I must break you [Boxing discussion thread].

[Son Of Odin]

Though gloves do wear out. and the worst that could happen is knocking someones teeth out 

Well do you think that the sword is forever? It gets pretty nasty looking after a while when you bang it against other swords, so I think it will wear out too eventually. Knocking someone's teeth out/breaking nose vs. possibly seriously injuring someone with sword (yes it's blunt but you can't put real strength behind the hits).

[Everkistus]

Yeah it's blunt, but there's still the change of poking people. Last weekend we had a seminar where we had a bit of a tournament (didn't participate due to long break from fencing) where one guy caught a thrust to the inside of his elbow. Even though he had protective fencing shirt it was still enough to leave a wound. Nothing that a couple bandages couldn't fix though

BTW swords are damn durable. Mine is pretty scratched already and has quite a few dents, but it's nowhere near worn out. I'll probably use it forever for basic Fiore training. However, I'm thinking of buying a bigger twohander for Vadis style. And perhaps and 1h sword and a buckler for 133-training.

[Son Of Odin]

BTW swords are damn durable. Mine is pretty scratched already and has quite a few dents, but it's nowhere near worn out. I'll probably use it forever for basic Fiore training. However, I'm thinking of buying a bigger twohander for Vadis style. And perhaps and 1h sword and a buckler for 133-training.

Yeah what did I say? Couple pairs of boxing gloves don't cost that much compared to fencing gear :DD

[Torben]

dude,  do it!  I myself am a competitive beer drinker,  and trust me,  nothing blasts you away better than a hard hitting training session with the guys!


also on a serious note:  do it.  sword fighting is a lot of techinque and finesse,  boxing is a LOT heavier on the strength/conditioning part.  which is a bit lame from time to time,  but just maybe you will find a few cool guys to workout with,  which makes everything easier.

also next time you go hunting you can punch the dead moose into the face with a lot more effectiveness.

[Bjord]

A German competitive beer drinker, can it get more stereotypical than that?