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cowpaste · 07-25-2003, 02:53 PM

I know many people consider them annoying, but I would like to know what kind of lunge/attack cries ya'll have heard. I don't have much bouting experience other than with the people in my fencing club. However, I think I might want to start saying silly things when I lunge just to makes things more humerous and fun. By the way, I somewhat know the phonetics for English, French, and Spanish (and Thai...if that matters), so hopefully that covers the majority of the various attack cries.

npkeith · 07-25-2003, 03:46 PM

My favorite battle cry has always been that of the greatest superhero there is: The Tick

SPOON!

I don't know, it just resonates.

The0ne · 07-25-2003, 04:08 PM

The good old toneless roar!!!
=)

wflaschka · 07-25-2003, 04:42 PM

Thank-you! -- When I was coming up, a sabre fencer from New York stayed in Tucson for a while. I fenced him sabre, and when he whaled on me (every touch) he yelled, "thank you!" Nice as he was, the "thank you" was affronting and made me feel like I was giving stuff away. He was owning me, and I didn't like it. So I started fighting back. This guy taught me that fencing is a contest, and not a gallant, overdeveloped method of shaking someone's hand. Politeness has its place, and so does competitiveness. It was very formative. I wish I could remember his name and thank him. /wipes tear from eye

Bo-bo-bo-bo -- I've heard Peter Westbrook do this one.

Fa-shoooo! -- Me, when I have control over my mouth-parts.
Rrrrawwwwchhh! -- When I don't.
Fuuuuuu*kk! -- Slipped out once in a tournament, but nobody understood me.

Bup! and Et la! -- French guy I fenced with in college.

Om-pah! -- pretty common.

Ho-ho-ho! -- common from college days.

Prior to attack:

Attack! -- has never led to anything worthwhile.

(Edit: There was another thread on this too...)

Iwant2bafencer · 07-25-2003, 04:42 PM

Haven't heard any attack cries, though the idea brings up funny memories. When I was in elementary and we'd play kick ball I would grunt every time I kicked, so it got to where when I'd go up to kick my entire team would grunt for me

Right, time for someone else to give their embarasing story. j/k

I would say just random thing that you would never think have anything to do with fencing would work. Like the spoon thing.

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rvergara · 07-25-2003, 05:28 PM

There was this Russian lady in my club who just started screaming and screeching when she attacked, it was weird.

I usually growl on my attacks...

daeceg · 07-25-2003, 06:19 PM

German seems to have been very popular at Summer Nationals...

My coach well yell "Hey!" at times.

I've been known to go "Ha!" or even a martial arts "Kiai-Yah!"...several years of karate are to blame for that one.

I'll also do that as sort of a feint....

Foilboy · 07-25-2003, 06:49 PM

I've heard a girl in my club yell HAT- HOO! Seems to work.

***Craig*** · 07-25-2003, 07:49 PM

It's even more funny to do counter-yells.

Fencer A: "Eh Lo!" on the attack
Fencer B: Parries and hits riposte: "Oh No"

Craig

Iwant2bafencer · 07-26-2003, 12:07 AM

"Checkin the E-mail, hope it's from a female. . . darn nto from a female."
"Come on over to my house ladies, come on over to my house girls girls."

I'm sorry Craig I couldn't resist

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Katman · 07-26-2003, 12:46 AM

There was one particular cry of encouragement my college buds would yell at me during tournaments.

"Squeeze the duck! Squeeze the duck!"

As for my own attack cries, well, it varies.

1. Hiss, like a cat.
2. Make my own star wars light sabre sound effects. Yah, I know.

3. Make my own Matrix 'woosh' sound effects.

Usually these are pretty low, so now that I think of it I don't know if I should really call them battle cries. The most I usually do is my jig, if I've managed a real tricky touch.

bug · 07-26-2003, 02:14 AM

I think the worst ones are the long high-pitched screeches oft heard from women's sabreists. Ugh. I just usually do a soft "Ahh!", if anything at all. But I would love to hear a good "booya!" someday.

Talyn · 07-26-2003, 07:42 AM

Is it just in AUS or do girls scream a lot more than guys over there as well?

its quite frightening really they seem so nice till their about to hit then they grunt like weightlifters or something... sounds animal and primitive... like a bear or something.

The0ne · 07-26-2003, 08:17 AM

Yes, ALOT of womens fencers scream alot that i've heard! It's kind of scary how hi pitch some of the yells go!

Peach · 07-26-2003, 08:36 AM

I don't mind them as much as I mind the noises the guys make in the weightlifting room - now THAT's scary.

daeceg · 07-26-2003, 12:39 PM

The one that really annoys me is the "Victory" cry...

It's almost like they want to convince the judges or something. Like the scream means more than the director's call.

Talyn · 07-26-2003, 09:47 PM

O yea the victory call, then the director goes... attacks together

and they BOTH look at him as if it were their point. That ones a classic.

annacattiva · 07-26-2003, 11:06 PM

...Except that you aren't actually supposed to yell until after the halt.

My favorite was a women's sabre fencer at New England Team Championships this past year who started yelling about one advance off her en garde line. I suppose I could have asked the ref to warn her about that, but some of the most satisfying touches I got that day were parry ripostes where she was still yelling when I hit her.

As far as counter yells go... I think I heard this story from Austin this year: A fencer who yelled "Yes Yes Yes" after a touch he thought was his, looking at the ref, who calmly replied "No No No" and then called the action (which was not his).

MyraTrue · 07-27-2003, 12:11 AM

I'm havin' to agree with Bug- I've noticed the same trend in women's sabe (also Midwest division). First couple of times, I was thinking someone was actually hurt the way they were screaming. Had a team mate mutter about screaming like a stuck pig... not sure where I stand on it.

When I fence, I am generally silent, but am known to laugh from time to time. When I do yell, its more "G-aaagh!" as I try to add just the few more inches to my lunge that has fallen short.

I'm also known for using my back hand to make bunny ears and "hopping" down the piste, but thats silent.

Myra

I'm of the mind that dignity is highly overrated

Talyn · 07-27-2003, 12:15 AM

Quote:

As far as counter yells go... I think I heard this story from Austin this year: A fencer who yelled "Yes Yes Yes" after a touch he thought was his, looking at the ref, who calmly replied "No No No" and then called the action (which was not his).

I've seen that happen too, its the MOST hilarious thing when that happens. Not only does that guy not get the point he he gets humiliated for being an idiot