Olympic Fencing
Aug. 13th, 2008 06:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/fencing/7557798.stm
Highlights of Richard Kruse's 2 fights and an interview with him.
It's interesting comparing it to how the sabre and the epee looked. I can see why the sabreurs and the epeeists call us the pokey-pokey people. But it is the one that's closest to being in a real fight, it's all in and out and twisty and turny, and being sneaky helps. I <3 my weapon of choice.
Another point - no, I don't have an explanation for Peter Joppich's hair.
Highlights of Richard Kruse's 2 fights and an interview with him.
It's interesting comparing it to how the sabre and the epee looked. I can see why the sabreurs and the epeeists call us the pokey-pokey people. But it is the one that's closest to being in a real fight, it's all in and out and twisty and turny, and being sneaky helps. I <3 my weapon of choice.
Another point - no, I don't have an explanation for Peter Joppich's hair.
