SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them] to news@hexbear.netEnglish • 14 days agoFencer disqualified after refusing to face opponent she says is transwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareDefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish32•14 days ago Splitting fencers up by gender Splitting fencers up by height and arm reach length Granted I’ve never paid too much attention to professional fencing so I have no idea if those factors are as dominant there as they were in the amateur stuff I did a while back
minus-squareBabs [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish30•14 days agoEven reach is only part of the equation. Tall dudes have more surface area you can poke, while fencing a tiny woman can be like trying to swat a fly.
minus-squareSpiderFarmer [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish13•14 days agoI remember fencing a short woman. What was normally a shot to someone’s heart was my stabbing her mask. Not a legal shot in foil fencing, to be sure. I did a lot of apologizing whenever we matched up.
Granted I’ve never paid too much attention to professional fencing so I have no idea if those factors are as dominant there as they were in the amateur stuff I did a while back
Even reach is only part of the equation. Tall dudes have more surface area you can poke, while fencing a tiny woman can be like trying to swat a fly.
I remember fencing a short woman. What was normally a shot to someone’s heart was my stabbing her mask. Not a legal shot in foil fencing, to be sure.
I did a lot of apologizing whenever we matched up.