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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 child)

Yeah, good point. People make essentially suicidal attacks in modern sport fencing because as long as they touch their opponent first the fact they were run through a tenth of a second later doesn't matter. But, a lot of fencing is staying at least one blade's length away from the opponent and probing and poking, so up until that final suicidal attack they're giving the opponent's weapon plenty of respect.

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[–] illi@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Yep. Also, ignoring sports, the more this ws the case the more the weapons developed to be lighter with point of ballance closer to the hilt.

If lightsabre blade doesn't weigh anything, it's the ultimate weapon for this sort of style of fencing (bonus points for any contact with the blade being harmful).

Your thinking made perfect sense, it's just my mind immediately went to the suicidal attacks in sport fencing and I've found it funny.

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