The United Front of Happy Nerds! discussion

Stick fighting is so much fun, and healthy, in the sense that you are getting exercise, while at the same time you are being battered and bruised by your opponent (which in my case is usually, well actually always Stefan and you really don't want to mess up while sparring with him).

Also sparring with sticks is a lot more fun than using painsticks (pvc pipes with pool noodles on them,) because painsticks are bulky and never vary. While a stick is always changing, especially in length. lol. =) =) :D:D:D:D =D =)

Well the problem with the foam swords are the fact that they are unwieldly and that they aren't as fun as sticks, plus painsticks are always the same thing and you can only do so many movements with them.

Well, I quite enjoy fencing, which is close, I would imagine, and you wear padding!

Faugh! Padded weapons are all very well after their own fashion (you can strike without reserve), but they won't give you the experience of what a real fight with a staff or shillalagh would be like.
Besides, there's an odd kind of pleasure when you know you got in a good hit...and I can guess the reaction of most people toward my opinion...

Take it up with the Ghost Piper of An Alt Mor. I mean that now.

I'm a big fan of foam swords, and am not about to risk injurey to myself of to my opponent by using something hard without some kind of protection. Call me crazy, but safety just sounds like a good Idea.

Keep persevering, We'll get the point across eventually!

lol, you'll never be able to convince Stefan that what he is saying isn't true

Fencing is very much like stick fighting, except that your sword is always changing in length and so on.

I beleive y'all believe what you're saying. I also believe in adhering to my own particular set of rules when fighting - and in being pretty brutal when I'm hard pressed. Oh wait, that's one of my rules.
I know! Once Jacob thought I'd broken his elbow from a good strike with a staff - it was purple and everything and he had to use his left hand. Mom wasn't too happy, but she's more or less used to it. But we haven't actually broken bones. The worst hit is when it lands on your hand or thumb - no crossguards - and it either is numbed, or you drop your stick (and I've done this many a time), start humming in pain, and skip in a circle.