Safety Enhanced Visor Mask Design

[the ancient one]

Borrowing from the famous Winkel tower designs of WW2, the new improved visor mask offers greatly improved blade deflection and reduced probability of a penetrating blow.

The mask is also expected to gain increased media attention.

[irishfolker]

But if you look down at all, aren't you covering? Or is this the wrong thread for that?

[the ancient one]

No problem for saber or epee, we can always change the rules for foil again.

[shlepzig]

But if you look down at all, aren't you covering? Or is this the wrong thread for that?

In the thread about covering with the mask, the general consensus is that looking down is a major contributor to covering.

SO you're good.

-Shlep

[Fiat Slug]

FIE will need to change the corps-a-corps rule to allow for accidental mask contact. The new rule will be known in the English-speaking world as beak-to-beak.

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[shlepzig]

Mad Magazine just called and it appears it infringes on the Spy vs Spy comic

[Fiat Slug]

Mad Magazine just called and it appears it infringes on the Spy vs Spy comic

This just in...

(AP Lausanne Switzerland) FIE has reached a licencing agreement with Mad Magazine. While the terms of the licencing agreeement is not immediately available, FIE has agreed to pay an undisclosed licencing fee to Mad Magazine. FIE announced that it expects to recover this fee from mask manufacturers, who plan to pass the fee onto purchasers.

FIE also announced today that it is mandating the use of this improved mask at all FIE sanctioned competitions and practices. Effectively immediately, all fencing practices are automatically sanctioned by FIE.

USFA has yet to issue a statement on this development. A source familiar with USFA told us that it is waiting for someone to translate the FIE press release before issueing a statement.

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[the ancient one]

Mad Magazine just called and it appears it infringes on the Spy vs Spy comic

Mad stole the idea too.

[migopod]

Mad stole the idea too.

Further prior art.

[KD5MDK]

Talk about making the mask the most attractive target in epee.