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Any fencers here?

post #1 of 35
10/22/08 at 7:01am
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Do we have any fencers here @ SF?



I fence epee and I'm really good
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post #2 of 35
10/22/08 at 7:16am
Nope, don't think there are any.
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post #3 of 35
10/22/08 at 7:29am
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Why do I get the feeling that you fence?
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post #4 of 35
10/22/08 at 9:59am
Funnily enough I was talking with a friend about starting fencing again last night.

I fenced mostly foil for a year about 6 years ago, then did a 6 week beginners course for a refresher about a year ago but let it slide again. Its about the only sport I've really enjoyed so I really should make the effort. I think I need a bit more time on foil, but see epee as the way to go.
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post #5 of 35
10/22/08 at 10:06am
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Why do I get the feeling that you fence?
Beats me.

Yet, there is absolutely no proof that I started fencing a bit in high school, picked it up again at the age of 20 and have been fencing ever since. Nor that I have, in that period, had 3-4 years where I trained properly and was pretty good (while sadly that allegedly no longer is the case). And who could imagine a slimmer of proof for the claim that I started with foil and switched to epee around the age of 26?
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post #6 of 35
10/22/08 at 10:12am
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What the fuck are you talking about etienne?!
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post #7 of 35
10/22/08 at 10:34am
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What the fuck are you talking about etienne?!
I'm answering your question in what is meant as an amusing and ironical way drawing heavily on the use of preterition.
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post #8 of 35
10/22/08 at 11:07am
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And in English that means exactly what?
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post #9 of 35
10/22/08 at 11:09am
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And in English that means exactly what?

FAIL
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post #10 of 35
10/22/08 at 11:19am
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FAIL

English is not my native language.


Or is that just the American, sorry French, way of speaking.
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post #11 of 35
10/22/08 at 12:16pm
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Do we have any fencers here @ SF?



I fence epee and I'm really good

I fenced for 5 years; left it behind about 5 years ago. I got my coach certification - the lowest level. I lost all my partners - wife, when she lost interest and then the teenaged children when they went away to school. I lift weights now; it's not as fun as foil.

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post #12 of 35
10/22/08 at 12:25pm
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And in English that means exactly what?
What exactly is it you don't understand? Preterition means (look it up) that I explained in what way I am a fencer (how long I have fenced, etc.) while appearing to deny being one. It's a joke. It's a figure of speech found in all Western languages, including English and French, and you don't have to know its name to use it.
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post #13 of 35
10/22/08 at 12:38pm
I took fencing in college for a 1 hour course. It was a dumb course, but I liked fencing.
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post #14 of 35
10/22/08 at 12:42pm
I fenced for a while, foil was my preferred event (although I did epee and sabre as well). I got a gold medal at a regional competition and got my first ranking (E 03 I believe). I stopped because I didn't have time or money to continue. Sadly that was about 3 years ago, I'd love to go back but I need to lose weight.
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post #15 of 35
10/22/08 at 1:37pm
I suppose kendo doesn't count?
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