What type of sport fencing do you do?

Question

epee, sabre, or foil. i fence sabre i like the target area and i like how hitting from the side of the blade counts as a touch, but which kind do u like?

Answer 1

Foil, but I have done epee and sabre for brief periods. I was probably most talented at epee, I came in second at a cadet NAC when I tried it for fun, but I found that I got sort of bored doing it. It was definitely nice not having to deal with the objectiveness of a referee though. Sabre I enjoyed more than epee, but it was a bit too fast paced for me, I didn't really feel like I could get into the bout before it was over. Sort of comically, I have a rating in all three, though foil's the only one I compete in. I like foil because it's sort of a compromise. I can choose which actions I want to do before the touch, but it's not so immediate that I can't devise new plans and modify my ideas during the touch. It's challenging. That's not to say there aren't times when I've regretted my choice, I didn't have the immediate success with foil as I might have with epee, but I've been working at it for about 6 years now, and I have pretty consistent success at the national level, and I'm developing that at the international level, but most of all it's what I enjoy doing, I'm guessing similar to how sabre is with you. Good luck!

Answer 2

foil! i dunno why in particular.. i just started w/it so i've kinda stuck w/it! :)