Mama Kat Thursday: A Sojourn Into Fencing
The Mama Kat Blog Prompt for today is : "Tell the story of trying to learn a new talent or hobby that you only pursued briefly." The duel between the Man in Black & Inigo Montoya from Princess Bride: among the best stage sword fighting scenes ever! Believe it or not, fencing was my brief hobby. A number of years ago, my husband and I participated in a 6-week beginners course I learned was being offered locally. There are several levels of competitive style sword fighting: Foil , which is your basic dueling level with a light, straight sword. The target zone is only the upper torso and one wins with a striking thrust to this zone. Then Epee , which is still a thrusting combat, though the target zone is now the whole body. And finally, there's Saber , which is a narrow, slightly curved blade with a rounded guard protecting the hand. Like, Epee, the target zone is anywhere. There are also different styles of stance, which vary...