[Davin]

I've been fighting with swords (and sword like objects for several years) and I have to say that I'm not that bad..atleast I don't think I am.<P>I normally fight with my brother, who just so happends to be left handed, which is quite funny. But I have grown used to it.<P>First off..we started with just plain old sticks. Then we found some old fiberglass hockey sticks and carved them into fairly sharp and pointy swords, and we fought constantly with them. Then one day I deccided to slide the blade across his neck, and he got fiberglass splinters all over his neck. Then we broke our swords fighting (I broke mine on him..and he broke his on my sword before it broke). Then we used metal (tent) poles, but I hit him in the head several times, and bent them all out of shape. SO we bought huge oak bokens, which we bruised the heck out of each other with, and we still use them. We also went through probably two dozen light saber toys..which break very easily. We also made other plastic/wood/metal swords over the course of our fighting careers (hehe). And now we are both ordering LotR replica's off the net. I can't wait to use them....but I have a bad feeling that a hand might go missing one day....so I'd best be carefull.<P>