognitive involvement during a phrase. All thinking, all choosing of options, has to be done before you get on guard, otherwise you'll be too slow.

This is an example of the kind of advise that is both commonly stated and incorrect. Plenty of thinking--and, most certainly, making choices--can happen while you're actually fencing, without making you "too slow".

My suspicion is that FritoBandito actually just needs better (and more) training.

[Redblade]

Surely that depends on the ahem quality of your partner?

... What partner?

[Gav]

... What partner?

My my Redblade... that's astonishing.

[KD5MDK]

You've not met him.

[SabreReedfrost]

How long have you been fencing? This is obviously the result of a lot of bouting, some drilling, or both. You say that you come out with the touch frequently, but if you don't, you should try slowing down. Sitting down lower and trying not to make an immediate riposte can help.

[VorpalCat]

I do not know the answer to that but I was told you should never put a carte before whores.

You know what they say: You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think...

[thereom4]

You know what they say: You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think...

Bwah ha ha!

[sabresarecool]

I definitely know what you are talking about. While I don't experience this as severely as you, I do have moments when my tactic is broken and muscle memory takes over. While I am completely aware of the moves I perform, I generally have problems immediately recounting what I did. This is especially a problem when the ref makes a funny call and I want to argue it.
As mostly everybody else has said, practice is the only way to resolve your issue. I would recommend working on the scenarios where you have these moments, so that when they happen you are better prepared for them. Again, doing is more important than saying.
Hope this helps.

[crquack]

You know what they say: You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think...

OTOH referring to an LPGA final day's play as a two whore's race is just plain wrong! And by a respectable commentator, too...

[flickedyou]

I have this weird problem when I fence. Its almost like I black out when something happens... im fine up until the point where it gets fast.. like someone lunges at me I chose my reaction... then it gets crazy and someone gets the point or we back away.
I'm still doing things when im "blacked out" but I just do things instinctively, often good things. But once I hear halt i dont usually know what happened. My coach will say great relunge+carte but I just take his word for it. I sometimes remember snippets of what happened but nothing concrete.
Is this normal or can you remember everything that happened?

As a solution to this, I have always just trained moves to be instinctive. It works because I react very quickly as my brain is not involved... so its not all bad :P

Im I weird? Any thoughts?

Well if you have any sort of sight problems i believe the problem would be the black wire mesh. Perhaps get a visor mask