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Currently having a terrible week because my job is stressful and my boss is a tyrant. The good news is that I found something new and very very good, so I just need to hang in there a couple more months maybe.
On another topic, for some reason lately I can't stop thinking about learning fencing and I've been binging on sword-related youtube channels. I blame @Tervell@hexbear.net for this.
Anyone else here ever have a strange desire to fling a sword around and stab things with it? I mean, just imagine yourself wielding this beauty. I can't be the only one who finds this appealing, right?
I did fencing as a kid, honestly it kinda slaps. I was pretty bad at it but jabbing people with a foil is rad. LUNGE
I never did anything like that as a kid but that sounds absolutely awesome. Any advice on getting into it? I was thinking of trying out Blade and Sorcery (maybe something like this?) with some realism mods just for fun, but at some point I'd love to take classes. I'm probably moving soon though, so that will have to wait at least a few months.
Uh Idek sorry, it's been so long, it was probably expensive Idk. I just went to a local place, no experience required. If I were still healthy I'd actually get back into it, super fun.
Game looks poppin tho.
For games, Hellish Quart's an interesting one focused on historical fencing (although I haven't played it myself yet). It's a fighting game rather than first person but it seems pretty neat, and it's got a big cast of characters, each focused on a specific weapon & style of fencing. There's even a schiavona guy
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been always wanting to get into HEMA personally. be the sword lesbian i was destined to be
I hope things improve for you! Fencing seems cool, be a cool thing to learn ^^
Hell yeah. I did fencing through college and I've been thinking a lot about it recently since I still have my gear.
My college club was coed outside of big competitions, so it avoids any "trans in sports" worries. HEMA is also an extremely queer sport.
Look into local fencing clubs, there might be somewhere with cheap group lessons, and usually they will have loaner gear (you will want at least your own mask and glove real quick though, they can get grody). Most people start by learning foil. Foil is cool and good and fun even if it has funny timing rules. They might also have smaller saber and epee classes. I've never done saber but epee is pretty cool.
I've done a little HEMA rapier fencing too. It's very different from olympic fencing (the blade is super heavy in comparison, and there's lotsa weird cuts instead of just poking) but I found it very handy to already have the basics and vocabulary of fencing while learning.
Fencing can get pretty spendy if you buy a fancy uniform, but for most casual purposes all you really need is a mask, jacket, glove, and foil. That'll protect your important bits and give you something to stab with. Most clubs will have loaners of all of these, but masks and gloves get sweaty, and it can be nice to eventually have your own stuff.
Absolute Fencing is a good company with affordable gear.
You don't need the expensive electronic stuff, or special pants or shoes, or chest/underarm protectors. You'll be fine, it doesn't hurt.
For HEMA you can keep the same mask and jacket, but you also need at least a gorget and much more protective gloves. Probably all sorts of other pads based on the sword, but that's what I used for rapier. Also HEMA swords are expensive but also way coler. Whacking people with actual swords is a lot more dangerous than poking them with a bendy stick. HEMA clubs also usually have loaners.