Super Saberman

[ReverseLunge]

http://fencing.union.rpi.edu/photos/rmc_02_06.jpg

[leia]

woah.
nice picture.
pretty lucky the guy who snapped it.

[I_luv_saber]

Up up and away! Super Saberman is here to save the day!

[Fechter1]

Now here's a question: Does he have ROW?

Because his arm is still bent way back, and from the looks of it the blade hasn't started moving forward yet...

[whtouche]

Haha, I love that picture.

I believe(not sure) that that is Roderick Meagher, pretty good fencer and also coach at RPI in new york.

As far as his having right of way or not, look at the other fencer and tell me if it matters
I made a post in the fencing discussion forum just a minute ago(dont remember what thread) about bent arm attacks like that. Check it out
:Plug:

[Ramrod]

I thought Super Saberman always had right of way!

[Duelist]

An similar impressive picture is of Pawlowski losing the final touch at some tournament, Olympics? It is in By The Sword.

[I_luv_saber]

Originally posted by Ramrod
I thought Super Saberman always had right of way!

Yup, his main superpower. Just watch out for his nemesis, gravity. Ouch.

[The0ne]

SuperSabreMan and gravity have come to a special agreement. . . Gravity tends to just look away when SSM, needs to do flying flunges!!

[ReverseLunge]

The more I look at this picture the more I think it looks like something from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The guy looks like he is flying in from the other side of the room.

[KShan5[PrFC]]

ummmno he doesn't, looks like he is flunging forward.....how could he do that sideways?

[Soldier]

He's Super Saber Man. He doesn't answer to such petty questions as, "how is it physically possible?"

[sabresamurai]

SSM! hehe that is a nice picture

[KShan5[PrFC]]

After asking around about the picture to people who know Rod Meagher, I can confirm whtouche's statement. SSM during non fencngin hours is Rod Meagher.

[Peach]

Rod does tend to fling himself at his opponents.

[KShan5[PrFC]]

Yeah I've fenced him once, kind of scary. Got 3 whole touches, was fun though.

[Peach]

Originally posted by KShan5[PrFC]
Yeah I've fenced him once, kind of scary. Got 3 whole touches, was fun though.

fun in a high-speed blender kind of way--Last time I fenced him I think I got bell-guarded to the mask in one action, and hit in three places at once (including the back) in another.

[KShan5[PrFC]]

Exactly the type of fun i was desrcibing. What was fun was when he flunged, hit me, then on the pass buy hit me again.