FIE videos on youtube

here: http://www.youtube.com/user/FIEvideo

funny fencing dictionary

(stolen from http://www.mindspring.com/~aedan/dict.htm)

ABSTAIN	French for "so sorry, I wasn't paying attention"
ADVANCE	Forward motion made by male fencers toward female fencers, usually resulting in a slap across the face.
ATTACK IN PREPARATION	When you sneak up and hit your opponant while they're still putting on their gear.
BALLESTRA	A male ballerina
BARRAGE	Shelling your opponent with cannon fire from several miles away
BEAT	How you feel after fencing
CHANGE OF ENGAGEMENT	Selecting a new fiancee
CORPS-A-CORPSE	French for "full contact fencing"
CROISE	A french pastry
DEROBEMENT	The houdini like motions required to escape fencing jackets
DISENGAGE	Getting rid of your fiancee, usually by fencing too much
EN GARDE	French for "On Guard", a paranoid state in which the fencer believes everyone is out to kill him/her
FEINT	what you do after fencing too long, in full uniform, on a hot summer day. Also known as heat stroke.
FEEBLE	What old fencers usually become
FLECHE	What fencers do it in
FORTE	What permanent en garde fencers live in
ONE-TWO	Basic fencing dance step, followed by Cha-Cha-Cha
PASSE	Close maneuver made by male fencers toward female fencers, always resulting in the male fencer being Maced
POMMEL	Beating your opponent senseless with the hilt of your sword
REDOUBLEMENT	Pause during the bout for the fencer to take another breath mint (In preparation for an ADVANCE or a PASSE)

awesome google fencing startskin

I got the idea online to make some google fencing backgrounds

http://startskins.com/2015533845/#

or you can build your own google startskin (I have it as my homepage)
just click "customize page" on the top right corner, then "skin builder"
and then upload the picture you like and edit it :) easy.

Fencing & facebook

Many are the pages and groups on facebook regarding fencing. One I find very funny is "fencing bruises". I love fencing bruises, it's kind of silly but I like having them :D And here some people have actually uploaded pictures of theirs!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fencing-Bruises/108878655829909


Gallery of fencing pictures and images

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fencing-Gallery/113142918717130?sk=photos
Just expressing some luv for fencing

https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Love-Fencing/112120495482783

Never fall in love with a fencer :P

https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=275157828790

back on the piste (almost)

Yesterday, after10 days of lazyness since the end of the fencing camp, I visited the local club where I will train with other beginner grown-ups for a month until I go back to Germany. I was hoping to hop on the piste but it was just running and exercises :(  Most people seemed so unfit, I am curious to see what they fence like, I confronted some of them a few months ago when I was far more inexperienced, I can't wait till Monday to fight them again and see how much progress I've made.

Anyway, two nights ago I turned the tv on and came across a very nice film By the sword !

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101524/

It's a 90's film not just about sword fighting but has also action in a fencing club!