Greetings and Craziness

[YellowSocks]

Hi fencing.net!

My name is Charlie and I am a lefty epeeist (that's about as evil as it gets, right?). I'm originally from Atlanta, so I have paid more than a few visits (and $) to Craig and co at their base of operations. Now I am in Pittsburgh at college, and trying to continue elevating my fencing abilities. I only started actively posting on this site recently, when it occurred to me that there was much wisdom and nonsense to be absorbed from this forum.

Now the craziness: what is the most hilarious/insane fencing action you have witnessed or purposely used at a tournament, that actually scored points?

I have two:
1) the Flying Man-Bear-Pig Attack. An ancient technique developed by previous sinister members of my first epee club. It looks like a grotesque manifestation of a flunge. The goal is jump high in the air, in an attempt to vertically displace your arm while rapidly closing distance and hitting to the shoulder/face of a shorter opponent. It is so wild and un-expected that I can usually get a touch just because it is so unexpected, and because it throws off the normal trajectory of my arm that my opponent might try to counter into. Makes me look like an idiot, but if it works my opponent feels like an idiot and I am at the advantage! Unfortunately only works if your opponent is shorter than you, and at 5'8" not many of my opponents are.

2) Eagle Claw. For those people who are always picking at your hand. I have actually seen someone else try to use this on me, and I used it once in a DE when I was up by 5+ touches and bored. Anyways, I go way out into my six line and then way up, so my hand is almost even with my face in height and distance. This effectively removes my arm as shallow target, forcing only deep attacks. You can parry with a high 2 or prime from this position, and counter or riposte to the opponent's arm as they come in. Of course this is pretty easy to defeat by fainting low and then changing to a high line to intercept my arm as it comes in for the parry. Or just sitting there and bouncing. That works pretty well too.

[Rockstar44]

I am a lefty epeeist (that's about as evil as it gets, right?).

Right.

[Inquartata]

No, left. Pay attention.

[6-flick]

Inq, if I could rep you I would. For my crazy touches:
1. Spinning away counterattack while flicking to back.
2. (Righty vs. Lefty) Prime-around-the-head flick to back
3. I didn't actually see it, but I think some ex-gymnast did a handspring attack
4. This one isn't really crazy, but the first saber touch I ever saw was Ivan Lee breaking his blade over a guy's head. His blade proceeded to fly 15 feet in the air.

[YellowSocks]

A handspring attack? I would REALLY like to see that. What are the requirements for that being legal? I might just teach an ex-gymnast to fence so they can do that.

[chase]

Aren't left handed people more prone to being gay?

[Fencergrl]

Quit cruising this site for dates Chase!

[seven6ty]

...Can't blame a guy for trying, I guess.

[sabrefencer93]

Aren't left handed people more prone to being gay?

I dated a lefty epeeist, so i sure hope not.

[YellowSocks]

My experience is that male righty foilists have the highest incidence of gayness. Also that most female foilists are bi. Course this is college fencing we're talking about.

[Rockstar44]

Aren't left handed people more prone to being gay?

Everybody knows that left handed fencers are evil, but the touches land the same whether they are straight or gay.

[sabrefencer93]

My experience is that male righty foilists have the highest incidence of gayness. Also that most female foilists are bi. Course this is college fencing we're talking about.

oh boy,and i thought people were only bi in high school, i have another 4 years to look forward to *sarcastic look*

[Inquartata]

Maybe more than that, if you don't learn to capitalize and stop ending sentences with prepositions.

[seven6ty]

oh boy,and i thought people were only bi in high school, i have another 4 years to look forward to *sarcastic look*

Yeah, but those are generally the "in the closet" years. College, everyone leaves their parents and starts making out with anyone within a 10 foot radius of themselves.

[Wetmelon]

Yeah, but those are generally the "in the closet" years. College, everyone leaves their parents and starts making out with anyone within a 10 foot radius of themselves.

LOL! Repped. (p.s. What's wrong with that? xD)

A handspring attack? I would REALLY like to see that. What are the requirements for that being legal? I might just teach an ex-gymnast to fence so they can do that.

Actually, I think I remember reading that he tripped, put one hand down, did a cartwheel, then the action was halted. He was not given a card because he never had more than 2 contact points on the ground at any time.