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I have just been fencing for the first time in my life. Some of my friends are going every week and asked if I wanted to come along. It's quite complicated and I don't think I've quite got the hang of things. A lot of it is going against your natural reflexes, such as not pushing your competitor's sword down but to hit it away to the side instead. Also standing "en guarde" is quite tricky, a lot more difficult than it seems as you have to use your stance to balance yourself and sit quite far down. I've been given "homework" to practice this over the next two weeks, then I'll join in again. For now I'm hurting badly and I'm going to take a quick shower before sleep.