Cool Things Your Kids Do!

Griff · 03-05-2005, 12:14 PM

5MB Movie of My Kid Doing Something Cool

footfootfoot · 03-05-2005, 11:57 PM

way cool.

Griff, Knowing nothing about fencing, if I had to pick an opponent it would be the chubby one on the left. The short one looks like she (?) would mess me up.

From looking at the video of her fencing, it looks like she doesn't take crap, even from people with a pointy metal stick.

Griff · 03-06-2005, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

way cool.

Griff, Knowing nothing about fencing, if I had to pick an opponent it would be the chubby one on the left. The short one looks like she (?) would mess me up.

From looking at the video of her fencing, it looks like she doesn't take crap, even from people with a pointy metal stick.

The chubby one was a champion in his day, I wouldn't mess with him.

Cheech (she) is devoping her skills quickly. The boy is more experienced and a year older but she gets her touches. She tore him apart a couple weeks ago when he got a little complacent, so he's taking it up a notch lately. Fencing is really the most beautiful thing to watch when its done properly. Both these kids take direction well and you can see the Maestro just glow when they mix it up. This video was taken by the boy's mom, when Pete gets her new Canon we'll give you some unbiased reporting.

Thanks Wolf we appreciate it.

wolf · 03-06-2005, 01:26 AM

Griff, you and Pete are awesome parents. You're doing a great job.

LabRat · 03-14-2005, 12:17 PM

sweet! i just saw this, neato! what got her interested?

Griff · 03-14-2005, 05:20 PM

We were watching the Olympics and a girl from Notre Dame picked up a Gold Medal. She was really fascinated and we talked about it for a while then I mentioned that her Grampa was an All-American in epee at Buffalo. That closed the deal. A cool part of it is that "Pops" has never been really comfortable spending a lot of time with grandkids. He likes them well enough but he doesn't know what to do with them. He's really not wired for being with kids, but now he takes her to class once a week and they're really bonding.

Griff · 05-22-2006, 06:41 AM

We went down to New Hope PA,/Lambertville over the weekend for her first youth fencing tourney. She took third place!

It was great fun and I may write about it in detail later.

Ibby · 05-22-2006, 07:33 AM

Bah, I'd pick a broadsword to a whippy little thing any day. But rad video, y'oughtta be proud. Congratulate her on the 3rd for me!

Griff · 05-24-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

Bah, I'd pick a broadsword to a whippy little thing any day. But rad video, y'oughtta be proud. Congratulate her on the 3rd for me!

Roger that. You should see the guys fence saber. It is a little more testosterone driven.

One little incedent from Sunday that gets to who my kid is- She lost to a boy in the round robin seeding part of the tourney. She met him again in the single elimination brackets. They started to fence but the off target light kept going off because he had a bad body cord. He tried his spare and it was faulty as well. If your equipment fails its your responsibility and you can be eliminated from the competition. Little Pete really wants to medal so she... offers him her spare cord. He accepts the offer and they fought like mad. She took the first engagement 5-3. He took the second engagement 5-0. Unfortunately, he turns to his Dad and asks what he's going to do for a cord when she leaves. She takes it up a notch beating him 5-3 again and gets a great cheer, the first cheering of the day. Kids Dad came over after with a big grin, he wanted to make sure he had her name right cuz she's going on his boys people I need to beat list.

Nice folks down there by the way very welcoming.

MaggieL · 05-25-2006, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

You should see the guys fence saber. It is a little more testosterone driven.

You should see my Gwennie fence saber. SCA style. :-)

Don't make any cracks to her about testosterone though.

Griff · 05-25-2006, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

You should see my Gwennie fence saber. SCA style. :-)

Don't make any cracks to her about testosterone though.

I had to google SCA but didn't get a clear idea about the it. Is it for acting/fairs or is it more of a competition thing? I like that they fence in the round. It makes more sense than the strip.

MaggieL · 05-22-2006, 09:07 AM

This is part of my youngest daughter's senior project. Her older sister appears on OtakuGeneration podcast

Griff · 05-23-2006, 07:30 AM

Neat kids Maggie!

I forgot we were still hosting that video. It looks pretty quaint considering her development.

wolf · 05-24-2006, 10:08 PM

Had we known you were in New Hope (ahem), perhaps we could have arranged a GTG at one of the snooty restaurants, possibly even the one where Jessica Savitch went into the canal.

Griff · 05-25-2006, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Had we known you were in New Hope (ahem), perhaps we could have arranged a GTG at one of the snooty restaurants, possibly even the one where Jessica Savitch went into the canal.

er... um... my bad

03-05-2005, 12:14 PM	#1
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footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	way cool. Griff, Knowing nothing about fencing, if I had to pick an opponent it would be the chubby one on the left. The short one looks like she (?) would mess me up. From looking at the video of her fencing, it looks like she doesn't take crap, even from people with a pointy metal stick. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 03-06-2005 at 12:24 AM.

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Griff, you and Pete are awesome parents. You're doing a great job. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	sweet! i just saw this, neato! what got her interested? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

03-14-2005, 05:20 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We were watching the Olympics and a girl from Notre Dame picked up a Gold Medal. She was really fascinated and we talked about it for a while then I mentioned that her Grampa was an All-American in epee at Buffalo. That closed the deal. A cool part of it is that "Pops" has never been really comfortable spending a lot of time with grandkids. He likes them well enough but he doesn't know what to do with them. He's really not wired for being with kids, but now he takes her to class once a week and they're really bonding. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-22-2006, 06:41 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We went down to New Hope PA,/Lambertville over the weekend for her first youth fencing tourney. She took third place! It was great fun and I may write about it in detail later. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-22-2006, 07:33 AM	#8
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Bah, I'd pick a broadsword to a whippy little thing any day. But rad video, y'oughtta be proud. Congratulate her on the 3rd for me! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

05-22-2006, 09:07 AM	#12
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	This is part of my youngest daughter's senior project. Her older sister appears on OtakuGeneration podcast __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

05-23-2006, 07:30 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Neat kids Maggie! I forgot we were still hosting that video. It looks pretty quaint considering her development. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-24-2006, 10:08 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Had we known you were in New Hope (ahem), perhaps we could have arranged a GTG at one of the snooty restaurants, possibly even the one where Jessica Savitch went into the canal. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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