Quoted: Hey inuh did you get to use the "force" at all on your road trip with the girls?
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Unfortunately, no. The weekend was still a real blast! I met two girls that REALLY
LIKE ME
though. One is from the U of MN, the other from Carleton (Northfield, MN).
As far as the tournament went, I made it through 7 bouts, (which is great for a beginner) but didn't get into the top 3 because there were so many people there. One of the girls I was up against in my "Pool" (Pre-DirectElimination pools [are coed]) was a B rated USFA & Olympic competitor from HUNGARY who got a full scholarship to Northwestern, and thus is also able to fence collegiate. Well, let's just say that almost ANYBODY who went up against her lost (our school's main competitor for her was at a national tournament at the time). Um, my bout with her lasted 27 seconds, and she got 5 hits on me in that time. Overall I did great for a rookie, but still have a LONG way to go before I can get a good fencing rating.
I also got a chance to buy a good electric foil for myself for a pretty reasonable price too! I'm also going to start training in epee soon. (as if the 6 bruises on my chest aren't enough)
The women were hotties, I met a gorgeous european girl (going to school in US) who was 21 but she looked like a 15 year old girl. I have practice in about 15 minutes, and another later on tonight too...
On a more positive note, I've been talking to all the girls & guys on the team about my FAVORITE pastime of shooting, and it turns out two of the coaches own several guns (M1 Garand, Colt 1911A1s Govt & Offcrs, etc), and and some of the students expressed a possible interest in going shooting sometime! Though it'll keep me busy if I have to train them all in basic safety!