Lack of swordsmen leads Saudi Arabia to consider dropping public beheadings

[theminister]

Culture bias? How about some culture ignorance. Funny how in the Age of Information ignorance is a choice.

[Scott Hartnell's Mane]

No...classical fencing is for duelling with blades.

Sport fencing; ie. epee, foil and some sabre, is a stylized version that involves a point scoring system and rules for combat.

Classical fencing has no rules.

[theminister]

With or without pointe d'arret? I ask because i'm genuinely curious...I know of both styles...I get them confused...which one uses the pointe d'arret? I know it's epee...but is it Classical or modern?

[Scott Hartnell's Mane]

Neither. They use real but blunted rapiers. These are practical weapons, not sporting blades.

They teach there from the Italian school and use those descriptions...most of which I forget.

The one they provided for me was similar to this.

[Dellins]

I was wondering how the topic could have three pages already, but no it's just two guys bickering about some off-topic crap and a buffoon taking pot shots at one of them.

[Scott Hartnell's Mane]

I was wondering how the topic could have three pages already, but no it's just two guys bickering about some off-topic crap and a buffoon taking pot shots at one of them.

[theminister]

Well that's far out...I bet that experience was something you'll never forget...fencing is a sport that so many overlook...yet it's been a sport officially for longer than any of the popular spectator sports in the world, and has been referenced in countless literary works that I remember fondly from English and Literature classes. It is indeed good to know there are institutions dedicated to keeping old classic pastimes such as fencing alive.

[theminister]

I was wondering how the topic could have three pages already, but no it's just two guys bickering about some off-topic crap and a buffoon taking pot shots at one of them.

[Dellins]

Yada yada yada....off topic crap? Really? The topic is swords...and we're talking about fencing. What are you talking about?

[Scott Hartnell's Mane]

^^^^^ See Aladeen... that's how it's done.

Here in Vancouver there are sport fencing schools as well. I tried one of those once but the weapons feel like toys in your hands in comparison.

This school focuses on the art before it became a sport, and are dedicated to teaching the from the works of the Classical masters of the 16th and 17th century. They teach it for deadly skill. This why Aladeen's appraisal that it is a LARPer school is ridiculous.

[Aladeen]

Pssh, the cultural heart of the Middle East can't find enough people qualified to chop off a head? I mean really!

Next up we'll hear that they have a shortage of jihadis and wifebeaters or something?

[Aladeen]

A guy tries to contribute to your thread and you spend the first and second pages telling him he's a larper.

Strange that you would get negative feedback.

[theminister]

And what did you yourself contribute besides post after post of personal attacks? please quote it I must have missed your totally relevant thought provoking post

[Mike Vanderhoek]

Pretty sure nobody's been crucified, drawn and quartered, or burned at stake in a while. Stoning or hanging, on the other hand... I'd certainly prefer to be beheaded myself.

[Stefan]

And what did you yourself contribute besides post after post of personal attacks? please quote it I must have missed your totally relevant thought provoking post

[Aladeen]

Will you admit you were wrong about me and the fencing school yet?

[Aladeen]

Just over a week ago in Papua New Guinea a young woman was dragged by villagers to a stake, doused in gasoline and burned alive amongst a pile of burning tires for the accusation of witchcraft.

Believe me, look into any of these things and it is being done.

[Aladeen]

Defend someone.

You were acting like a douche. Alright. I miss phrased my previous messages.

You aren't a douche. You were acting like one. And acting like a moron. There.

[theminister]

No because you and your fencing school had zero relevancy to the topic to begin with... when they start a beheading class I will apologize profusely to you.

[Ovech Trick]

What about jousting?

They put the "victim" on some sort of a contraption that will keep then from moving and still allow the executioner to gallop at full speed impaling them with a lance.