Yes, I'm a fencer.
No, I don't deal with the chain-link variety.
I carry a sword.
I wear a mask.
I stab and slash.
Any more questions?
Ah, fencing, the graceful art of killing your opponant with long, thin metal blades. It's a rush, I tell you. I started fencing at UCLA two years ago, wanting to try a "different" sport. I already golf, and considered taking Lacrosse or Rugby (hah!), but Fencing seemed to attract my attention the most. After only 2 weeks on the team, I quickly switched from foil to sabre and competed against different NCAA teams in Southern California. I did pretty well, and am now thinking of changing back to foil.
I'm currently unranked, but have faced many A and B fencers!!!! (and lost miserably)
Wanna read my remarks on fencing? Click here to read a questionaire I answered in length.
I was
a fencing instructor up at Camp
Ramah for two summers. It was a great experience for me and I was
able to add a level of mastery to my foil talents. The opportunity to stab
dozens of children every day for 8 weeks was unsurpassible!
I drew this image on the left. Nifty, huh?
Here are some pictures from the classes I
taught at Camp Ramah, 1997
If you're a fencing enthusiast, please visit the UCLA Fencing Club Home Page (Search yahoo until I can put up link)