What is your Fencing Identity?

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Discover Your Fencing Identity

Unlock your unique fencing style with our insightful quiz! Answer a series of engaging questions to find out if you are a strategic attacker, a calculated defender, or a swift counterfighter.

Learn more about your approach to fencing and how you can improve your skills.

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by DaringBlade379

Which scenario is most appealing to you?

I take small steps to get closer and closer to my opponent until I can get past their point, then attack.

I advance into wide measure and then end the fight with one attack. Or two. Or three. One after another.

I don’t move my feet until my opponent enters wide measure, and then I lunge. Once.

I have very active footwork to stay out of measure; I back up a lot.

How do you feel about feints?

Lots of them are good. They keep my opponent busy.

One, if I need them to open their guard.

Maybe one, probably zero.

Only to draw a counterattack.

Do you try to wound your opponent?

If I can hit the swordarm, I am going to target the body immediately afterward during the same exchange.

Wounds? To the brain or lungs, sure.

Hands and feet are valid targets.

Hands if you expose them, legs if your balance is off, but only if I’m certain I can do it safely.

Which of these best describes when you like to win?

While my opponent is changing stance to react to my position.

While my opponent is stumbling backward, trying to keep me away.

While my opponent is flat-footed.

While my opponent is attacking me.

Do you use invitations?

Yes, and then I swarm on my opponent once it works.

No. I am attacking.

Maybe? If it gets you to step into my wide measure.

Yes, and then I counterattack in time.

Which of these has the most appeal to you?

I parry and then riposte, finishing the fight with as many strikes as I can before they call good.

I lunge, and if that falls short, I chain more strikes together off that first attack.

My opponent leaves an open line and I strike with one single intention lunge.

My opponent attacks me, but I void it and counterattack.

Which of these situations is least desirable to you?

My opponent comes forward and I have to back up.

My opponent stays out of measure and voids my attack.

My opponent forces me to move forward to reach them.

My opponent comes forward incrementally.

Which of these best describes your ideal opponent?

Someone who lets me push them around the field.

Someone who stands their ground.

Someone who hangs out just inside wide measure.

Someone who commits fully to a deep attack.

Do you stand more squared or more narrow?

Squared. I use natural steps and am very mobile.

Squared. Both of my hands have weapons in them.

Narrow. I want an optimal lunge with the most reach.

Narrow. I want to keep myself covered.

Do you prefer to lead or follow?

Lead. I want my opponent in obedience as much as possible.

Lead. I am on the attack and I am ending this fight.

Follow or lead, depending on when they give me a tempo in measure.

Follow. I want to counterattack if at all possible.

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