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Let me ask you a question: you're in a tourney where there's no barrier around the list field, just lines on the ground, and the Marshal in Charge says that anyone who goes outside the lines loses - do you try to force people out of the list field, or is that dishonorable?
Does honor require you to beat your opponent with skill alone?
But isn't footwork and situational awareness part of a fencer's skill?
Is it honorable to win based on a mere technicality?
Aren't all rules "mere technicalities"?
Is it honorable to basically win through intimidation?
Isn't the psychological game 90% of fencing?
What are some other arguments for or against winning by forcing your opponent off the field?
For myself:
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2-yes
3-I don't think so.
4-No
3-Depends on what you mean by intimidation. If it borders on asshattery, then I would say no. If you mean using the tools in your arsenal properly, and by doing so, it intimidates your opponent, then that is ok
4-Possibly
5- If he's dangerous, or just a git, then I might do it because I don't want to fuss with him. If not, then I probably wouldn't do it.
Of course these answers are NOT going to match everyone else's. Opinions may differ.