Lancet Fencing

[Inquartata]

One minor point: "Fencing Expert" is a title awarded by f.net. I don't think you can take it for yourself, even if you've 'gone green'...

[esgrima]

thanks. what's going green mean?

[Inquartata]

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[KidLazy]

Many comment on what is rapier what is foil what is small sword and the like. The truth is it’s all fencing and if you have what you deem the proper and best way to deliver the point or head cut then we suggest you bring it to the Modern Rapier field. Modern rapier does not dictate technique. It does not prejudice itself with rules about what is or is not an attack. Nor does it supplement poor defense with a cut off time so that a hit to the toe is more valuable than a hit to the chest.
Modern rapier is not a way of fencing. It is a forum for the conversation of blades using any technique. Where but Modern Rapier can an epeeist execute techniques against a foil fencer in fair competitive combat?
I would love to see fair combat between an SCA fencer and a Modern sport fencer. I have an Idea of who would prevail. Do you?
In Modern Rapier, they can J

check out this article http://lancetfencing.wordpress.com/2...stent-defense/

Kind regards,
Lancet fencing™

Ah, I'll punch my opponent in the face with my backhand, or a kick to knee or groin, then I'll thrust my sword into him. The best combat technique ever.

[CvilleFencer]

A shield and its uses are not be looked down upon or seen as something inferior.

This almost made coffee come out my nose. Yeah Allen, you should give shields a chance man! Next you know someone is going start lecturing me on how I should respect calibers starting in the number 4...

[Allen Evans]

Yeah Allen, you should give shields a chance man!

I was a sword and sheild man* before some of the people on this board were born, man!

No one every takes me seriously!


A

*In what is now the Principality of Oertha

[VorpalCat]

Me, I wish Allen would lighten the heck up and crack a joke once in a while. His non-stop seriousness brings me down big time.

[WGH]

Also, that runs counter to the impression that removing padding from the gloves is cheating (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Resto_(boxer)). If the padding allows for the infliction of more serious injury, clearly MORE padding should be considered cheating, not less.

Well it was previously suggested that adding padding causes less superficial damage, allowing the bout to go on longer with more rounds and more brain damage. That said, only an ounce of material was missing from each glove... I used to train with 16s and 14s and I wouldn't say that the two oz difference was enough to cause much extra damage. I think the speed difference of wearing lighter gloves accounts for more than the padding difference.

[K O'N]

Also, that runs counter to the impression that removing padding from the gloves is cheating (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Resto_(boxer)). If the padding allows for the infliction of more serious injury, clearly MORE padding should be considered cheating, not less.

If you added padding to both boxers' gloves you might get a longer fight and more damage; the idea that padding leads to more damage rather than less is based on the idea that both boxers have the same padding. Of course removing padding from only one boxer's gloves gives him an advantage.

Of course, the recognition of the frequency and seriousness of brain injuries is a fairly recent phenomenon in sport, so it's quite likely that boxing gloves were meant to protect, and encouraged a more serious sort of injury that was not recognized.

Sure. Even more so, removing any sort of grappling from the game now seems barbaric, when you think about it. "Step back and let him hit you some more, now. Grabbing each other ain't seemly." Oy vey.

K O'N

[WGH]

Sure. Even more so, removing any sort of grappling from the game now seems barbaric, when you think about it. "Step back and let him hit you some more, now. Grabbing each other ain't seemly." Oy vey.

K O'N

Yes. Now, instead of grappling you just get to hug while desperately trying to smack the other guy in the kidneys. Very civilized.

[touchefriend]

Compared to many other sports, Olympic style fencing is extremely safe. Anytime you play, you can be injured. its one thing that makes life interesting for many people. The "modern rapier" looks interesting but I don't understand why a new weapon is needed. Lots of old dueling weapons were very light in weight. But designing a new one is fun as well, so go for it. I doubt this game is any "threat" to sport fencing. At this point modern rapier looks like another SCA game without a period costume.

[Lancette™actual]

Ah, I'll punch my opponent in the face with my backhand, or a kick to knee or groin, then I'll thrust my sword into him. The best combat technique ever.

We suspect you would probably be hit with the point or the edge then finally the pommel well before this and often.

Kind regards,
LancetFencing

[Greybeard]

An from the title of this post I thought it was the surgical journal

[Bonehead]

We suspect you would probably be hit with the point or the edge then finally the pommel well before this and often

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Maybe, so the score is 1 against, but your opponent coughing up blood. I think you might get the next two points.

[Lancette™actual]

An from the title of this post I thought it was the surgical journal

What are you talking about?

[Lancette™actual]

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Maybe, so the score is 1 against, but your opponent coughing up blood. I think you might get the next two points.

I have no idea how to respond, your not making sense

[K O'N]

An from the title of this post I thought it was the surgical journal

What are you talking about?

Maybe he's referring to what "Lancet" means to 99.9999999% of the people in the world?

http://www.thelancet.com/

K O'N

[Inquartata]

What are you talking about?

Lancet is the title of a British medical journal.

Is a joke, you see?

[MyrddinsPrecint]

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Maybe, so the score is 1 against, but your opponent coughing up blood. I think you might get the next two points.

I have no idea how to respond, your not making sense

Perfect sense, actually. A very competitive asshole could, quite legally, complete a very violent action, and be down one point. At that point, with the opponent injured and intimidated, it would be a worthwhile tactic for winning.

It may not happen when you're controlling who does and does not play. In a larger world, your disincentives against this sort of thing aren't strong enough. The carding system needs to be more harsh, these sorts of actions need to be illegal, you need to keep it a closed system, or some combination.

Only, I forgot, you didn't come here to see if there was a way you could improve your game. You just came here to defend it. Seems silly to me....