Fencing is a (not so LARPy) combat sport in which two athletes use swords to attack and defend against one another with the aim of striking his opponent.There are three disciplines in fencing, each represented by its own weapon, set of rules, and target area. Épée:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88mBQ2u2Wb0Foil:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-P_q5gdvRMSabre:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ipiJFlU_Dg
This sport's community would be much better if fencing wasn't in the NCAA and olympics>t. epee for 8+ years
What's the best fencing discipline?
>>238496There is no 'best', try all three and see which you enjoy the most. Not all clubs will have fencers/coaches for all three though so sometimes you'll have the decision made for you.
>>238496Do you like western movies (ie standing around for 10 mins waiting for someone to move)? ÉpéeDo you like rock-paper-scissors and/or cocaine? SabreDo you have zero personality but want to feel like you look cool? Foil
>>238495>This sport's community would be much better if fencing wasn't in the NCAA and olympicsMany such cases.
>>238496Épée is a gentlemanly dueling sword with a sport tip. Foil is the lightweight training weapon for épée. Sabre is low-brow slop for the masses. Épée is the best discipline, foil helps train épée, and sabre is a fun way to change things up on occasion.
>>239097ngl, they all sound like shit.
>>232534I'm in my mid-30s and have been thinking about getting back into fencing (there's a school about an hour away; I could probably make it a few times a month and do drills at home). I was never very competitive but I showed up to club practices in college when school and my primary sport didn't get in the way. I want to train ambidextrously for the sake of balanced physical development and lower injury risk since the cost of training my most competitive side half as much isn't really relevant to my goals. Am I going to need two of each weapon (most interested in épée) or can I get away with using something like an Italian grip ambidextrously?
