Fencing Frenzy
Entry posted by Iruini Nuva
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I went to a fencing tournament yesterday - correction, I fenced in a fencing tournament yesterday. I've got a couple bruises to prove it. Most of the were from a round with a 'C' rated fencer (for those of you who don't fence, this is very high for someone under 18). I'm still unrated, though I've been within reach of an 'E' rating a number of times.I was able to knock most of his attacks away from the target area, so they just hit off target areas like my arms or unprotected fingers (painfull). I don't really feel the hits from direct thrusts, but those nasty whip/flick attacks that this guy does make themselves noticable after a couple hours. Back on topic, I had 5 preliminary rounds which would detemine my position moving into the Direct Eliminations. I placed around the middle of my pool; having been put into a round with fencers who were all higher rated than me, that's actually pretty good. I went into the DE's at 10th place out of twice as many fencers. I made it through my first DE (my opponent started at 7th), and progressed onto the next. This time I lost by 3 points, making the final score 12-15. Even so, I ended up being the highest ranked out of that round. Of course, losing that round meant that I was out of the tournament. 
I checked on the overall tournament rankings this morning. I ended up placing 7th. I was 3 points, 3 stinking points away from getting a national ranking. 
x2 *sigh* I'll just keep practicing for the next one.
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