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Is it possible to "just bang" in fencing?
technically but i'm not recommending it
Is it possible to "just bang" in fencing?
Its not a real blade so its safe bangin'technically but i'm not recommending it
Thank you for the response. From your experience how does the footwork and bladework vary from the 3 main fencing styles? Also from a pure fencing aspect what type of person would graviate towards sabre vs epee vs foil (physical and personality traits)?I started doing épée 2 years ago.
It's a great sport on its own.
Footwork, speed and reaction time will be sharpened, yes, for sure.
But if getting good at boxing is your goal, do more boxing.
On stance, imho if you want the best cross over to your orthodox boxing then learn left-handed but the learning curve will be steeper.
Not even sure if you can even get good at fencing with your non-dominant hand.
But lefties do have an advantage in fencing because they are rare.
Is it possible to "just bang" in fencing?
Is it possible to "just bang" in fencing?
came to say this, but I believe you can poke with a sabre and have to score from the hips upI believe that's saber fencing. No pokes, just slices from head to toe.
Thank you for the response. From your experience how does the footwork and bladework vary from the 3 main fencing styles? Also from a pure fencing aspect what type of person would graviate towards sabre vs epee vs foil (physical and personality traits)?
came to say this, but I believe you can poke with a sabre and have to score from the hips up
I am going to take up fencing at my college for fun and maybe improve my footwork in boxing. My question is as a orthodox boxer would it be more benificial to fence as a left hander to improve my jab for boxing and orthodox footwork , or as a right hander to maybe learn footwork as southpaw and be a switch stance boxer like hagler, hamed , and herol graham. Just to clarify to anyone stances are inverted when comparing boxers to fencers (e.g. right handed boxer front foot is left and right handed fencer right foot forward and vice versa for left handed stance). Also from a fencing perspective would be rude to ask for coach to teach like a left hander if your actually right handed? Also could the mechanics of thursting in fencing ruin the mechanics of my jab?
Thanks for the heads up I will definitely check out the thread.BTW, there is a thread in the weapons forum that actually got me into fencing.
I would recommend it to anyone who is getting into it because I posted my noob questions and candid reactions over the span of 2 years.
It actually reads like the blog of an old fuck that just falls in love with fencing. It's called "which ancestor made the best sword". I massively derailed it and made it a fencing thread. You might want to check it out. I'll page you from it.