Brad writes: >fence much.) Modern saber fencing was developed in Hungary, which >really ought to answer any questions about what style Vlad is using. Er...which is to say that the most popular style among modern saber fencers is Hungarian -- the actual type of combat was mostly developed in Italy [and the Italian style is still somewhat closer to the dueling sabre rather than designed exclusively to win tournaments with practice weapons]. Which doesn't, of course, answer the question of what weapon Vlad is using, in modern rather than his own parlance. :) -- Joshua Kronengold (mneme at io.com) "I've been teaching |\ _,,,--,,_ ,) --^--him...to live, to breathe, to walk, to sample the /,`.-'`' -, ;-;;' /\\joy on each road, and the sorrow at each turning. |,4- ) )-,_ ) /\ /-\\\I'm sorry if I kept him out too late"--Vlad Taltos '---''(_/--' (_/-'