BUSA, and some moves...

I'm off to Uni, where a competition called BUSA exists.

To compete, it is necessary to fence all three weapons.

As Shu Lien says: "I prefer a sword, but some moves require a sabre".

I need to learn how to vent pure rage into people, through a thin and buttonless piece of metal, guarded only by steel and wits (or, in my case, just steel).

I would mind less if one person I consulted had not laughed in my face at the prospect of taking up ''the beserker's sport''

Build me a Wall

I fence, so walls are an integral part of my defences.

A stoic philosopher once claimed that walls can be broken in many ways. Not if you build them with the right materials- some walls are built to survive breach forever.

My epee wall, however, does not resist such epic sieges. Nor, rather alarmingly, do any of the petty palisades I construct in foil.

Witness wall building, and watch how easily they fall apart. I should imagine that this would be of interest to any foilists. Anyone with fencing expertise is welcome to comment...