[Ansteorra-rapier] A question about how we "Weight" fighters

[James Crouchet]

While it is interesting to work out methods and schemes for weighting
tournaments, remember the point is to make it more fun.

Consider this: when have you actually seen the weighting in a tournament
produce a winner who was a dark horse?  I'm not saying it never happens,
but then we also see the occasional dark horse win straight elimination
tournies.  For the most part tournies -- weighted or not -- will be won but
the same few top level fighters we usually see win. If you really want to
change your odds of winning you need to be improving your skills and
determination.  More hours in practice, seeking out teachers who have new
skills to teach you or who can help you perfect your old skills, getting
your body in better shape.

Christian  Doré


On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:

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> In *any *system of weighting fighters, given a couple of minutes, I can
> tell you who is being rated unfairly high or low.
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> For instance, one suggestion was to give 2 points for a Queen's Rapier.
> That would make Mistress Serena's fighting skills worth more than many
> fencers, even though she has never actually fenced. (She received the QR
> for her many years of service to the rapier community.)
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> In an early Gulf War, the fencing war point was fought WS against WS, red
> scarf against red scarf, and non-scarved against non-scarved. This was
> intended to make the fights even, but it put a new fencer with four months
> experience against a fencer who didn't want to be anybody's cadet, but
> whose fencing was the equal of the top half of the White Scarves.
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> And there are always a couple of White Scarves who've been gone for
> awhile, and are trying to get back into fighting trim.
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> So stop trying to find out the "fair" way to make the weights; it doesn't
> exist. This is an arbitrary game to make the tourney harder for the top
> fencers. Accept it for what it is and revel in the arbitrariness of it.
>
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
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