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[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

geordi-no Splitting fencers up by gender

geordi-yes Splitting fencers up by height and arm reach length

Granted I've never paid too much attention to professional fencing so I have no idea if those factors are as dominant there as they were in the amateur stuff I did a while back

[–] Babs@hexbear.net 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Even reach is only part of the equation. Tall dudes have more surface area you can poke, while fencing a tiny woman can be like trying to swat a fly.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago

I remember fencing a short woman. What was normally a shot to someone's heart was my stabbing her mask. Not a legal shot in foil fencing, to be sure.

I did a lot of apologizing whenever we matched up.