The Dueling Master Test

1. Welcome to the Dueling Master test. This test will determine what kind of fencing (think three musketeers) that you are based on 3 categories: 1. Skill - how much do you REALLY know about the art of the fence 2. Aggression - do you charge in, blade flashing, or run like a little boy? 3. Strategy - is your opponent dead before the first exchange, or are you just waving the blade around? This test is, of course, entirely based on my own experiences and prejudices about bladework, so if you don't like your result, deal with it. Sicne a few of you have been whining about the skill portion, it has been adjusted. Yeesh!
2. 1

   Lets Start With the basics. How many parries are there?

   Uh, whats a parry?

   4

   8

   9

3. 2

   How many of these does it take to cover your whole body?

   1

   2

   3

   4

4. 3

   How many basic guard positions? (i.e. the manner in which the blade is held)

   6

   1

   Umm, en guard, right?

   3

5. 4

   How should your weight be distributed?

   All on the back foot

   All on the front foot

   50/50 between back and front foot

   60/30 back/front

6. 5

   What is the proper distance between you and your opponent?

   Well beyond his blade

   Close enough to hit him on the lunge, and vice versa

   Close enough to hit him on extension

   Close enought to Lock Guards

7. 6

   Your opponent is coming in hard. What do you do?

   Stop Thrust

   Void

   Passata Soto

   Run

8. 7

   Parry 4 (French System) defends what part of the body?

   Upper body, outside the blade

   Upper body, inside the blade

   Lower body, outside the blade

   Lower body, inside the blade

9. 8

   Parry 7 (French System) defends what part of the body?

   Upper body, outside the blade

   Upper body, inside the blade

   Lower body, outside the blade

   Lower body, inside the blade

10. 9

    Stesso Tempo?

    Not a clue

    Single Time

    Attack and Defense at same time

    Strong beat

11. 10

    How deep do you thrust? (not that way, sicko!)

    Through him

    Enough to get the heart

    About 2 inches

    Doesn't matter

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