Olympic Fencing

ZenGum · 08-01-2008, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Dr. Daniel Bukantz,... He was 90.

..... said his son, Jeff, the captain of the 2004

Grandson, perhaps?

Ok, Mr Smartypants is being sent to the corner now.

Griff · 08-01-2008, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Grandson, perhaps?

Ok, Mr Smartypants is being sent to the corner now.

Nope son. He's the organizational captain, not an active fencing captain. He wasn't quite good enough as a fencer to make the olympics but he is a respected director (referee) at the Olympic level.

Griff · 07-19-2009, 05:48 AM

So yesterday I fenced terribly but I did make one amusing touch. I could feel a fleche (running attack) coming so I feinted toward my opponent to mess his timing. It worked a little to well. He stepped on his own foot when he tried to adjust and soared down the strip head first. I hit him on the shoulder as be flew by. "Touch left, yellow card right for fencing out of control." We all had a pretty good laugh.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-19-2009, 07:25 AM

Damn lefties don't fight fair.

Griff · 09-20-2009, 07:07 AM

We went to Les Amis fencing club in Buffalo yesterday. The plan was for lil Pete to kick butt in foil and I would get shelled by the epeeists. Unfortunately, Lil stank it up and a couple of the top epeeists didn't show so I got the silver. Go me!

xoxoxoBruce · 09-20-2009, 11:09 AM

Congratulation! The best laid plans, of foilers and espreers...

Griff · 10-11-2009, 07:30 PM

Long couple days so far, another tomorrow. We both were kinda weak yesterday although I did score 4 times in 30 seconds to force an OT which I then messed up.

Today our kid just missed the round of 16 out of 90 fencers. I think she'll finish at 17 or so. She lost priority (coin flip) and her final de to a screamer in over-time. The kid did ask the director to explain one of the three blown calls (says the Dad) which is a big step for her as she usually just grouses about this stuff later. We were disappointed to see her opponent sitting chatting with the directors after the bout. Over-all though, it was a excellent day of fencing where she was controlling distance and generally being aggressive and the directing was mostly quite good.

07-19-2009, 05:48 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So yesterday I fenced terribly but I did make one amusing touch. I could feel a fleche (running attack) coming so I feinted toward my opponent to mess his timing. It worked a little to well. He stepped on his own foot when he tried to adjust and soared down the strip head first. I hit him on the shoulder as be flew by. "Touch left, yellow card right for fencing out of control." We all had a pretty good laugh. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-19-2009, 07:25 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Damn lefties don't fight fair. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-20-2009, 07:07 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We went to Les Amis fencing club in Buffalo yesterday. The plan was for lil Pete to kick butt in foil and I would get shelled by the epeeists. Unfortunately, Lil stank it up and a couple of the top epeeists didn't show so I got the silver. Go me! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-20-2009, 11:09 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Congratulation! The best laid plans, of foilers and espreers... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-11-2009, 07:30 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Long couple days so far, another tomorrow. We both were kinda weak yesterday although I did score 4 times in 30 seconds to force an OT which I then messed up. Today our kid just missed the round of 16 out of 90 fencers. I think she'll finish at 17 or so. She lost priority (coin flip) and her final de to a screamer in over-time. The kid did ask the director to explain one of the three blown calls (says the Dad) which is a big step for her as she usually just grouses about this stuff later. We were disappointed to see her opponent sitting chatting with the directors after the bout. Over-all though, it was a excellent day of fencing where she was controlling distance and generally being aggressive and the directing was mostly quite good. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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