{"id":58327,"date":"2020-10-09T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=58327"},"modified":"2025-08-29T19:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:54:36","slug":"olympic-style-fencing-a-youtuber-versus-a-professional-you-wont-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/10\/09\/olympic-style-fencing-a-youtuber-versus-a-professional-you-wont-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic-style fencing: a YouTuber versus a professional &#8211; you won&#8217;t be shocked by what happened next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYPAn4t2yDc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lindybeige<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 2 Jul 2020<\/p>\n<p>You see me here take on the top fencer in Guatemala in his gym. We are using epees, and one of us is using skill while the other shows what can be achieved with controlled panic.<\/p>\n<p>Some may note it odd that at no point do I used my far-famed long and supple legs for a lunge. As I explain near the end, I had food poisoning, and had spent a large part of that day on the loo. A lunge executed with gusto would have been unwise.<\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Inguat (the Guatemalan tourist board) for inviting me over.<\/p>\n<p>Some links to Guatemalan websites:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitguatemala.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/visitguatemala.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomadawaycorp.com\/adventure\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nomadawaycorp.com\/adventure<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=MlqAPgDrud-pKX-o2iQWPJTk9qd8MTU5MzgwNTk2MUAxNTkzNzE5NTYx&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fmayatrek.visitguatemala.com%2Fabout-mayatrek.php%3Flang%3DEN&#038;v=eYPAn4t2yDc&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/mayatrek.visitguatemala.com\/ab&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cameraman: Jeremy Lawrence  (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futtfuttfutt.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.futtfuttfutt.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Buy the music &#8211; the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=MlqAPgDrud-pKX-o2iQWPJTk9qd8MTU5MzgwNTk2MUAxNTkzNzE5NTYx&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Flindybeige.bandcamp.com%2Ftrack%2Fthe-mandeville-march&#038;v=eYPAn4t2yDc&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lindybeige.bandcamp.com\/track&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buy tat (merch):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outloudmerch.com\/collections\/lindybeige\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/outloudmerch.com\/collections\/lindybeige<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Follow me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindybeige\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindybeige<\/a>  I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.<\/p>\n<p>My website:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.LloydianAspects.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.LloydianAspects.co.uk<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-09-Olympic-style-fencing-a-YouTuber-versus-a-professional-\u2013-you-won\u2019t-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-09-Olympic-style-fencing-a-YouTuber-versus-a-professional-\u2013-you-won\u2019t-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-60788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-09-Olympic-style-fencing-a-YouTuber-versus-a-professional-\u2013-you-won\u2019t-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-09-Olympic-style-fencing-a-YouTuber-versus-a-professional-\u2013-you-won\u2019t-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-09-Olympic-style-fencing-a-YouTuber-versus-a-professional-\u2013-you-won\u2019t-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot_2020-10-09-Olympic-style-fencing-a-YouTuber-versus-a-professional-\u2013-you-won\u2019t-be-shocked-by-what-happened-next.png 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindybeige Published 2 Jul 2020 You see me here take on the top fencer in Guatemala in his gym. 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