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I'd say paintball is like fencing. The actions are real, but the consequences are minimized by the equipment. I don't know much about LARPing but I have the im
by leereeves 3y ago
I'd say paintball is like fencing. The actions are real, but the consequences are minimized by the equipment.
I don't know much about LARPing but I have the impression that the actions there aren't real, just people saying things like "I strike at thee", "I parry and riposte" while pantomiming in slow motion.
Wouldn't it be easy to tell a fencing duel from a LARP swordfight?
- defrost 3y agoSerious LARP'rs make their own swords and chainmail .. the difference between a fencing duel and a LARP swordfight is the shear size of the blades and the weight of the chainmail. * eg: https://greycompany.com.au/ https://greycompany.com.au/ Now billed as "Historical Re-enactment focusing on the Dark Ages and Medieval times" and has been swinging swords and building trebuchets since ~ 1980(ish) at least. * Varies, of course, by LARP groups
- falcolas 3y agoFWIW, compared to real sword fights, fencing (as practiced in the Olympics et.al.) isn’t generally considered to be “real”. Points scored from tapping toes, foils which bend unrealistically, artificially constrained movements, one winner when both stabbed each other milliseconds apart… But to your point, yes, most amateur sports could be boiled down to a form of LARPing given enough twisting.