Fencing facts:
- I personally have been fencing for around 5 years, I started fencing hardcore about 3 years ago.
- The weapon I use is called a Sabre. It's related to the cavalry weapon that conquistadors used, and you use the whole blade to score points, or "touches".
- The two other weapons are called "Foil" (like tin foil), and "epeé" (pronounced ep-ay). Both these weapons are like dueling weapons and use the point to score touches.
- Fencing is a French sport.
- The club I fence at is called Team Touche Fencing Center. (TTFC, 10373 Roselle St. #120 everyone should come and check it out :P)
- In relativity, golf is a more dangerous sport than fencing.
- Just a random fact, but I am practically on the morning news every few weeks or so because of fencing :P.
- My fencing idol is Rebecca Ward of the US womens olympic sabre team.
- The uniform I wear is comprised of many different pieces: Long socks, Knickers (pants,not tights, there is a difference), Underarm protector or plastron (self explanitory), Jacket, Lamé (pronounced Lah-may, its the silvery part that makes a box beep if you are touched), Manchette or cuff (basically a conductive metal cuff for your wrist), Glove for the armed hand, Mask, and Body cord (a cord that runs the length of your upper body to connect you to a scoring machine).
- There are two types of fencing, dry and electric. In dry, you do not use a Lamé, manchette, or body cord. Dry fencing basically means that you do not use a circuit or electricity to make a scoring machine go off. In electric, you are hooked up to a scoring machine that makes a noise if you get a touch on the other guy or if the other guy hits you.
1 comment:
Cool! I just learned a ton about fencing. How did you get into it to start with? You should let the class know when you're going to be on the news.
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