Talk:Fencing terminology
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[edit] Maraging Myth
Is it really a myth that maraging blades break straight? fencing.net wrote: "Maraging steel foil blades have a reputation for lasting considerably longer than regular steel blades, and are supposed to break more cleanly." http://www.fencing.net/content/blogsection/2/
If someone could provide any support showing that it is indeed a myth, post it here. Andrew zot 06:28, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Flying lunge vs. Flunge
I deleted the alternate definition of flunge as a flying lunge. The flunge and the flying lunge are two different actions, according to Maitre Alex Beguinet, director of the U.S. Fencing Association Coaches' College. The flying lunge is a sub-type of the lunge in which the fencer uses so much force with the back leg that he or she becomes entirely airborne. U.S. Olympian Michael Marx is said to have had (in his Olympic years) a flying lunge that could hit from the on guard line.
Both the word flunge and the technique of flunging are literally combinations of fleche and lunge. Nothing to do with flying. Twisted86 06:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lunge and the Nadi Brothers
The note on the lunge as it it is written Oct. 22th, 2006 conflates the definition of the lunge action, and what the Nadi brothers communicated about it. The latter is better put in the biographical stubs of Aldo and Nedo. Also, the part about the Nadi brothers is in dire need of grammatical cleanup. Furthermore, the last sentences are tendentious, and seem to be in conflict with NPOV.
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[edit] Fleche
It says in the stub in this article that the flecher should run "at the opponent (with blade still extended) for a few (generally three) steps." And then later, it says that "the flèche is generally most effective in covering a large amount of ground and keeping pressure on the opponent." However, I have always been taught that fleching consists only of extension and bringing the rear leg to the front. Under no circumstances should the flecher run at the opponent, unless the flecher has already completed the fleche and is running past. Also, fleching should not be done at a great distance; it should be done at about lunge distance, or a little farther away. Is this wrong, or is there another type of fleche out there that I have not heard about? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.89.182.59 (talk) 00:38, 12 February 2007 (UTC).
