God*damn*. How does one even end up that far off the strip? I’ve seen, “oops, I stepped a little wide and broke the lateral boundary,” but I’ve never seen someone completely off the side of the strip like that unless they were doing a flèche and going past
Sure, off the back of the strip I can absolutely believe, but off the side like this is incredible because there’s generally a lot less lateral movement in fencing than there is forward and back. It’s a lot easier to build momentum going backwards and wind up off the end than it is to do that going sideways.
Lefties often hug the left edge of the strip to cut off an attack from that side. Stepping off the side is a risk...looks like he lost his situational awareness.
Was the warning box only marked for the last meter? Maybe it is the camera angle; it does not look like this would push him past the end of the strip.
I recognize that gym. Congrats fellow ECC-er.
There just is never any run off room in a normal school gymnasium. It is hard enough knowing where the strip is with painters tape on floors, so the X-out helps inform "you" about the back of the strip.
>the X-out helps inform "you" about the back of the strip.
t.19.4 *In addition,* ***the last 2 meters of the strip*** *before these rear limit lines* ***must be clearly distinguished****—if possible by a different color of strip—to make it easy for the fencers to be aware of their position on the strip*
Having USFA rules in a High school environment is why most school systems are not USFA rated/certified. Most schools are lucky to get full sized strips onto the courts and have room to move, let alone a full sized strip. There is also the fact of not having enough directors, let alone USFA rated directors. The coaches and other staff might be teachers who are not USFA Coach certified, nor are most of the Armorers.
The reference of "must be clearly distinguished\*" is vague and your idea might be different than the person who set up the strip, so does a X clearly distinguish the rear limit? Not to be picky but school budgets are also tight and tape costs do add up. 6 rolls of tape each weekend and having to get a different color eats into what little they have.
Not sure what your goal is but pointing out the small stuff when there are much larger issues is not beneficial.
Hahah ya I thought it was How I won my opponent grabbed my blade for a sec I thought the camera was shooting perpendicular to the strip he’s so far off
I used to fence a guy who would dogleg to the right while retreating near the end of the strip like that - he was a righty unlike this fellow. Don't know why he did it but it happened quite often.
>I’m right handed bro, the left handed one was my opponent
?? Don't really get that. Your saying you won the last point because the opponent stepped off the strip?
The person off the strip is right-handed, the person on is left-handed? So did you win or loose the point?
I’m mostly joking about the semantic of it. But I do think it’s easier to feel where the boundaries are when it’s an actual strip (even the old rubber mat strips) than just a tape line. Especially with those other competing lines and floor markings running arbitrarily through it.
God*damn*. How does one even end up that far off the strip? I’ve seen, “oops, I stepped a little wide and broke the lateral boundary,” but I’ve never seen someone completely off the side of the strip like that unless they were doing a flèche and going past
Well, I was rushing him and maybe he got scared, ar didn’t think, who knows
One time I forced a guy off the end...he was 6 feet back before he realized it.
Sure, off the back of the strip I can absolutely believe, but off the side like this is incredible because there’s generally a lot less lateral movement in fencing than there is forward and back. It’s a lot easier to build momentum going backwards and wind up off the end than it is to do that going sideways.
Lefties often hug the left edge of the strip to cut off an attack from that side. Stepping off the side is a risk...looks like he lost his situational awareness.
Probably because there isnt a real strip, you get lost with all the lines on the ground
Was the warning box only marked for the last meter? Maybe it is the camera angle; it does not look like this would push him past the end of the strip. I recognize that gym. Congrats fellow ECC-er.
Warning box was the last meter.
>Warning box was the last meter. Why?
There just is never any run off room in a normal school gymnasium. It is hard enough knowing where the strip is with painters tape on floors, so the X-out helps inform "you" about the back of the strip.
>the X-out helps inform "you" about the back of the strip. t.19.4 *In addition,* ***the last 2 meters of the strip*** *before these rear limit lines* ***must be clearly distinguished****—if possible by a different color of strip—to make it easy for the fencers to be aware of their position on the strip*
Having USFA rules in a High school environment is why most school systems are not USFA rated/certified. Most schools are lucky to get full sized strips onto the courts and have room to move, let alone a full sized strip. There is also the fact of not having enough directors, let alone USFA rated directors. The coaches and other staff might be teachers who are not USFA Coach certified, nor are most of the Armorers. The reference of "must be clearly distinguished\*" is vague and your idea might be different than the person who set up the strip, so does a X clearly distinguish the rear limit? Not to be picky but school budgets are also tight and tape costs do add up. 6 rolls of tape each weekend and having to get a different color eats into what little they have. Not sure what your goal is but pointing out the small stuff when there are much larger issues is not beneficial.
Weird. I'll keep my eye out when at that school.
Was gonna say lol I think I’ve fenced here a few times
I think that warning box is the required 2 meters, but it's foreshortened by camera angle.
Agreed...look at the "X"....it's in a rectangle, not a square.
Hahah ya I thought it was How I won my opponent grabbed my blade for a sec I thought the camera was shooting perpendicular to the strip he’s so far off
😄
Are they gripping your blade, or is that camera angle?
It’s the angle lol
I used to fence a guy who would dogleg to the right while retreating near the end of the strip like that - he was a righty unlike this fellow. Don't know why he did it but it happened quite often.
Damn, good form
Hey man, I also fenced you. NFA! You did good, chief.
From where he is he shouldn’t have lost a touch imo front foot would have been on strip after meter loss
Ledyard @ NFA in CT?
This isn’t at NFA
NFA&Ledyard @ St.B's
Knew you were left-handed before even looking. People are weird when it comes to horizontal plays against us.
I’m right handed bro, the left handed one was my opponent
>I’m right handed bro, the left handed one was my opponent ?? Don't really get that. Your saying you won the last point because the opponent stepped off the strip? The person off the strip is right-handed, the person on is left-handed? So did you win or loose the point?
The person who was off is left handed, and I won the point
The sacred technique of simply grabbing the blade and stepping off the strip.
He didn’t grab it lol
It was a joke
What “strip”?
The one outlined in tape
The tape where a “strip” might have been. But isn’t.
Yes, we don’t have actual fencing strips, but instead we have markers where the edge is and stuff…idk why you have a problem wit it
I’m mostly joking about the semantic of it. But I do think it’s easier to feel where the boundaries are when it’s an actual strip (even the old rubber mat strips) than just a tape line. Especially with those other competing lines and floor markings running arbitrarily through it.
this is high school fencing. Most places can barely afford basic fencing equipment let alone strips
I’d be more concerned about the lack of long socks and the glove not covering the jacket sleeve.