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I'm starting this thread up to post any intersting or fun tricks you like to use with the Foil. Just so we can have a little edge over our friends

I'm 6'2", and have long arms and legs, so if I don't keep the other person as far away from me as I can, I won't be able to hit them. To try and mask my length, I bring my heels closer together and lean back a bit, which makes it seem as though I'm about a step further away than I actually am.

Something our coach got of one of the French athletes is to extend your arm so the tip's almost touching the ground. When they lunge at you, bring your arm up. Since you extended first, it's your right of way and you win every time.

Any others?

i find alot of people will always atempt to parry whenever you beat attack and bang your front foot pretending to attack. as soon as you think they will do the parry, you disengage and then, voila a nice easy target to lunge at. works almost all the time if the disengage works. sometimes fails if it is a weak parry or ofcourse if they guess your move because they can bring their arm back for a second parry.

and there is one guy at my club who is so easy to beat because whenever you get him in a corner he always fleches. but to fleche he moves backwards loads and slightly to the side, so as soon as he stops moving back i just extend my arm because hes about to charge. i aim straight at his chest, we both get hit, i extended first. i tell him to stop making the fleches obvious but he wont listen.

the tricks are cooool mrgreen