ARN - Advantages

[Wayne Ross]

> If an opponents weapon is longer than yours, do you consider this to be an
**UNFAIR**
> advantage?

No. I have not seen a big deal made of this situation with heavy rapier. It
is only recently, since 40" epees are becoming more numerous in lists, that
an outcry of "foul" has arisen.

>
> Do you see it as just a **regular old** advantage like a sabre bell?
>

While sabre bells do give a slight advantage in covering the hand, there are
other means by which people try to gain greater advantages. But to answer
the question, I do not consider it (or sabre guards, or quillions) an
advantage per se, but merely a difference in kit configuration, that has to
be considered in applied strategy, both by the wielder, and his/her
opponent.

> Do you see it as **just another difference** between weapons, each weapon
having it's own
> inherent advantages *and* disadvantages?

See above.
>
> Is a 40" weapon in the hands of a short person and advantage over a 35" in
the hands of a
> tall man?

Not necessarily. there are a billion other factors besides blade length that
contribute to winning a bout.

>
> Will Sandy find out that her mother is secretly dating Dr. Jorden, the
very doctor who
> just gave her husband a vascectomy?
>

What no one realizes is that Dr. Jorden is actually Sandy's husband in
disguise....and he gave himself a vasectomy to complete the illusion,
knowing that once he confronts her about her adulterous behavior, he can
call 1-800-REVERSE and get a nice doctor in Houston to undo his self-applied
surgical contraceptive.


Duncan Hepburn
The Steppes, Ansteorra

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