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Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Here, he's completely airborne.

Getting stabbed here.

And while it looks like he's getting stabbed here, he actually got the touch. He had right of way.

Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :

Right of way is strictly for wimps. Real men fence the epee.

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

He was flying in the last picture too!

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

All RIGHT! I'm a real man!

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Not until your PT says it's ok.

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

PT?

nvm.

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

Giggle!

Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :

What's with the cord he appears to be holding in the first picture? I see it in all three, actually.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Fencers are wired.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

How is RoW determined? I know there are judges, but how do they decide?

Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
Fencers are wired.

I thought we already had a thread about caffeine? [Confused]

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

Pretty!

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

Kwea, it's got something to do with extending your arm first.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

No, wired.

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

In foil, ROW is gained by extending your weapon/weapon arm. Once your opponent has extended, you must parry in order to take ROW for yourself. If you don't parry and instead just counterattack, then if there are two lights, your opponent gets the touch since they had ROW.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

So if I walk around with my arm out I win?

No wonder you were scared of me!

[Wink]

When are you gonnna realize I won't hurt you......

At least not TOO bad. [Evil]

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

If you walk around with your arm out and your opponent parries your blade (by beating on it once) and extends, your opponent now has ROW and you need to parry and extend to get it back.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

I have seen you fence..it can't be THAT tough....

[Big Grin]

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Yum. Hot stuff! [Smile]

Dad used to take my brother and out out fencing. He was pretty good! Won a bunch of awards and stuff. We both did it for a little bit but I dropped out early. Matt kept it up for a few more years, him being more physical in general.

Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
No, wired.

OH, you mean WIRED

[Big Grin]

Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :

Or wired.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

[Big Grin]

Told ya she was chicken.

[Razz]

Posted by desta (Member # 8777) on :

The rules of fencing are beyond me.

Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :

I can't find a fencing club near me, except the Stanford fencing club, which charges 450 dollars a year. [Frown]

Posted by Vasslia Cora (Member # 7981) on :

I like fencing for the pure fact that you fight with swords but I don't fence as I am more of a pirate when it comes to swinging my sword.

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

KOM, that sucks. [Frown]

Vasslia, then you should fence saber. [Smile]

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Saber rocks. [Big Grin]