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**VXHLrsO1** · 08-24-2008, 04:50 PM

If some Olympian fencers throw away their etiquette that doesn't mean that no fencer has etiquette. But this has been said before.

I think it's quite harsh to demand point docking for bad manners from Olympic fencing. Just because Kendo encourages etiquette and manners that doesn't mean every other sport needs to do so (and of course not in the way kendo does it!).

In my opinion the whole discussion is pointless. There are fencers in the public spotlight that behave badly, yes. But you should know better than to judge by that (especially as kenshi who is familiar with the whole "should kendo become olympic?"-debate.).

08-24-2008, 04:50 PM	#18
VXHLrsO1 Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	If some Olympian fencers throw away their etiquette that doesn't mean that no fencer has etiquette. But this has been said before. I think it's quite harsh to demand point docking for bad manners from Olympic fencing. Just because Kendo encourages etiquette and manners that doesn't mean every other sport needs to do so (and of course not in the way kendo does it!). In my opinion the whole discussion is pointless. There are fencers in the public spotlight that behave badly, yes. But you should know better than to judge by that (especially as kenshi who is familiar with the whole "should kendo become olympic?"-debate.).
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