Comments on: En Guarde: Lessons From the Fencing Strip

By: Home on the Range « Lessons From the End of a Marriage

Home on the Range « Lessons From the End of a Marriage — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:19:42 +0000

[...] Yeah, glass fronts to show off the weaponry. I wasn’t fearful of all weapons. After all, I did become a fencer. But guns triggered (sorry, couldn’t resist) a fear in me that I chose not to [...]

By: stilllearning2b

stilllearning2b — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:12:39 +0000

Pouj was a very special man who touched quite a few lives. He is missed and remembered fondly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:40:27 +0000

Lisa,
Thank for posting this.
Neil Mittal

By: rascalfoxx

rascalfoxx — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:28:00 +0000

I didn’t realize it until decades later but I grew up with a Renaissance Woman for a mother. She was very much a lady but fearless. Fenced, was great with a bow, won a Marksman award with her rifle shooting, got into karate in her 60s, spoke a few languages, learned Spanish when she was 70, but most people didn’t know about that. She was recognized for her music compositions, and other more conventional things. And she played with me, read to me, and talked to me. We read the works of Bill the Bard and talked about them. I don’t remember our conversations but she was where and how I became a real person. Thanks for reminding me of those good things.
Occasionally she let me stay home from school because I loved cartoons so much. I can see that she tried to balance out the dark side in our house and I appreciate her for that.

By: stilllearning2b

stilllearning2b — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:21:20 +0000

I’ll bet archery has quite a bit of zen to it. Very cool;)

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:59:58 +0000

Archery was to me as fencing to you. Before all the pulleys were added a bow was a piece of art almost. It had to balance with the individual and match the arrow to be true. No I never mastered archery, my younger brother split a limb of the bow. But it was a ‘Zen’ kinda thing long before the concept ever reached Corpus.

KTB is not to be taken lightly but when one must it has to be taken whole heartedly.

By: rascalfoxx

rascalfoxx — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:07:40 +0000

Good thing I wasn’t drinking anything when I read that, woulda sprayed my monitor, LOL

By: stilllearning2b

stilllearning2b — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:25:04 +0000

We won’t mention what was at the right height on my fencing opponents…

By: rascalfoxx

rascalfoxx — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:06:37 +0000

Fantastique! Ton mots sont vrai. And you continue to surprise and impress. Great lessons. And oh so true.
Thanks!

I had not noticed that you are vertically challenged. I played basketball and often found myself dealing with opponents over a foot taller. Which simply meant that their ribs were the right height for my elbows, as they each found out. The avantages are always there for us; our key is recognizing as you have clearly stated.