10-17-2003, 07:04 PM
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#1 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bigfork, Montana
Posts: 5
| Trying to start somethin'
I'd like to start a local spot to teach fencing, esp. to kids, Jr. Highers, Hi. School, college. So, the BIG question: start with foil, or epee? No right-of-way with epee, everythings a target, but seems to lose out on the "finesse" aspects of the foil. What do you think? What is best? Or is there not really a big difference? | 
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10-17-2003, 07:23 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austins Ferry, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Posts: 128
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Take a look @ what other countries r doing. The Haverstock club in London start their kind with Epee, and, they're bloody good (excuse the French). The Italians start their kids @ 6 years old (with muscle building games etc) with Epee, and they're really good. I would say Epee, but, as anyone who knows me would tell you, I'm crazy about Epee!
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10-17-2003, 07:29 PM
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#3 | | Scavenger
Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,540
| I've had good results starting all my kids with sabre, but that's just bowing to the inevitable since I'm a sabre fencer. They really love it and it seems easier for me to teach them right-of-way with it.
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10-17-2003, 07:40 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austins Ferry, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Posts: 128
| Epee! :P
The kids I'm teaching Epee to absolutley love it! They tried the other two, but when i showed 'em the epee, they got that look in their eyes (you know the "OMG where have u been all my life?" look! :P)
As long as you make it fun, and you know about the chosen weapon, I don't think it matters which weapon u teach 'em. | |
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10-19-2003, 10:03 PM
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#5 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 17
| epee or foil
I just started a fencing club at my high school. To start the training we're using foils, and after they've learned the basics, they'll be able to start epee. | |
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10-21-2003, 01:35 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: earth(sometimes)
Posts: 1,181
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Most start with foil. It would be what
id do. | |
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10-21-2003, 04:46 PM
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#7 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
Posts: 22,912
| Yes, slavishly doing whatever "most people do" is clearly the best way to go! | |
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