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[Reynard]

watching that now. I can't understand the Japanese judge, speaking French, wearing a mask & a face shield

Ah, you mean the "En garde, du pret, allez!"

Which is "On guard, ready, fence!"

Unfortunately, on the international stage, most of the stuff is done in French - just one of the quirks of the sport. And a lot of terminology is French anyway.

Wish there was a club near here. I kind of miss it.

 

[tyred]

I can't find the lid for my biro.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Üü

Spare Umlauts.

 

[Reynard]

Just watching the BMX. Now that is bonkers - of a very boingy sort.

Have planted two nectarine stones on the parental unit's orders.

 

[Grant Fondo]

On discovering I had not paid a Merseyflow toll from May, I went on line to pay the penalty .... £62 each way, gulp
Phoned a nice chap up who said no worries, just pay £4 and its sorted. Glad I made the call.
Nice bridge too

 

[carpiste]

Just back from a 20 mile ride. Wore a shower proof top as it looked ominously grey out. !5 mile in and of course it started spitting and I couldn`t see through the glasses! Luckily it stopped raining and as a result of the gusty wind I was dry in no time. The only issue I had was 20 miles felt like 30 because of the wind. For some reason it seemed to change direction throughout the ride and kept blowing in my face trying to flip me!
Good thing is Mrs C had the kettle on as soon as I got home so all`s well again

 

[Reynard]

I am watching basketball while I wait for some watercolour paint to dry.

 

[Reynard]

Good thing is Mrs C had the kettle on as soon as I got home so all`s well again

Speaking of, I could do with a

Time to put the kettle on.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My stomach is trying to convince me that I'm hungry but 2x1mile circuits of the park is not enough to burn off the large breakfast I had. I'm going to try a coffee instead.

 

[postman]

I might be sometime,I am going to take this tablet outside and give it a good beating John Cleese style.I am going to remove its memory and reset it.Something is not right with it.I will be back.

 

[rockyroller]

Ah, you mean the "En garde, du pret, allez!"
Which is "On guard, ready, fence!"
Unfortunately, on the international stage, most of the stuff is done in French - just one of the quirks of the sport. And a lot of terminology is French anyway
Wish there was a club near here. I kind of miss it.

not that, I think this morning a judge stepped in to make a call on something. I also heard that French is the official language of fencing. I only took fencing lessons in HS due to a part in a play. I had 1 exciting scene, where during one performance, my opponent's foil flew off the stage. I was supposed to knock his out of his hand, throw him mine, then pick up his. instead his flew off the stage. I threw him mine & leaped off the stage to get his. had to run up the side stairs to continue the duel. it was so exciting the crowd cheered. we should have kept that in for future performances

 

[Reynard]

not that, I think this morning a judge stepped in to make a call on something. I also heard that French is the official language of fencing. I only took fencing lessons in HS due to a part in a play. I had 1 exciting scene, where during one performance, my opponent's foil flew off the stage. I was supposed to knock his out of his hand, throw him mine, then pick up his. instead his flew off the stage. I threw him mine & leaped off the stage to get his. had to run up the side stairs to continue the duel. it was so exciting the crowd cheered. we should have kept that in for future performances

I'd been shortlisted for the GB Cadet (U17) Epee squad when my parents decided that my school work was far more important. There was other stuff going on as well at the time, so hey ho... I did, a decade later, get the chance to take part in an international A-grade Sabre competition, which I took with both hands. I finished last, but at least I finally had a GBR after my name on the entry list.

 

[rockyroller]

I'd been shortlisted for the GB Cadet (U17) Epee squad when my parents decided that my school work was far more important. There was other stuff going on as well at the time, so hey ho... I did, a decade later, get the chance to take part in an international A-grade Sabre competition, which I took with both hands. I finished last, but at least I finally had a GBR after my name on the entry list.

oh that's fantastic! quite an achievement! that takes a lot of discipline!

 

[carpiste]

a decade later, get the chance to take part in an international A-grade Sabre competition, which I took with both hands. I finished last, but at least I finally had a GBR after my name on the entry list.

I always thought you held onto a Sabre with one hand!

 

[Reynard]

oh that's fantastic! quite an achievement! that takes a lot of discipline!

I think it was more that I rather enjoyed taking out life's frustrations by whacking other people entirely legitimately with three feet of cold steel. I had the privilege of training with olympians at the club we all belonged to.