Epeeists Creed

[merry_raven]

*I altered this from the U.S. Marine Rifle Creed

This is my epee.

There are many like it, but this one is MINE.

My epee is my best friend. It is my life.

I must master it as I must master my life.

My epee without me is useless. Without my epee, I am useless.

I must attack with my epee true.

I must extend straighter than my opponent who is trying to defeat me.

I must hit him before he hits me. I will...

My epee and myself know that what counts in a bout is not the parries we make,

the fleches we attempt, nor the scars we leave behind.

We know it is the hits that count. We will hit...

My epee is human, even as I, because it is my life.

Thus, I will learn it as a brother.

I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its wiring, its troubles.

I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage.

I will keep my epee clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready.

We will become part of each other. We will...

Before God I swear this creed.

My epee and myself are the defenders of my piste.

We are the masters of our opponent.

We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until there is no opponent, but victory.