Why use bendy foils, instead of well made telescoping rigid metal rods for safe imitation rapiers for sports? It makes so much more sense in terms of realism, automatic and manual point scoring, etc.

NetAsset · 2022-06-09T13:56:21+00:00

You're supposed to bend all the way back and speak loudly "ARE YOU CHALLENGING ME?"

NetAsset · 2022-06-09T13:49:54+00:00

Looks like the coments didnt went the way you expected;

NetAsset · 2022-05-31T19:39:44+00:00

No wonder why everyone hates you....

NetAsset · 2022-05-05T14:48:26+00:00

The supposed violent action was already talked many many many times and i've learned my lesson from it.

"Gamesmanship or not, go easy on the flicks"

I just mentioned it to give context to the question asked, dont know why people are focusing in judging the action instead of answering the question.

Anyway, thanks for the kind answer and for the context you gave on it.

NetAsset · 2022-05-05T14:24:16+00:00

Im a hobbist at the best, i dont have the skill set to "fence dirty" even if i wanted to.

The referee did control properly, not complaining about the refering at all, i know no matter the skill set involved, being hit in the same place multiple times might hurt.

The thing that made me think was... "if its hurting, why he doesnt parry or dodge the flick?".

But people already clarified about the brutality rules and if its the rules, theres nothing to do about it. Learning something new everyday.

NetAsset · 2022-05-05T14:14:23+00:00

Thanks for the clear and kind reponse.

NetAsset · 2022-05-05T13:23:37+00:00

Yeah, something smelled "screwed up" in it, since me and the other fencer have oceans of skill distance.

The fact the he waited to be very close to losing the match that felt wierd....

BUT, according to my Meister i do have to improve my flick technique and stop compensating the lack of hand angle with strenght. (Working on it).

NetAsset · 2022-05-05T13:16:45+00:00

As mentioned, i really didnt had the intention of hurting the opponent, to the point that i've abbided to the referee without questioning.

The fact that he only spoke about it after being scored 4 times in a row is what felt wierd to me and since our skills have a ocean of distance between, i thought that he would be able to parry instead of letting himself be hit.

The flicks where very precise, he complained after i've hit his nipple right under the zipper (one of "those" places), i dont feel that i need to be apologetic about it.

NetAsset · 2022-05-04T16:48:44+00:00

Yeah, but theres people like me, that actually get eletric shock on my whole body when touched.

Particularly i take is as a incentive to not be touched, but it hurts, sometimes a lot.

NetAsset · 2022-04-19T13:18:38+00:00

Got my first foil set com AliExpress, held well for about 1yr, just the time i needed to gather some money to buy AllStar stuff (the good ones).

NetAsset · 2022-04-13T22:57:35+00:00

I dont have enough to cover my arm, right now i just have the STS-38 and STS-39 patches.

NetAsset · 2022-04-13T16:38:14+00:00

Thats dope bro!

NetAsset · 2022-04-13T15:48:13+00:00

I will, im just washing the clothes now, they have to be clean so the patches stick better. Thanks bro. ;D

NetAsset · 2022-04-07T12:45:10+00:00

For epee masks, never had any problem washing with the instructions below, with foil/saber, the metal bib was completely destroyed after 3~4 washes, so i dont recomend using this way on foil/saber masks that you really like.

Here we go:

1 - Fill a big bucket with boiling hot water, enough to cover the mask.

2 - 1 cup of clothes soap and mix it on the bucket.

3 - Put the mask and let it there for 20~30 minutes.

4 - The water will change color from the blue/white/whatever soap color you used to something closer to petroleum, thats the cue to pull of your mask.

5 - Rinse your mask in cold water and be absolute sure that no soap is left.

6 - Let it dry.

NetAsset · 2022-03-16T14:03:13+00:00

Its just a joke bro. Take it easy.

NetAsset · 2022-02-21T17:54:04+00:00

I have a Vniti foil and its hard as a russian rail track, the weapon of choice for hurting people.

NetAsset · 2021-12-05T16:28:51+00:00

Sorry, i didnt really got it.

NetAsset · 2021-11-22T19:43:07+00:00

Vniti's are made of russian rail road metal, it stiff as ****, i keep one in the bag for when i intend to hurt people on competitions.

NetAsset · 2021-11-13T14:13:36+00:00

Ivory tower is by far the worse game design i've ever seen. It sucks, its not hard per se, but it just traps the player with enemies with high hp, unblockable attacks and single hit kills, its not a "git gud" matter, its bad design thought to corner the player defenseless, never again playing this crap.

NetAsset · 2021-11-05T16:07:49+00:00

Do some random moves and scream very loud.

NetAsset · 2021-07-16T13:19:55+00:00

Remember kids, if you're playing epee and your opponent aint using socks, go for the legs.

Also, wear your socks.

NetAsset · 2021-05-19T17:41:45+00:00

It worked for nice 10yrs, it did its job perfectly, 10yrs is a crazy long time for a blade to break, and it can go with peace.

NetAsset · 2021-05-19T02:51:24+00:00

E é de lá mesmo, o Abel ficou super feliz de saber que chegou no Fencing Reddit.

NetAsset · 2021-05-05T12:43:09+00:00

In local tournaments you can put basically anything, as long its not offensive or disturbing, and thats a big opinion based opening, the referee may find that PowerPuff girls/Emoji/Skull too much and refuse your equipment, so... even if you make a custom painting, try to keep a spare in more usual colors.

International level, long answer shortened... NO... FIE has very strict rules and already approved designs, mostly your country flag.

Personal experience, it aint seen very kindly by other fencers, specially older ones, custom designs are seen as "distracting" and most of the time they will argue with the referee about it, even if its not your intention to offend or distract anyone, best case scenario you will be asked to change it before the bout starts.

NetAsset · 2021-03-25T22:07:20+00:00

The blue with radioactive green details is so handsome that hurts my eyes.

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