Originally Posted by Zelda

From now on I will unavoidably picture you wearing ninja clothing and stuff. Does fencing count as a martial art? I have been fencing as a school sport for 3 out or 4 terms/semesters/whatever-your-country-calls-it for about 3 years. I used to only do foil untill I realised it was a pussy weapon for prepubescent limp- dicks who find real weapons too heavy for their weak baby arms... Anyway, now I only do sabre because it is awesome and goes choppy chop to get points and has an awesome cutless guard and stuff. I am getting my own sabre this weekend actually. I am really excited. It almost makes me want to try for head boy so I can carry a sword around (and ride a horse in to chapel and bring a keg of bear into exams, it's the rules). Unfortunately that will never happen.

A lot of people assume that there is a lot of aggression a and rivalry between fencers of different sword, but I have never experienced any...

(Disclaimer: If anyone didn't realise that last paragraph is ironic then I hate you, thanks.)

P.s. Sorry that I can't watch, look at and listen to all the things you guys are showing me yet. I am struggling to keep up with your commendable activity on this thread. Keep it up.