In the sport of fencing a “beat” is a quick blade contact, a “bind” is a prolonged blade contact. A “touch” is a scoring point to the target area. I saw a fencing shirt once that said:
Megs – given that Haron tried out fencing in Hyde Park yesterday, as part of the Tour de France celebrations, this is particularly amusing! I’m not sure she was supposed to whack the air quite so threateningly or horizontally when practicing with the blade.
They were handing out free button badges. I so wish they’d had the phrase you saw, which is just wonderful. Thanks for a great anecdote, and raising a big smile here.
In the sport of fencing a “beat” is a quick blade contact, a “bind” is a prolonged blade contact. A “touch” is a scoring point to the target area. I saw a fencing shirt once that said:
“Beat me, Bind me, just don’t touch me.”
Megs – given that Haron tried out fencing in Hyde Park yesterday, as part of the Tour de France celebrations, this is particularly amusing! I’m not sure she was supposed to whack the air quite so threateningly or horizontally when practicing with the blade.
They were handing out free button badges. I so wish they’d had the phrase you saw, which is just wonderful. Thanks for a great anecdote, and raising a big smile here.
Haha, that’s great.