Fencing

Eppe, foil, and saber

EDIT: Actually, those are the styles of fencing. Different rules apply to each.

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For overall results, look at the number besides the name of the person to see what place they ranked. When looking at DE brackets, look for the name you want and follow it as it progresses to the side on the bracket. When the name is not in the next slot, that means they lost and the two numbers will be the score. When looking at a pool sheet, the numbers to the right of your person's name indicates their score against another person. A five or a "V" will indicate a victory. Now look at the number just to the left of your person's name. Now find that number above the columns on the sheet and look down. The numbers below it indicate what people scored on your person. Finally, the numbers to the far right of your person's name indicate their overall achievements. The number for them under the "V" indicates how many bouts they won. The number for the "TS" indicates how many touches they scored overall. The number under the "TR" indicates how many touches they received overall. The number under the "I" is the indicator. This is the touches scored minus the touches received. The higher the number, the better. The number under the "P" indicates what place they received in the pool. This is determined first by the number of victories people achieved. If two people tied there, whoever has the higher indicator is ranked higher. If the same two people are tied there, it goes to touches scored. If they are still tied, then it is an official tie.

I use 50wt. Motor oil. A good "rule of thumb" is: ANYtime you purchase (new) ANYthing metal, SOAK it in oil 3 days to 2 weeks to PERMEATE the material in question. I've been oiling metal items for 35 years now, so I can say, from personal experience, "It works for me".

HOWEVER, if you are wanting to preserve AN ANTIQUE: DON'T DO IT! -Get an opinion from an antique dealer as you may actually depreciate it's value.

Footnote: DO NOT SOAK THE HANDLE.

Each time you hit someone on the "on target" you get a point. Very simple.

If you mean the area in which you fence, you would call it the "strip" or "piste".

A very good epee coach whom I have had in NJ (all though I believe he travels to different states too, and he is Hungarian) is Kornel Udvarhelyi. He is a very intense epee coach, and if you train with him, expect sore muscles!

It really depends on your definition of "cool". Saber is easily the most entertaining weapon for a non-fencer to watch, but each have their pros and cons.

Your fingers and hand are important. But for the footwork the back leg as u have to drive with it. But there are so many diffrent places can't name them all bit I would say fingers and back leg are the most important

A fence diagram is geologic cross section that allows easy visualization of the stratigraphic changes in subsurface conditions. The data used to create fence diagrams comes from soil samples or rock cores obtained from borings done by engineers or geoligists.

You can find out yourself at www.usfencing.org , where they list all the valid clubs that are registered with the USFA. Good luck finding one!

The most likely person to match this information seems to have graduated from Syracuse and now owns Paymentflex Technologies.

Salle means room in the French language. LaVerne is most likely a name, some sort of proper noun. Therefore, it is probably a proper noun that is associated with a room.

Salle LaVerne is a fencing club in Torrance, California. Salle means "hall" in French and is the traditional name for a fencing room or fencing club. Jerry LaVerne was the founder of the club, thus "Salle LaVerne" is Jerry LaVerne's fencing club.

They are choreographed just like any other simulated fighting in a film, and the shots are planned. Also they may not occur in the sequence in which you see them but may be filmed more than once from different angles and then edited together. Sometimes, such as in Troy the actors move more slowly than is seen on screen, they later speed up the footage. This makes the movements seem smoother. Also, it gives the actors more time to play out what their next move must be in ther heads, so there are fewer screw-ups, and less takes.

It's a full contact combat sport without injuries.

Why fencing? Some reasons heard during my career: * Improved fitness, improved confidence, and a more defined self. * It's a ''real combat, except no one gets injured and you walk away friends.'' * It is physical chess: set up the control of your opponent, create the openings, go for a touch, then the checkmate of victory. * It makes one feel like you can fly. There is nothing better than a perfectly executed attack with a screaming finish. * It helps you ''stay in shape without mind numbing cardio.'' * The competitive journey: amazing places and interesting people that become life long friends. * Got me out of gym class and then I stuck with it. * I'm tall but hate basketball. Epee for the win. * Got me a ''scholarship to college and I stuck with it. Yes, fencing is part of the NCAA and there are people who got significant scholarships through fencing.'' * Want to beat up on my sister, brother, husband, wife, mother, father, child, mother-in-law, grandfather, grandson or just some random person I never met before today… * Want to get away from the aforementioned people. * Hate loosing… * Love winning… * Great stress relief. * It brings out both best and worst aspects of a person's character. Nourish the best, identify and resolve the worst. * Keeps my ego in check.

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An unbalanced sword can give you pains in your arm and will break if hit in the right spot. It might feel awkward in your hand as well. I read this off of the novel Eragon so i dont know how real it might be.

The first thing that one should have is a pair of white knee-length pants called breeches, and a pair of knee socks (no skin should be shown on the legs).

Next is the plastic chest protector; then the plastron: the underarm protector, which is the one-sleeved white jacket.

Next is the bodycord, which is held in the hand wearing a glove.

Next is the white long-sleeved jacket, just called a jacket. Finally there is the conductive silver lamé, which identifies the target area. It is sleeveless for a foilist and long-sleeved on a saberist; epéeists do not wear lamés.

Finally, there is the weapon. There are three different choices: a foil, which has a smaller handle; epée, which has a larger handle and a larger target area; and a saber, which has the largest handle and a target area of the upper torso.

Hope this helps!

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No, the technique for making Damascus steel has been lost over time.

The steel most commonly referred to as "Damascus" is actually "Pattern Welded", a process where two different grades of steel are folded together, creating a wavy pattern similar to that of Damascus steel. The purpose of this was to achieve a compromise between the flexibility of soft steel with the strength and edge retention of harder steel. Early Viking smiths are well known for having employed this technique, often twisting the center for artistic affect and then forge welding straight steel around the outside for the sharpened portion. The advent of modern alloy steels and heat treating technology has rendered this process obsolete, though it is still employed for aesthetic or historical reasons.

Wald-Solingen did not manufacture modern fencing weapons.

The US hometown fencing hopeful for the 2008 Olympics was Mariel Zagunis for the Women's Sabre competition. She ended up getting first.

A luge is a sled, and has nothing to do with fencing.

The weapon used for training in the fencing duel era was called the foil (fleur). It is still used as one of the 3 weapons for fencing today, although it has never historically been a real weapon used for combat.

There isn't a training sword in fencing. Originally the foil (see above) before the sport fencing - like we know it now - exsisted. Now you choose a weapon (like the foil) and train with that. So in fencing there is no training sword.

Local zoning ordinances may limit the height, materials, set-back from property line, etc. You need to check with the city building inspector's office. You may even have to pay for a building permit.