We did fenced at my all girls' school. The fencing master had to gently chide us in our first lesson that we were supposed to move backwards and forwards and not chase each other around the room like extras from an Errol Flyn movie. We also felt going for the bare neck whenever the mask slipped up was fair game. Whoever said the female of the species is deadly than the male had obviously watched us fence.
@CollegeCamel: I went to a Grammar School in London. Meet me with the swords of your choice in Hyde Park at dawn and we will duel for the honour of our respective schools.
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And a lot of hard physical effort!
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...I ended up delivering a lot of crotch-shots.
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And when you are as short as I am, tall guys ended up with a number of crotch-shots from my sabre blade. Mostly unintentional. Mostly.
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