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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neowolf" data-source="post: 129215" data-attributes="member: 673">I fenced for about two years, and was blessed with the luck of having a former Olympian and her coach as my teachers.  It's a pretty fair sport as far as older vs. younger participants, I'll admit to having my tail kicked by people older than my dad.Fencing requires quick reflexes and the ability to think on your feet, as opposed to brute strength.  Speed helps, but if you're a little on the slow side you can develop the speed you'll need.Be warned though: fencing requires a fairly significant monetary investment.  You'll need a jacket, a plastron (another layer of canvas worn under the jacket, it covers part of your sword arm and part of your chest), a glove, a mask, a practice weapon, an electronic weapon (if you plan to fence competitively), a body cord (also if you plan to be competitive), pants, and shoes.  It all adds up, somewhere up into the neighborhood of $500-700 (US).It's also a sport requiring a great deal of dedication.  Even after you learn all the techniques of your chosen style (there are three main ones: foil, saber, and epee), you'll probably spend years learning the various strategies.  Overall though, at the end of the day it's worth every minute.  The cameraderie is great, and you'll almost always want to shake your opponent's hand after a bout. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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