tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313781518801847621.post4652885834955879881..comments2024-01-25T06:08:39.410+10:00Comments on A Fencer's Ramblings: Murphy's Laws of Fencing - Henry VersionHenry Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07709154816465095991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313781518801847621.post-68505243847267406482012-02-10T14:26:30.606+10:002012-02-10T14:26:30.606+10:00Hello,
You both make some interesting points. I th...Hello,<br />You both make some interesting points. I think that the word "potential" needs to be inserted in response to Anton's comment, and the addition of Brandon's to the list. Doubt this one will ever be a short one.<br /><br />I have always found it most interesting how no matter how scientific we go, it is up to the art. It is really up to what the fencer does rather than what they might or could have done.<br /><br />I intend to post another set of rules, much simpler later on to supplement/replace this lot.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Henry.Henry Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709154816465095991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313781518801847621.post-1044938294604003282012-02-10T13:58:14.345+10:002012-02-10T13:58:14.345+10:00I also stumbled a bit when reading this second law...I also stumbled a bit when reading this second law, though I agree completely with the commentary about the two together. And I also find Anton's comment relevant.<br /><br />After some thought I might suggest:<br /><br />1. Your distance is not the same as your opponent's distance.<br /><br />2. Your tempo is not the same as your opponent's tempo.<br /><br />BrandonRAGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270278839359687279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313781518801847621.post-61124220274404523192010-12-22T05:36:16.365+10:002010-12-22T05:36:16.365+10:002. If you have a tempo, so does the opponent.
I c...2. If you have a tempo, so does the opponent.<br /><br />I cant agree with this one, because a moment in time is indivisible. I would rather say <br /><br />2. What you think is a tempo, with you in the Before, is the opponent cunningly letting you put yourself into the After<br /><br />A tempo is only a tempo if you use it correctly. If you waste it, it was not a tempo, and thats not the tempo's fault - it is, after all, a moment in time, perfect in itself, and never to be seen again in this world. The fault, rather, was not in the perfect tempo but the imperfect swordsman.<br /><br />AntonIan Whitchurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896497136190817451noreply@blogger.com