Rapier Rabbits

Added on August 2nd, 2008 by daviest11 | Report Post
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I generally try and avoid leet speak, but in this case…. WTF!???!!!11

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Ben1605 (#581)

15 years ago

WTF is an acronym, not leet speak.

Serix (#257)

15 years ago

Reminds me of Bioshock…

Pants (#2794)

15 years ago

yeah… me too :s

diabeetus (#1628)

15 years ago

That pic reminds me of Donnie Darko for some reason.

MikeBabaguh (#2366)

15 years ago

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8&fmt=18

frogurtx (#128)

15 years ago

I believe these are sabers, not rapiers.

TrikYodz (#1103)

15 years ago

no theyre rapiers.
not sabres

wookie_x (#962)

15 years ago

Hm, you say rapier. I don’t think you know what a rapier is.

TrikYodz (#1103)

15 years ago

www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/martial_arts/images/sabre.gif
thats a saber

this is a rapier
www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/ranking/gunimage/rapier.jpg

theres a difference
and its mostly the width of a blade and the curve usually found on a sabre.

no wiki required

TrikYodz (#1103)

15 years ago

@... wookie
i dont think yo know what a rapier OR a saber is.

chiefbutz (#1567)

15 years ago

Those are not rapiers.
They are either fencing sabers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fencingsabre.jpg

wookie_x (#962)

15 years ago

@... TrikYodz

Did it ever occur to you that modern fencing sabers are different from the historical version? Clearly not, or you wouldn’t be making a fool of yourself here.

natedog (#1905)

15 years ago

wat

TrikYodz (#1103)

15 years ago

dude
theyre the same exact thing.

TrikYodz (#1103)

15 years ago

like they prolly want to call it a saber so they sound like a bad ass when they say “oh i fight with a saber.”
that thing is more of a rapier than a saber.
if you want to say its a saber that theyre holding. go a head
but dont try to correct people (the OP) when theres no way to even tell the difference.

barwitch (#4026)

15 years ago

arent they fencing foils? like practice swords?

Awesome1 (#3992)

15 years ago

what the fuck is leet speak?

wookie_x (#962)

15 years ago

the standard fencing foil has a square cross section that tapers to the point, which is then covered by a button.

The saber is a triangular cross section that narrows about 2/3 of the way down to just kind of a strip of metal, and then the button.

An epee is a heavier, flat V shaped cross section that tapers all the way down to the button.

Each of these styles of modern fencing have their own specific rules. These rules also cover the types of guards allowed in competition. The saber guards are as you see here. The foil guard resembles a shallow bowl, while the epee guard is a deeper bowl, almost bell shaped. I, personally, would hesitate to call them practice swords because no one really uses REAL swords any more (except for oriental martial arts, the random psychopath, and historical reenactors).

frogurtx (#128)

15 years ago

I’ve been fencing competitively for 5 years. I don’t fence saber, but know enough to tell these are sabers.

TrikYodz (#1103)

15 years ago

ITS A CONSPIRACY I TELL YA
okay i digress

sngyze (#4317)

15 years ago

I used to fence as well. Those are sabres. If you disregard the width of the blade and compare it to the link that TrikYodz provided, you will realise that they both have edges with which to slash.

The modern epee used in fencing is the counterpart of the rapier used in the past. It has a point for stabbing. rapiers may have edges, but only to ensure that opponents or enemies cannot grab the sword by the blade.