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As a former fencer, this is what a lot of HEMA bouts look like to me
by ever1337 3y ago
As a former fencer, this is what a lot of HEMA bouts look like to me
- greedo 3y agoAlso as a former fencer, I've realized that fencing has so little to do with most "blade" warfare, whether in real life or in the movies. Epee might be the closest to reality for parts of Europe with duels etc, but I think all three forms diverged pretty quickly since the death of an opponent kind of kills the sport.
- hprotagonist 3y agoolympic/sport fencing has very little to do with killing people with sharp metal. the same goes for kendo, of course …