Fencing (sport not fences)

by **Mölkky-Fan** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:32 am

I have always wanted to have fencing lessons, and tried it once in UK with a friend who competed. I just remember enjoying it a lot and being very sweaty!

Now I am overweight, in my 40s and as flexible as a paving slab I am thinking it might be a good time to try it properly

I have found HELSINGIN MIEKKAILIJAT which is based in Sörnäinen. Has anyone tried it? They have a page in English, and I was wondering if anyone tried the beginner's course (in English)? Of course I will send them a message asking, but if anyone has experience it would be good to hear from you.

Here is their English web page if anyone is interested:

http://www.elisanet.fi/~z634023/hfm/english.html

**Sponsor:**

by **onkko** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:40 am

Claim that youre descent of vikings and demand same drink what they had what makes you fearless and then just AAAAAAAAA and beat people

by **Mölkky-Fan** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:01 am

onkko wrote:Claim that youre descent of vikings and demand same drink what they had what makes you fearless and then just AAAAAAAAA and beat people

No that is just my normal Saturday night, I am looking to do something different!

by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:24 pm

About the same as you. Did a work shop type thing in the UK. I was doing a martial art called JKD and we used the same foot work as it's non-telegraphic. IIRC my JKD instructor had done it and was a coach.

Can't say anything really except that it was good fun...I'd have a pop myself.

It's only a beginners course so if you don't like it...

Nike....

by **irnbru** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:40 pm

Not fencing exactly but maybe this is up your street:

http://www.swordschool.com/

by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:54 pm

irnbru wrote:Not fencing exactly but maybe this is up your street:

http://www.swordschool.com/

Have you been there? I've heard about it but don't know anyone who has been.

by **irnbru** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:22 pm

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:
irnbru wrote:Not fencing exactly but maybe this is up your street:

http://www.swordschool.com/

Have you been there? I've heard about it but don't know anyone who has been.

No not really my thing but saw a previous post about it.

by **Mölkky-Fan** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:22 pm

irnbru wrote:Not fencing exactly but maybe this is up your street:

http://www.swordschool.com/

It looks a little hardcore to me, maybe http://www.chopstickschool.com would be a better place for me to start looking

In the videos they are practising with big swords in T-shirts! They might poke someone's eye out!

by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:51 pm

Mölkky-Fan wrote:In the videos they are practising with big swords in T-shirts! They might poke someone's eye out!

Dunno....You could progress to this.

by **Mook** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:19 pm

You should try this lot:

http://www.habda.fi/in_english

I think most of the national team are there...

by **Mölkky-Fan** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:00 am

Mook wrote:You should try this lot:

http://www.habda.fi/in_english

I think most of the national team are there...

I did not know these, thanks for the contact, I have sent them an e-mail.

And Bubba, are you insinuating I am gay? Because my wife should be informed asap if this is true!

by **Mook** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:24 am

Mölkky-Fan wrote:And Bubba, are you insinuating I am gay? Because my wife should be informed asap if this is true!

Your username doesn't make things any easier... I find it hard to distinguish between certain finnish sounds so for me "Mölkky-Fan" is quite similar to "Mulkku-fan"

by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:05 pm

Mölkky-Fan wrote:
And Bubba, are you insinuating I am gay? Because my wife should be informed asap if this is true!

No...Just wanted to remind you that are going to look a total ponce when you are kitted up. but It's all good.

by **Mook** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:39 pm

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:
Mölkky-Fan wrote:
And Bubba, are you insinuating I am gay? Because my wife should be informed asap if this is true!

No...Just wanted to remind you that are going to look a total ponce when you are kitted up. but It's all good.

But think of the girls!

One of my friends does a lot of fencing and reckons that the breastplates make all the difference (apparently they all wear one size too big)

by **Mölkky-Fan** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:47 pm

Just looked up on http://www.alternative-dictionaries.net/dictionary/Finnish/entry/mulkku%20(noun%20sg.),%20mulkut that the plural Mulkut means 'penis with shaft and testicles', but doesn't a penis always have a shaft?

If the women are allowed to wear breast-plates, can I wear a mulkku-plate? Then I will look just like a ballet dancer, so definitely not gay!