If you were in the Olympics... - History Forum ~ All Empires

Fencing. I've always been drawn to its elegance and its emphasis on speed and precision. It's also one of the few martial arts that manage to look stylish outside of movies. Not too crazy about the uniforms though, I'd prefer to do it wearing rococo period clothing and a wig to get the full experience.

If I could have a second pick it'd be archery. Boring to watch, but fun to practice and compete yourself.

Edited by Reginmund - 12-Aug-2008 at 18:41

Being realistic (!) I put team sports, probably hockey[1] since they don't have cricket, but what I would really love to be good at is modern pentathlon, 'snooty' or not

[1] In case I'm misunderstood, that's field hockey.

Edited by gcle2003 - 12-Aug-2008 at 18:48

gcle2003 I could see you as captain of a British field hockey team. When the match is over you'd hang out at the clubhouse for a wee dram.

Why I don't I see shooting? My tribe has a couple of guys, I think, representing us in the current olympics, one from Kuwaite and the other from Saudi Arabia. My cousin should have went but his employer refused to give him any kind of vacation threatening him with firing. He was twice silver medalist in the Arab games and once gold and his father before himwas world military champion and his grandfather before that was well known as one of the most fearsome sharpshooter in the region. My uncle was a national champion and his son too but both didn't go internationl. I am a good shooter as well though not as good as my brother who might do good one day if he is given the chance. Last competition he was 7th overall from 210 competitors and that was his first competition.

Al-Jassas

Originally posted by Byzantine Emperor

BASEBALL!

I'm gonna go with baseball too. I wanna go with Archery for my Korean heritage and Football for the love of the sport but I were to become an athlete, I think I would be best at baseball. I can see myself modeling my game after guys like Placido Planco. Not particularly powerful, fast or athletic, but solid defense, disciplined bat, clutch hitting, commitment to the team concept etc. I was actually a descent pitcher back in the high school but I don't think I would have thrown 90 mph no matter how hard I trained

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Originally posted by Seko

gcle2003 I could see you as captain of a British field hockey team. When the match is over you'd hang out at the clubhouse for a wee dram.

Or two.

But if some of you people dream of dressing up for the fencing, think about what pentathlon offers - fencing just for starters, then you get up like a KGL dragoon or a Cherrypicker lancer for the equestrian, fix your eyes on your opponent as you bring up your flintlock pistol into the aiming position, pity about the swimming and the running but I'll think about those.

Someone years ago wrote that the fictional beau ideal of the pentathlete would have been Prince Rupert of Hentzau. If not him, then how about Baroness Orczy's Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney? I loved the books and the films when I was at school, but for some I guess it needs an introduction:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Pimpernel.

Mind you, France would have a pretty strong team with D'Artagnan, Scaramouche and D'Artagnan

Edited by gcle2003 - 12-Aug-2008 at 20:37

ARCHERY FOR VICTORY!

Even though I once had training in competitive swimming but am only a recreational swimmer now, I still would like (in my dreams) to give a go at the 50 meter freestyle. Leap into the pool ahead of everyone else. Motor like the dickens and tear it up. Win the gold as I raise the AE flag!

Seko:

You don't think sailing and fencing are snooty events?

wrestling or a team sport

I rather be a nomadic barbarian than a sedentary savage