The latest Fencers Quarterly

[D'Artagnan1673]

When I checked my mail yesterday, I had my latest copy of Fencers Quarterly. I just loved the cover. It had two extremely contorted fencers trying to infight. The caption said something like, "Evolution or Degeneration? You decide." I really think that is taking fencing out of contex and making it look like all fencing is as ugly as that.... unreal. Any comments?

[Duelatdusk]

What I think they are trying to say is that fencing has become a little out of control as of late. If the fencers on the cover had been able to control distance they would not have had to be so contorted to infight.

[jeff]

FQ is just a platform for Evangelista to vent his spleen about anything in fencing after 1954. He's only a crank. (And, in the Good Old Days, nobody ever did infighting? Not even in a duel? Baloney!)

[D'Artagnan1673]

Sure, better distance could fix the problem. However, the thing I see is that Nick is using that photo to justify his position on fencing. The magazine does have its good points, but that cover gets me evertime I look at it.

[jeff]

Perhaps we should apply his own medicine to him.

At the homepage of http://www.fencersquarterly.com/ look at the pictures... You call that a lunge? (bottom left and right) You let somebody fence wearing shorts? Callous disregard for safety!

At his personal website http://users.townsqr.com/ale/index.htm there's plenty of poor form as well: leaning and bent back leg in the lunge. For shame!

All this is silly - depending on when the shutter clicks you may or may not get a pretty picture, but he shouldn't throw bricks when his house is made of glass.

[achilleus]

Originally posted by D'Artagnan1673
When I checked my mail yesterday, I had my latest copy of Fencers Quarterly. I just loved the cover. It had two extremely contorted fencers trying to infight. The caption said something like, "Evolution or Degeneration? You decide." I really think that is taking fencing out of contex and making it look like all fencing is as ugly as that.... unreal. Any comments?

You, of all people, should know that mentioning FQ (wow I didn't know that was still out there) is only inviting another round of Evangalista bashing...

Although I do have say, I think he's used that exact phrase in previous articles. I wonder if he just reprints old articles, after all how many different different ways can you say 'Modern fencing sucks'?

I think I've hit the limit on different ways that I can say 'Evangalista sucks'.

[D'Artagnan1673]

Too true Achilleus. However, I found the photo, its context, and the caption too silly to pass over.

[deadly lefty]

Originally posted by D'Artagnan1673
Too true Achilleus. However, I found the photo, its context, and the caption too silly to pass over.

good point but Nick's work is just his opinions and that is the only way its gonna be. I read his book The Art and Science of Fencing and boy is that a book of opinions...and I wonder how that kid broke his leg! probably listening to nick (bottom left same as the shorts picture)