Momo1991: I'm not sure how far along you are in college, but I've heard that some give scholarships to fencers. Just a weird tidbit of info I picked up somewhere that may have no practical use for you...

Legend of Zelda encouraged my son to try a fencing class one summer but he didn't seem to enjoy it as much IRL as he thought he would - just not naturally competitive.

Anyway, my favorite fencing scene is in The Princess Bride - the one at the top of the cliff;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC6dgtBU6Gs

It always makes me smile!

QC: I am actually a junior technically in college, working on a slow to achieve bachalor's degree (Slowed further my my frankly terrible progress and blah blah blah ect. ect.) That's interesting that there's a fencing scholarship, I may have to look into it. I'm not sure if I would really qualify though since it's a student run club and not organized by the university.

QC: ...And it's one of the greatest things in the world to fight your heart out for the sake of the battle, to forget everything else in the world except sticking your sword into your foe, like I did this weekend, forgetting my ankle for the sake of the fight and still managing to give some surprises against some of the best fighters that were there that day.

Thespian*: Great story. Thanks for the through explanation, QC!

(I'm a great fan of Age of Empires I & II myself, and an avid reader about Ancient History, Dark Ages and the era of maritime exploration and conquest...)

QC: Well, I explained it as well as I could, and hopefully Spock doesn't find it Illogical.

Thespian*: Not illogical at all. Indeed, the operative word would be... fascinating. ;)

QC: It's moments like this I wished I actually watched Star Trek.

Thespian*: You certainly should do so... :D

QC: Okay, for those who were interested, I managed to find a little video of the tournament. Bad news is only very little of it includes me and you can't see my face in it. There's probably more video of it out there but it's all I have, and it happens to be from after I got injured (Since it's foil and not epee). If you're interested say so and I'll post it in the opening post, otherwise I can just pm it to people who want to see it.

mondo84: Post it i the OP for the world to see! :)

Stooner: Agree!