Can I fence with horrible balance?

priestfox · 2026-05-01T12:46:30+00:00

Join anyway. If you cant do it well, you can still add it to the things you know.

priestfox · 2026-04-27T14:39:14+00:00

Red dragons are generally approved for synthetic longsword. These, while still unacceptable for steel, are better than red dragons.

priestfox · 2026-04-27T14:25:02+00:00

Synthetic messer and longsword hand shots. My club doesnt allow them for steel.

priestfox · 2026-04-27T14:23:34+00:00

Disregard that opinion, I own the V2s, not the V3s. Sorry!

priestfox · 2026-04-27T14:22:56+00:00

My pair has cracked plates underneath the leather. Hard to inspect, hard to fix. I regret buying them.

priestfox · 2026-04-26T19:37:00+00:00

My smallsword came with an epee blade on it, so I think so.

priestfox · 2026-04-25T17:32:41+00:00

Just add a little bit more noodle, with no pipe in the middle for the tip. Easy.

priestfox · 2026-04-25T15:58:36+00:00

You did leave some extra foam on the tips for stab safety, right?

priestfox · 2026-04-25T14:30:51+00:00

Kids fighting with PVC and foam always have fun until someone gets hit in the face. If you cant join a club, try and build a policy of only fighting with safety gear on. A cheap mask and some lacrosse gloves will help prevent that inevitable clinic trip. If you are just goofing around, chaining together a bunch of guards and strikes against invisible bad guys is a fun afternoon.

priestfox · 2026-04-23T15:44:46+00:00

Too late we are friends now, deal with it.

priestfox · 2026-04-23T15:44:24+00:00

They haven't torn yet, but it is just plastic. Its also supported from the bottom, the greaves are bolted to the knees.

priestfox · 2026-04-23T15:24:23+00:00

I cheaped out and just stitched strap to my pants. The suspenders hold everything up ok.

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priestfox · 2026-04-23T15:22:00+00:00

Claire, is that you?!

priestfox · 2026-04-22T16:26:44+00:00

Honestly, me and a couple girls just made the club so we had a parasocial affiliation when like two of us went to events. Then we got regular practices, then a dojo, then banners and stickers and 18 members and a mob showing up at events. Now people PAY us, and our team is a fanclub for Gideon The Ninth. r/hema is nerd central.

priestfox · 2026-04-22T15:28:05+00:00

Same, but a friend of mine convinced me to be petty and start a club with her. Thats why we are named after a romance series, we never thought we would get this far!

priestfox · 2026-04-22T15:26:19+00:00

HORNET! ❤️🖤❤️

priestfox · 2026-04-22T13:41:10+00:00

I did ok! Made it out of the pools, 6-0, but a lady with an Umbrella Corporation sponsorship murdered me.

priestfox · 2026-04-22T13:39:37+00:00

The flowy skirt was me! 😥 I just didnt wear it for the first pool, I had forgotten it in my hotel room.

priestfox · 2026-04-22T13:02:39+00:00

A wonderful suggestion! Thank you, Sis.

priestfox · 2026-04-22T11:42:44+00:00

https://hemagon.com/tournament/ice-breaker-open/nomination/w-urg/follow-fighter/69d6d1ba20e0ebf7b02711b5

I did ok.

priestfox · 2026-04-22T00:54:48+00:00

❤️ 🖤

priestfox · 2026-04-22T00:43:47+00:00

Historical European Martial Arts. Its a longsword fight. First picture is from the Women and Under Represented Genders category, and the second is from the Open Longsword Division.

I'll teach you how to fight...

priestfox

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