I run a small discussion forum for fencing in Texas. Needless to say, in my area that largely means sport/competitive/Olympics style fencing. I have had...
Kim-- I inserted the addendum, and this will fly.....Thanks for the trouble.... KFS submits this draft definition of classical fencing for discussion: ...
... I only have a problem with the tone of this section, especially the use of the word "catastrophic". While it is true that there is a distinct break...
I disagree with a lot of what Bill said in his original post, and agree with much of Brian's critique that we ought not to define classica fencing as something...
Ken Mondschein
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Mar 3, 2006 9:15 pm
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In einer eMail vom 3/3/2006 10:16:29 PM W. Europe Standard Time schreibt editor@...: I disagree with a lot of what Bill said in his original...
In einer eMail vom 3/3/2006 11:07:01 PM W. Europe Standard Time schreibt bdschenck@...: "Although challenged by 19th century romantism, the fundamental...
...Don't know anything about a "catastrophic reaction" and its relationship to the "Enlightenment", but if we simply define valid Fencing as "using swords in a...
I would like to announce the second annual session of the Sonoma State University Fencing Master's Certificate Program, to be held July 24-29th 2006. Come...
If I may borrow a line from The Bard, "Brevity is the soul of wit." A definition is best kept short, simple -- and therefore memorable. This definition is more...
... Maybe in America... what about Europe? And what about the '62 Olympics? -Ken...
Ken Mondschein
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Mar 4, 2006 12:51 am
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... Um, no, they're not. They've evolved into two different beasts entirely. -Ken...
Ken Mondschein
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Mar 4, 2006 2:14 pm
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In einer eMail vom 3/3/2006 11:56:56 PM W. Europe Standard Time schreibt sword_teacher@...: ...Don't know anything about a "catastrophic reaction" and...
I must add that here in Germany we can actually date a couple of related "breaks" in technique almost exactly a century after the Franco-Prussian war opened...
If you read my screed, I quote Aldo Nadi..."There is only one fencing." And explained why. Of course that doesn't mean that how the German bureaucracy views...
In deference to American perceptions, although bemused by the contradiction between the difficulty of compressed expression on one hand and the desire for...
I'm utterly bemused, Kim. I expected attention to the substative portion of the draft. From here, what we see is something that might surprise the Americans:...
... And all I've offered is a way to make that "short course" better. By taking one section of the definition and making it more accessible, and less ...
I fear that this latest episode has sapped my interest in continuing my discussions of classical fencing on this mailing list. While I've enjoyed my time on...
" As if they were sharp" applies to Epee and Sabre only. The Foil was
developed as a teaching tool, and from the first moment it was used had the
problem of...
R&DA Co,
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Mar 4, 2006 5:49 pm
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The modern saber, the "fairy saber" never had an edge either. It is at least as far removed from dueling saber as the foil is from the smallsword. Only the ...
So if I understand correctly, instead of condemning a generation of misdirected effort by the fencing community, you are condemning three (five?) generations...
Gentlemen, first, good luck to Flanconade for his upcoming efforts to become
independent. To BLYLE: why think "misdirected" in the first place? As Aldo said:...
R&DA Co,
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Mar 5, 2006 4:01 pm
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Ken, What ABOUT Europe and the '62 olympics???? If I may, "classical" fencing was always around, but not referred to as "classical." I must rely on my...
In einer eMail vom 3/5/2006 4:48:52 PM W. Europe Standard Time schreibt liancour@...: Whether you're in the US, the UK or China doesn't change it much ...
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