Player Pics

Kresslack

I'm uncertain as to why you lock wrists/tie hands together. Please explain. 

Daslin

@Kresslack So that the other cannot escape the fight. They're forced to fight. IT ISNT A GAME!

Kresslack

Hmm...not sure I understand the concept there, as typically, most people involved in a knife fight are already fairly committed lol. But for entertainment of the method: A feint to the face followed up with three inches in the kidney. Evasive moves and counters are what make real knife fights fun, more like a game of chess. Make a move, force a move, pretend to do either, etc. So this tradition originated in Texas you say?

Tvistor

Vayne said:

It's great being a lefty fencer...also you need moar warcry.

Fencing in silence is a lot classier and respectful in my mind. I just concentrate on regulating my breathing and exhaling on rapid movement, which pretty much has the same effect. I might consider yelling if I'd get the psychological edge, but anyone that is good enough for me to need the edge isn't going to be shaken. (Not that I'm that great, it's just not hard to shrug off the random yelling.)

Averi

Tvistor said:

Vayne said:

It's great being a lefty fencer...also you need moar warcry.

Fencing in silence is a lot classier and respectful in my mind. I just concentrate on regulating my breathing and exhaling on rapid movement, which pretty much has the same effect. I might consider yelling if I'd get the psychological edge, but anyone that is good enough for me to need the edge isn't going to be shaken. (Not that I'm that great, it's just not hard to shrug off the random yelling.)

And people who yell loudly after every point are really obnoxious after a while.... >.>  

And yelling at your opponent during the match is sort of illegal. 

Silas

What if you have Tourette's?

Averi

Silas said:

What if you have Tourette's?

Then you are screwed I guess... try a different sport?

Silas

Racist. [-(

Vayne

Averi said:

Tvistor said:

Vayne said:

It's great being a lefty fencer...also you need moar warcry.

Fencing in silence is a lot classier and respectful in my mind. I just concentrate on regulating my breathing and exhaling on rapid movement, which pretty much has the same effect. I might consider yelling if I'd get the psychological edge, but anyone that is good enough for me to need the edge isn't going to be shaken. (Not that I'm that great, it's just not hard to shrug off the random yelling.)

And people who yell loudly after every point are really obnoxious after a while.... >.>  

And yelling at your opponent during the match is sort of illegal. 

I suppose, @Tvistor. I was taught that while the yelling after a touch is psychological, it is not intended to manipulate your opponent but the ref. The yelling reinforces that you scored the touch, whether you did or not, in the ref's mind and they are inclined to rule in your favor. This would be most beneficial in epee, I think, where right of way is not a factor. Anyway, I do not yell either, I was just playing! :P

Perhaps it is illegal to yell obscenities or otherwise verbally assault your opponent, but it it is not against the rules to shout after a touch, @Averi.

Tvistor

I think shouting to influence the ref may have initially been a smart move, but it's just so common that it just comes off as dickish these days. I don't think a good ref even really pays it any mind now.

There were a few great moments in the London Olympics where fencers would actually miss their attack altogether, but start yelling to convince the ref, then realize they had just made it obvious they were yelling all the time, and try to walk away and play it off all cool.

(I also wasn't aware that the referee had to make too many weird calls in epee, since the timeout on the electronics is so short, but I don't fence epee and have only seen it fenced twice.)

Kelandra

Saeva said:

Eld said:

@Saeva, whereabouts? Pacific Grove-ish?

Yeah, @Eld! That was all down Pacific Grove on the scenic route to Pebble Beach. Mostly at Asilomar State Beach. Soooooo freaking gorgeous.


Wow @Saeva‌ ... I lived there for ten years. Met my husband in Pac grove (he grew up there). We must chat.

Averi

Vayne said:

stuff was said.

@Tvistor actually, you'd be pretty amazed how terrible epee refs can be. it's like seriously, light goes off --> point. There's not much thinking to it, but they still mess up.  

There was once where they actually missed one of my points even though the light went off and stuff so i kind of see where you are coming from @Vayne, but people who are like AAAAAAAAAAAA every freaking touch are REALLY obnoxious. >.>  (and it's only legal if you turn around. At least that's how it's done here so you're not shouting into your opponent's face. I might have misunderstood what you meant by warcry...)

Personally, I was more of a fan of the silent inner squee. Shouting should only be reserved for cool points like toe touches or ninja flips.

Berenene

Averi said:

Vayne said:

stuff was said.

Personally, I was more of a fan of the silent inner squee. Shouting should only be reserved for cool points like toe touches or ninja flips.

That's it, @Tvistor, I want to see you do a ninja flip next time!

Wessux

This is a rant slash player pic so stay with me.

Sitting in Mhaldor helping dude with combat when all of a sudden I get invited to a party. I assume raid defense and I'm slightly excited. (for once)
Accept party.................................................................................................6 seconds later the command goes through.

No way I can fight in this. mfw


QQ storm into the kitchen. Router looks fine but it dropped my mom's laptop.

me - I'm getting really F#@king tired of your $#it router
router - But bro, you have 11 devices hooked into me at once. I can barely handle all this
me -
 
router -


me - DIDN'T THINK SO!!!!!!!!!

So I grab my keys and jacket, and then hop in my car. I'm not doing this crap anymore, I'm going to get a new one.

New router I find


NOT PLAYING YOUR GAMES ANYMORE ROUTER!!!!!

So tomorrow I will be setting this up and should not have anymore problems.

Karai

Shared in the Dojo to prove a point but I'm not sure what that was anymore.

Oh btw! NSFW @Dunn

[spoiler][/spoiler]

#armforskins



So trendy. Need more money now that I bought a mouse so I can buy a keyboard. Then jeans. Will likely have holes as well, one way or another ._.

Iocun

Jeans without holes are highly impractical anyways. You need at least two to stick your legs through.

Karai

I liike options.

Berenene

Iocun said:

Jeans without holes are highly impractical anyways. You need at least two to stick your legs through.

Hmm, that sounds vaguely like the dialogue that the fairies in cinderella, I believe, use when they're making her dress.

Dunn

Good thing I'm not at work, eh?

@Karai I just got a few new pairs of jeans today if you want some without holes in them.

Draqoom

Dunn said:

Good thing I'm not at work, eh?

@Karai I just got a few new pairs of jeans today if you want some without holes in them.

Dude, quit trying to get her in your pants.

Nemutaur

Your tv isn't really straight...might want to get that fixed.

Shadrac

@Karai

Goddammit Nemutaur beat me to it but fix that damn TV.

Jarrod

You guys can't tell that TV how to live, that TV lives the way it wants!

IT'S NOT A CHOICE.

Dunn

My attempts have been foiled again.

Hey... @Karai. Is that a mirror in your pocket?

Epiphany

I'm not sure I can get away with pigtails

Alexandre

@Epiphany Psst, you can.

Orzaansyn

@Alexandre

Hi there.

Vadimuses

Brisbane yesterday morning. The picture came out smudged, but lets consider that the artistic touch

Arador

Insert some really lame joke here

Tvistor

ALL HAIL SIR ARADOR.