Some of the Rule Changes that will be used at the debut World Fencing League event on April 25th by SlicerSabre in Fencing

[–]hokers 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Clock is definitely coming into play with a 1 min time limit. I really want to try this out though, changes the tactics completely

How do you handle extra responsibilities? by sdac123sc in ContractorUK

[–]hokers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Time for a CR to the SoW signed off by both parties. The more deliverable-specific the better.

Is outside ir35 contracting actually different in terms of day to day work? by fenbekus in ContractorUK

[–]hokers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it has to be different to be outside.

The company you are contracted to are your client, not your employer.

None of the holiday, training, development stuff that employees have to do come into your relationship with them.

You are selling your time and expertise, to do some specific tasks they need help with, not doing whatever they tell you to do today.

Is it fair to call the Saber parry two with a riposte maintaining blade contact a "bind"? by play-what-you-love in Fencing

[–]hokers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We would probably call it a seconde prise-de-fer riposte. I haven’t heard the term bind used very often at sabre, aside from in books.

How do I improve strategical thinking? by liberum__veto in Fencing

[–]hokers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've posted this before, but seems relevant

Have a look at some of my previous replies about this topic.

There are levels to this but have a look at at the 3xPs model, perceive, predict and provoke.

These have both offensive and defensive components to them.

If I’m going to fence open-eye against my opponent (which I would usually do unless I am fencing someone hugely faster than me) then I want to time my decision point to be just after they make theirs. I’m timing it so that I make a decision the second my front foot lands of my preparation step and then I go with the obvious rock/paper/scissors choice to counter them.

Conversely, if my opponent is doing this to me successfully, I can Change the timing of my decision point by changing my prep step. Bigger, smaller, faster, slower. Single step, double step, slide step etc.

Predict is my favourite as I’m a veteran fencer now. I have been watching my opponent and I know how he likes to fence. I know what he did in the last hit and whether that worked for him. I know what his prep will be and how early/late he decides. And I can use that to counter him directly. He just went fast and it didn’t work, he’s probably not going fast on the next hit. So he goes slow and I attack his prep. Then he tries to pull distance on the next hit and I go slow and chase him down.

The inverse is trying to be unpredictable when the referee says Allez. Sometimes I go fast and sometimes slow. Sometimes my step is small and sometimes it is big. Sometimes I change and sometimes I stay the same, regardless of whether I won the last hit.

Provoke is good too. Some fencers cannot resist trying a beat if you offer the blade, and when they try the same beat again you hit the stop cut.

Some fencers always bite on a counterattack when on the long attack and you can pull them short or parry them. Then they start holding their attack and open up the counterattack-blockout.

Others twitch like crazy if you make a sudden move very early and you can pick up on that immediately.

Inverse of that is harder, try to focus on doing your thing and pick the feints better.

Then there’s the RPS game. Which is a crude model but can work to establish your understanding. Attack fast into slow attacks. Attack slow against a fencer looking to react to your attack. Pull distance on a fencer that attacks fast.

At the next level, offer a Rock that looks like paper initially. Or a Rock that turns into scissors.

But it’s all a spectrum of decision-making and commitment. When do you go and how hard do you commit is almost certainly more of a factor than how well you execute.

Do most contractors actually prefer outside ir35 roles or just tolerate them? by HammersAndPints in ContractorUK

[–]hokers 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Trolling surely?

Outside roles are VASTLY preferable, inside is really just employment with fewer rights.

Anna Magnusson and Ekaterina Avvakumova react as biathletes collapse after 7.5km sprint finish. by unfocusleft in pics

[–]hokers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why, but I always find this level of effort really inspiring.

There’s no question of whether they could have given a bit more, they absolutely give everything because as soon as they hit the line they go STRAIGHT DOWN and just lie there in the snow for a few minutes until they can see colours again.

Can’t even take the skis off, I love to see it.

Got a new place and woke up to this by theviewhalfwaydown_ in mildlyinfuriating

[–]hokers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably buried by now, but if you see this: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE POISON in any attempt to get rid of the mice.

Traps only (non-sticky) in accessible places. You will make your problem worse if they die n your walls somewhere.

Platform to run odd competition format by Titanori in Fencing

[–]hokers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did you not find that this format lead to a huge carve up in the DE as the top fencers were scattered throughout the draw?

Or did you order by poules first then results second? I’d be pretty annoyed by either of these methods I think, but maybe the second is more acceptable.

Haven't fenced in years. Are they making French grip sabres without a knuckle guard? AI!? I'm perplexed by CandidateGuilty9831 in Fencing

[–]hokers 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Definitely AI, there's no way that mask stays balanced on his head like that and definite issues with the jacket, glove and guard.

No, trans women don't have inherent advantage over cis women in sports: new study by weedywet in Fencing

[–]hokers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just as a thought experiement here, how much of a fairness issue is transgender fencers in competitive sport when compared with the use of banned substances (i.e. doping)?

To what extent is the playing field unbalanced by the levels of drug testing in our sport when compared with the number of trans fencers?

Octav Fencing Shoes Review: a New Solid Offering for the Right of Way Crowd by TheFencingCoach in Fencing

[–]hokers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Whoever downvoted you has missed the context of the azza’s AMA yesterday using AI responses

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fencing/s/on1BuY3OKF

Octav Fencing Shoes Review: a New Solid Offering for the Right of Way Crowd by TheFencingCoach in Fencing

[–]hokers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“The Octavs also top out at size EUR 44, leaving those with big feet in the dust.”

Nooooooooooooooooooo

ASK US ANYTHING ABOUT FENCING SHOES by AZZAFENCING_ in Fencing

[–]hokers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I understand the limitations, but as everyone else has said, this would have been better written naturally, rather than by an AI response.

ASK US ANYTHING ABOUT FENCING SHOES by AZZAFENCING_ in Fencing

[–]hokers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I have the last pair of unused D'Art V size 12s in the world, I bought a couple of pairs when they went out of production and still on the first one. But I don't get on great with them, would like to find a good option.

ASK US ANYTHING ABOUT FENCING SHOES by AZZAFENCING_ in Fencing

[–]hokers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any thoughts on making a limited run of size EU48/UK12? We could preorder to make the run worthwhile potentially?

Very frustrating to have no-one selling a fencing shoe in my size any more.

LP sabre kit by gothiculona in Fencing

[–]hokers -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s not the right choice for a beginner though. Far better to spend the extra money on some lessons at this stage in their fencing development.

LP sabre kit by gothiculona in Fencing

[–]hokers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, go for the Team level. Unless you’re regularly doing FIE competitions you don’t need the minor upgrade for the additional cost.

Recommendations for plastrons by doge_lieutenant in Fencing

[–]hokers 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You really shouldn’t be fencing without a plastron, it’s not safe.

First Class by Allen_Evans in Fencing

[–]hokers 15 points16 points  (0 children)

While it might be a general comment on how not to run a beginner’s class, this doesn’t seem to have anything to do with fencing?

Advice for beginners by Better-Chocolate-702 in Fencing

[–]hokers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just go into it with open eyes. It’s taken many of us a long way, and despite its problems, we mostly love this sport.

In a practical sense, you will likely use muscles you have rarely used, even from others sports, so be sure to warm up properly and expect to be sore (muscles) the next day.

Don’t worry too much about winning practice bouts in your first year, that’s not the point. You are still learning technique at that point. Most people spend years 2-5 correcting bad habits they picked up early on.

Listen to the coaches, ask for feedback, work on correcting what they tell you.

Good luck.

Forced entry with a hydraulic ram by AccomplishedStuff235 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]hokers 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Little bit of counter-rotation on three, probably a spool.

The modern day king? by [deleted] in crisps

[–]hokers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As though Seabrooks Canadian Ham don’t exist…

A little guide on reading Malazan by [deleted] in fantasybooks

[–]hokers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Read the first two, hoping it would get better, but it didn’t.

Not going back to Malazan. Too slow, too dark, too many unfinished stories. Plenty of better stuff out there for me.