5 thoughts on “A Ball To Fight Over Is FIne, But All The Best Sports Have Weapons In Them”
There’s one on my list. I always wanted to try that.
Notes: the one guy (the winner, I guess) looks barefoot. Probably all the shoe factories were bombed out by that other blood sport, WW II.
Note 2: That looks more like an espresso maker than a trophy. Which would be fine with me.
Imagine bringing back fencing in today’s schools. You’d bankrupt them with the “Depends” budget.
Casey: I had the same thought. He kinda looked at it like “what am I going to do with this? There isn’t any coffee available since the war.”
That’s sabre.
Points are scored with the bottom edge, the end third of the top edge, or (rare) the point.
It’s fairly stylized; the weapon itself is harmless. And with fencing in general there are rules of right of way, as to whose point scores under what circumstances, when both score.
The blade is flexible enough to score even when parried if handled heavily, and such scores don’t count.
You’re better off with the honor system on scoring than with judges. Points are very hard to see.
The trouble with sabre is that once you leave school, there’s nobody to fence with.
I’d opt for an espresso maker, too.
Rhhardin always offers something of interest everywhere he shows up.
5 thoughts on “A Ball To Fight Over Is FIne, But All The Best Sports Have Weapons In Them”
There’s one on my list. I always wanted to try that.
Notes: the one guy (the winner, I guess) looks barefoot. Probably all the shoe factories were bombed out by that other blood sport, WW II.
Note 2: That looks more like an espresso maker than a trophy. Which would be fine with me.
Imagine bringing back fencing in today’s schools. You’d bankrupt them with the “Depends” budget.
Casey: I had the same thought. He kinda looked at it like “what am I going to do with this? There isn’t any coffee available since the war.”
That’s sabre.
Points are scored with the bottom edge, the end third of the top edge, or (rare) the point.
It’s fairly stylized; the weapon itself is harmless. And with fencing in general there are rules of right of way, as to whose point scores under what circumstances, when both score.
The blade is flexible enough to score even when parried if handled heavily, and such scores don’t count.
You’re better off with the honor system on scoring than with judges. Points are very hard to see.
The trouble with sabre is that once you leave school, there’s nobody to fence with.
I’d opt for an espresso maker, too.
Rhhardin always offers something of interest everywhere he shows up.
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