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German fraternity guy here. Did such fencing with sharp weapons three times, but was good enough to only receive one small scar. AMA :-)
by waschl 6y ago
German fraternity guy here. Did such fencing with sharp weapons three times, but was good enough to only receive one small scar.
AMA :-)
- lqet 6y agoDoes it hurt?
- waschl 6y agoThe weapons are sharpened in such a way that they leave clean cuts. The Adrenalin is high enough so you don’t really realize the hit and direct aftermath, only the blood running down. Of course there is the healing pain, can be quite painful.
- scottlocklin 6y agoWould you say this "Mondo Italian" video is a fair representation of the dueling tradition? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUh5exBJXBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUh5exBJXBU
- tobessebot 6y agoBierjunge!
- waschl 6y agoHängt
- geek_at 6y agoIn Austria this scar thing is only a thing amongst far right winged fraternities. Same in Germany?
- rendall 6y agoAre there ever any severely disfiguring facial injuries from such duels, of a kind that frighten children or nauseate passersby? From which even community members cringe?
- waschl 6y agoI am probably biased, but I don’t think so. In the days and weeks after the duel it looks heavy, but after months and years it in most cases barely visible from walking-by distance. There are some funny terms for extensive scaring on some cheeks like “Rangierbahnhof” (railway yard).
- rendall 6y agoWell, ok, then. Sign me up. I want one.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoThere's plenty of nerves running around the face and due to the amount of bone, probably necessarily close to the surface. Are there occasions when these get severed leaving the recipient less able to control their facial or jaw muscles?
- waschl 6y agoNever heard about that, and I heard a lot of stories in the last 15 years about fencing.
- hobofan 6y agoI don't think with functional loss, but severance of nerves there happens very very rarely. A few years ago a friend of mine had some jaw nerve/muscles severed, but regained full functionality.
- cmenge 6y agoThe thick leather strap of the Paukbrille ("duelling glasses") protects much of the nervus facialis. When the cheeks get severed, however, some people complain from weird effects for a while (e.g. skins starts sweating when chewing). This always seemed to go away at some point though.
- capnahab 6y agoThe facial nerve is the 7th cranial nerve. It's branches innervate the muscles of facial expression. It is deep and it takes a deep cut to sever it's branches usually through muscle. Most of the scars are horizontal and I dont think I have seen one associated with a facial palsy.
- AzzieElbab 6y agoFunny, I have scars in my legs and arms from dull training sabre and epiee. Completely accidental of course