From: | Michael Broadwater <mbroadwa@*******.GLENAYRE.COM> |
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Subject: | Re: the uac dilemma; and fencing |
Date: | Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:24:07 -0500 |
>On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Paul J. Adam wrote:
>>
>> Reminds me of when I used to fence. The first time I took on the
>> instructor, and typically I lost the point on almost every lunge: he'd
>> parry and riposte and get me. So, I always "lost on my action".
>>
>> If you're good, the enemy attacking gives you an opening to attack into.
>You must have fenced epee. In foil and sabre you must defend, (no sneaky
>counter attacks although a good stop hit in time is always a crowd pleaser.)
Actually, all you have to do in both foil and sabre is parry slightly and
then riposte. If you parry well enough that they don't hit at all, it's
your point. If you parry/riposte and hit at all, it's your point. If you
stop thrust, and they hit you, it's their point, no matter if you hit first
or not. You have to take the offensive away from your opponet _or_ not
allow them to hit to score if they're attacking.
In other words: The parry riposte that hits, scores.
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